Downtown Design
redazione 4/10/2022

Cassina | Soft Corners

The first Cassina project by Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder focuses on functionality through the fresh, dynamic combination of padded shapes

This is the first design born of a collaboration between Cassina and Linde Freya Tangelder, founder of the design studio Destroyers/Builders in Antwerp. It is part of a larger project aimed at cultivating young international talents. Their coming together spawned the Soft Corners furniture collection.
Clearly inspired by architecture, it is an interplay of sculptural volumes and contrasting materials. Soft blocks create three kinds of ottomans made up of components that join in interlocking shapes, completed by a matching table, in an industrial style, made in steel (fully recyclable at the end of its lifecycle). 

Photo © Valentina Sommariva

Photo © Valentina Sommariva

Our latest stories

A new act for Puccini Hotel Milan
Minutes icon
2 minutes

A new act for Puccini Hotel Milan

A 1930s Milanese building is given a new lease of life as Puccini Hotel Milan, Tapestry Collection by Hilton: a regeneration project that brings together architecture, interior design and a strong sense of place

Hospitality
Talenti Home: beyond the boundaries of living
Minutes icon
4 minutes

Talenti Home: beyond the boundaries of living

The indoor collection by Talenti extends the brand's philosophy to the entire home, with offerings for living areas and now, the bedroom as well

Design
Tubes | Terre
Minutes icon
1 minute

Tubes | Terre

Designed by S. Herkner, this radiator is a tribute to the earth, crafted from extruded structural terracotta to forge a natural connection between function and material

Products
In Paris, design travels through time
Minutes icon
2 minutes

In Paris, design travels through time

Design Miami/Paris returns for its fourth year to L’Hôtel de Maisons with its largest program to date. 31 galleries and over 20 monumental installations create a dialogue between historic design and the avant-garde, featuring works that span 140 years of creativity

Agenda
Margraf: 120 years of the future
Minutes icon
2 minutes

Margraf: 120 years of the future

Roberto Xompero, CEO of Margraf, reflects on the company's 120 years. It's a legacy that looks to the future through innovation, design, and sustainability, transforming stone into a design material capable of speaking an ever-contemporary language

Design
24 hours in the Greek islands
Minutes icon
9 minutes

24 hours in the Greek islands

As autumn begins, summer nostalgia starts to set in. The antidote could be an immersion in the contemporary art circuit on the Greek islands. A slow-paced journey through the exhibitions of Hydra, Andros, and Chios, for a profound experience far from the urban chaos

Design