Design Secrets: Furniture

The machine to which he is referring was something he and his

brother, Ronan, discovered on the factory floor at the furniture

manufacturer Ligne Roset. “It was in the center of the factory and

was a very big machine, and most of the time, I was just passing

by and it was not being used,” Bouroullec recalls. “I asked what

this machine wais.” It turned out to be an “incredible sewing

machine” that makes mattresses. Ligne Roset is not generally in

the business of making mattresses, but was using the machine

approximately one week a month. Bouroullec found out that mak-

ing mattresses “is an incredibly simple job for something that can

do so much more.” ...