Wow. Metropolis Magazine sent writer Véronique Vienne to the Roset factory in Briord to see just how our furniture is upholstered, “At Ligne Roset, upholstering is not just a métier; it’s an athletic challenge. The men and women whose job it is to dress the furniture are highly trained perfectionists exhibiting charming degrees of stamina and savoir faire.”

At 81, Pierre Paulin who designed the Pumpkin chair and Tanis desk for last year’s collection and also designed the private apartments of French president Georges Pompidou is still on the cutting edge. “What drives my work are technological breakthroughs,” Paulin says. “I do not start with the idea of a form. I try to solve problems with the most advanced methods available to me.”
Read the whole article and see some amazing pics of Paulin’s designs and the Ligne Roset factory in Briord at Metropolis Magazine.

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.”