Softer Than Steel is a poetic and delicate collection consisting of three benches, a chair, a collection of small tables, a coat stand and a range of shelves, created by the Japanese designer Nendo for Desalto.
A section of the bench has flipped up and turned into the backrest. Poles wrap around each other to become a coat stand. By adding flipped, bent and wrapped details to metal sheets and rods, the ordinarily hard metal gain new functionality and a light, flexible feel, as though the metal has become paper or cloth.
![Softer Than Steel Dining Chair by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-1.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Dining Chair by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-2.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Bench by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-3.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Bench by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-4.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Bench by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-5.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Wall Shelf by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-6.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Coat Stand by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-7.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Coffee Tables by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-8.jpg)
![Softer Than Steel Coffee Tables by Nendo for Desalto](https://sohomod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/softer-than-steel-9.jpg)