Design is becoming more enfolding. we're seeing a hopeful embrace in larger architectural structures, such as one architect's proposal for a repurposed soccer stadium planted with 35,000 trees. It's a way of stirring senses and memories, whether through spheres of light (Artemide's Castore) that evoke the playful and youthful joy of blowing soap bubbles or the swoop of a sofa (Ligne Roset's Pukka) that's like a warm clasp€”a kind of softened minimalism that's zoomorphic and womb-like. Think plump and playful… something we could all use a bit more of these days.

Perch by Umut Yamac for Moooi ($48,110), livingspace.com

Calder chair by Crate and Barrel ($1,599), crateandbarrel.ca

Qualicum High/Low Tide tables by Quake Studio (from $4,600), providehome.com

Princeton dining chair by BoConcept (from $619), boconcept.com

Castore Tavolo by Huub Ubbens and Michele De Lucchi for Artemide (starting from $380), robinsonlightingcentre.com

Pukka collection by Yabu Pushelberg for Ligne Roset (armchairs from $2,680; sofas from $4,395), livingspace.com

Barb Sligl

Barb Sligl