Soft Corners Ottoman

The Soft Corners ottoman is a playful inter­lock­ing of padded shapes by Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder. Devel­oped during her In Resi­dence expe­ri­ence in Turin, Italy, the project emerged from inves­ti­gat­ing the rela­tion­ship between limited-edition collec­tion design and larger-scale furni­ture produc­tion. The result is a versa­tile and func­tional project perfectly balanced between the two. At the same time, she revis­ited the ancient art of masonry as a driver of Italian art during the Renais­sance. The collec­tion repre­sents this foun­da­tion, inspired by every­day archi­tec­tural forms. Like bricks forming a wall, Soft Corners is a Tetris puzzle of soft shapes in three modules. The ottomans – rectan­gu­lar, low rectan­gu­lar, and L‑shaped square – easily assem­ble and adapt to any room in the home as footrests, seating, or table-top surfaces. Soft Corners ottomans express energy and fresh insight through their simple, multi­func­tional interlocking system. 

Each piece has a struc­tural wood core encased in uphol­stered foam rubber parts. An easy attach­ment system means all the compo­nents can be disas­sem­bled for repair or replace­ment, in line with the Cassina LAB philos­o­phy. The wood struc­ture is made of black plywood and the cush­ions in plant-based polyurethane. The option of fabric or leather uphol­stery is avail­able from the Cassina collection.

In contrast to the soft, padded shapes, there is also an indus­trial style, stain­less-steel low table round­ing out the collection.