ny times profiles moel designer inga sempe : ligne roset dc

NY Times profiles Moel designer Inga Sempe

The fall issue of the NY Times Style Magazine profiles Inga Sempé, designer of Moel.

“With high backs and channel quilting, the Moel settee and armchair for Ligne Roset were inspired by a chair design in the company's archive. Sempé liked the design's expansive, comfortable shape, but thought it looked '’very '70s -- and I hate the '70s. I don't like objects to look 'cool.' I wanted the advantage of softness and comfort, but with straight lines.'’ The rigid exterior of each piece is covered in felt or leather; Sempé likes the contrast between the hard outside and the soft inside and calls the leather option a lighter version of a leather sofa.”


Sempe in Moel