sloped softwall™
flexible freestanding partition
sloped softwall is flexible in length and stretches to 15 feet (4.5 meters) when fully expanded
12 – 18 week lead time may apply
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overview
This uniquely sculptural version of molo’s iconic space partition furthers the potential to shape space through light, shadow, and colour. One side is visually anchored by vertical pleats; the other, cut at an angle, reveals the internal structure, multiplying interactions with light. The sloped side creates an embrace, a space defined by its gradual rise. Like a bowl, the boundaries both hold and define.
When stored compressed, the folding wall shrinks to the thickness of a book. It expands to an impressive 15 feet (4.5 meters) long or any length between. Made from layers of paper structured with a flexible honeycomb geometry, this easily movable wall can be arranged as a room divider to absorb sound and delineate visual privacy, or as a striking backdrop for an event or performance. As a modular system, each softwall + softblock has magnetic end panels that connect these flexible building blocks to create longer partitions and immersive, sculptural installations.
Recognized for elegant design and innovation, softwall is held in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection and winner of the prestigious Danish INDEX Award for Design to Improve Life.
Design by Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen
Contact us at +1 604 685 0340 or sales@molodesign.com for more information or to discuss a purchase
sustainability
Made from thin layers of recyclable material and 99% air structured by a flexible honeycomb geometry, softwall + softblock is a new building material—relinquishing notions of rigid space-making in favour of sustainable design to accommodate change over time and encouraging responsible material use.
Gmund Paper
The deep blue and glacier blue papers are produced in partnership with Gmund, a storied German manufacturer that has been producing paper for nearly 200 years. Working in close collaboration with Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, Gmund has developed new papers that balance rigorous technical and sustainability requirements with the more poetic sensibilities of the collection.
Learn more about molo’s partnership with Gmund in our Stories section.
colour
The optics of light bouncing back and forth within the pleated surface intensifies the colour saturation and shadows of the actual paper colour. Context, lighting conditions, and arrangement all play a role in the lively shift of colour tone and depth, transforming a single colour into a range of hues.There is a natural warmth to brown paper, with a wonderful ochre undertone. Deep blue paper reveals rich, inky shadows and the quiet luminosity of twilight. Uplifting and joyful, glacier blue balances sky and water, with subtle translucency that glows with the ephemeral quality of a glacier crevasse. Bamboo charcoal ink is used to dye the black paper, a deep, saturated black.
