Scottish designer Catherine Aitken’s Fade Stool collection is a clever fusion of modern minimalism and vintage charm. As a recent winner of the European award Time to Design, the 29-year-old was given a 3-month residency at the Danish Art Workshops to create the Fade seating collection. Which kind of look like a bunch of fancy French macaroons, don’t they? Pastels of raspberry, cream, mint green, etc. And I want them all. As a stool. A bedside table. A plant stand. Whatever. Gimme.

Using a plywood plate atop a powder-coated steel frame, Aitken wrapped the plate in colorful cotton cord—both natural matte and satin finishes—sourced from Japan.

The gathered cords (shaped by repeated threading through a hole in the center of the seat) create a lovely, subtle color fade that plays with pattern and light. It’s a non-traditional material for furniture and it works. And the cord probably makes the seat a little cushy, too. Bonus.