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.”