Papyrus

Overview

Papyrus is credited to Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and dated 2008 on Kartell’s product-specific data sheet. Papyrus is Kartell’s 2008 armchair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The shop describes it as a new reading of the antique rush chair, using a translucent body and vertical pebbling over the outer face of the rounded back.

Construction

One material forms code 5830: polycarbonate 2.0, either transparent or mass-dyed, with renewable raw material introduced during synthesis. The sheet connects the process to ISCC certification and presents five transparent colour options.

Specifications

• Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 60 x 49 x 79 cm
• Net weight: 5.95 kg
• Variant: 5830 Papyrus, Smoke Brown

Product idea

The Bouroullecs’ design keeps the old chair archetype legible through a firm outline while translating woven texture into moulded pebbling. Kartell’s text makes that historical reference explicit, and the current material sheet adds renewable-content polycarbonate without changing the product’s 2008 date.

Technical identity

Papyrus measures 60 cm across its arms and 49 cm in side view; 79 cm is the greatest vertical number. The same drawing contains 44 and 46 without axis labels and gives a net weight of 5.95 kg.