Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec were born in Quimper, respectively in 1971 and 1976. As soon as he graduated from the "Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs", Ronan began working alone, progressively assisted by Erwan, still a student at the "Ecole des Beaux-Arts" of Cergy Pontoise. The two brothers have been working together since 1999. Their collaboration is a constant dialogue, nourished by their single identities and strived towards a common goal. They met Giulio Cappellini in 1997, while showing the "Disintegrated Kitchen" at the Salon du Meuble in Paris. This was the starting point of a regular cooperation that gave birth to various projects as of 1999. In 2000, Issey Miyake commissioned them for a shop in Paris, dedicated to his new collection A-Poc. The very same year, they met Rolf Felhbaum, Chairman of Vitra, and began working on a new Office Furniture System called "Joyn" and edited in 2002. This recent project opened the way for further collaboration.