Thomas Chéné - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/tag/thomas-chene/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:35:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Antonin Ziegler: Industrial yet serene residences https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/architect-antonin-ziegler-transforms-humble-structures-into-industrial-yet-serene-residences/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/architect-antonin-ziegler-transforms-humble-structures-into-industrial-yet-serene-residences/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:29:09 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2019/03/07/architect-antonin-ziegler-transforms-humble-structures-into-industrial-yet-serene-residences/ “What makes Le 107 work is a mix of verticality and openness. It only has a 28 square-meter footprint, but it feels a lot bigger than it is.” “As a teenager, I loved to venture across the city at night, watching the urban landscape unfold,” he says. The lasting impression sparked a trajectory. After studies

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/architecture/architect-antonin-ziegler-transforms-humble-structures-into-industrial-yet-serene-residences/feed/ 0 A Discreet Charm: The first family of French product design on extracting elegance from efficiency https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/workplaces/designers-ronan-and-erwan-bouroullec-on-extracting-elegance-from-efficiency/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/workplaces/designers-ronan-and-erwan-bouroullec-on-extracting-elegance-from-efficiency/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:36:38 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2016/06/05/designers-ronan-and-erwan-bouroullec-on-extracting-elegance-from-efficiency/ “We started with a plank of wood, and then set to nailing it—but we didn’t have the right nails; the wood was too hard,” says Erwan Bouroullec. He was perhaps six at the time; his brother, Ronan, who dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, maybe 11. They’ve figured out a few things since then. Erwan

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