The Shape of Seating to Come: Lauren Rottet’s Lyda Lounge
Holding pride of place in the Haworth Collection showroom at NeoCon 2019 was a new sofa designed by Lauren Rottet, FAIA, FIIDA. In a market with sofas aplenty, why does the world need this one? That question is quickly answered but doing so involves three men and a limousine. In Chicago, at NeoCon 2019, sitting near the show samples of LydaTM lounge, Ms. Rottet reflected on designing this and the upcoming Lawson lounge. In an hour’s sitting, she told this design’s story. Like meteors crossing the starfield, glimmers of inspiration from the masterworks of Charles Pfister, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and artist James Turrell made themselves known. These inspirations and more whirled into Ms. Rottet’s own experiences in creating award-winning projects in architecture, interiors and products resulted in Lyda lounge. The first iteration of the lounge series for the Haworth Collection offers a lithe, versatile silhouette and tailoring worthy …
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