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A nova secretária Courier da Vitra

The new Courier secretary by Vitra

Courier is the name of the latest desk designed by Ronan Bouroullec for Vitra. This name is no coincidence: when viewed from the side, the piece resembles a serif typeface – where the lines join not at perfect 90-degree angles, but in a fluid way – very similar to the Courier typeface.
The idea for Courier emerged during the pandemic, with the goal of creating a versatile desk, capable of integrating into the most diverse environments. Made with high-quality materials – where the lightness of the wood contrasts with the thickness and movement of the metal legs – the Courier offers enough space for a laptop, some papers, and books, without cluttering the spaces it occupies.

Drawing inspiration from Jean Prouvé's 1950s classic – the Compas Direction desk – Bouroullec further simplified the Courier's lines in terms of geometry. Although he continues to sketch frequently, often on a daily basis, Roman says that it is in his "mental library" of shapes – created after thousands of sketches and models – that he finds curves, lines, angles, and proportions for his projects. 

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