Butter Sofa
Butter Sofa
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The Butter Sofa embodies the experimental spirit of the Toogood studio, captivating with its unique shape inspired by a lump of Cornish butter. With generous padding, it offers a haptically appealing and cozy seating experience, while the large, block-like volumes allow for flexible modulation. Enjoy the creative realization of a comfortable room feeling that effortlessly adapts to various living environments. Enrich your home with this exceptional sofa, which impresses with both its aesthetics and its comfort.
"Beauty lies in the small things of everyday life: Sometimes you don't have to go further than the breakfast table to discover new meaning" – Faye Toogood.
Further description and details
Further description and details
The Butter Sofa from the "Bread and Butter" collection impresses with its generous, building block-like volumes. It combines sculptural forms with high tactile comfort and offers numerous design possibilities thanks to its modularity. With its round, soft contours, it exudes a timeless, playful aesthetic. Available in various high-quality fabrics, the tactile texture of the "Dionea" material is particularly striking.
Condition: new
Design Faye Toogood
Design Faye Toogood
Faye Toogood, like few other designers, stands at the intersection of craftsmanship, architectural documentation, and artistic reflection. Her work stems from an unmistakable sense of material-based poetry, functional clarity, and a deep connection to the history of furniture making, while simultaneously boldly charting new paths. Through research, sketching, and experimental modular construction, she creates spaces and objects that are both captivatingly stark and sensuously appealing.
What distinguishes Toogood's work is her ability to tell stories – from the skilled handling of ancient materials like wood, metal, or textiles to contemporary forms of expression that dominate spaces with character rather than consumption. Her designs often seem to come directly from a noted idea, a sketchbook, or an archaeological excavation: raw, honest, full of potential. At the same time, they resonate as thoughtful, precise, and culturally reflected, so that each piece possesses a clear, unique identity while still communicating with its surroundings.
Toogood's design practice is characterized by an open, inquisitive spirit: she works across disciplines, combining fashion, art, craft, and architecture into a coherent whole. Her collections reveal a preference for robust materials, spontaneous forms, and subtle cross-references to historical designs, without succumbing to nostalgia. Instead, she generates new meanings by deliberately staging contrasts – rough vs. refined, massive vs. light, traditional vs. contemporary.
In her engagement with textures, proportions, and spatial impact, Toogood reminds us that design is more than function: it is a way to create atmosphere, tell stories, and inspire people. Her work invites us not just to own furniture, but to experience it; not just to use spaces, but to feel them.
Faye Toogood remains a prominent voice in the contemporary design landscape: courageous, nuanced, fearless in her curiosity, yet sensitive to context, materials, and environment. She shapes a design language that sharpens both sight and sense – an enduring invitation to create spaces with dignity, wit, and warmth.
Country & Year of Publication
Country & Year of Publication
Italy 2025
Material & Color
Material & Color
Material:
- Fabric or leather cover
Colors:
- extensive range of colors
Please note that the colors on your display device may differ from the original colors.
Size & Shipping Method
Size & Shipping Method
Size in cm: Image 1: (WxH) 455 x 230cm
Shipping Method: carrier
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