Today, I’m resuming the “design elements” series to talk about 10 beds you should know about!
Let’s take a look at them together!
– VANESSA BED
Designed by Tobia Scarpa and his wife Afra Bianchin when they were still students at IUAV in Venice in 1959 for Gavina and later Cassina.
Vanessa features a colored metal frame with stainless steel connecting elements, playing with the curves of the iron sheet, giving the structure dynamism!
It is a visually light bed that can be matched with many styles.
(Credits: Cassina)
– NATHALIE BED
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1978 for Flou.
Nathalie can be considered the progenitor of upholstered beds with a removable fabric headboard and unmistakable side bows.
The headboard can be adjustable and also exists in a storage version.
It is an elegant and comfortable bed that adapts to any style!
Nathalie received the Compasso d’Oro for lifetime achievement in 2020, a first in history.
Additionally, it is protected by European Design Law, which recognizes it as a work of art!
(Credits: Flou)
– ASSEMAN BED
Designed by Patrizia Cagliani in 1984 for De Padova.
It is a canopy bed with a simple, slim, and minimal structure made of powder-coated steel tubing in matte white or black, with adjustable feet.
The headboard is composed of upholstered plywood panels covered in polyester velvet.
You can choose between a white cotton canopy tied at the sides or a tulle mosquito net.
(Credits: De Padova)
– OSPITE BED
Designed by Vico Magistretti in 1996 for Campeggi, this is a foldable sofa bed, perfect for those who love having guests but might not have much space!
Its design is refined, simple, discreet, yet robust and functional.
The frame is made of waxed maple wood with a blue bar, and the mattress is made of polyester padding in natural or orange cotton. In the latter case, it plays with the complementarity of orange and blue!
(Credits: Campeggi design)
– LOWLAND BED
Designed by Patricia Urquiola, the Italian-Spanish designer, in 2000 for Moroso.
It is a low bed with curved and organic lines featuring an upholstered, removable headboard and bed frame.
Essential, comfortable, and practical, it has a flexible headboard that can also be used as a support space.
It can only accommodate mattresses with standard European measurements.
(Credits: Moroso)
– FLUTTUA BED
Designed by Daniele Lago for his namesake company in 2004.
Thanks to its hidden structure, this bed appears to literally float in the air, giving the room a sense of lightness and spaciousness.
The platform rests on a height-adjustable central pivot and is fixed to the wall, ensuring solidity and sturdiness (it can support up to 140 kg).
These beds are customizable, allowing you to choose the headboard from wood, fabric, leather, or glass, along with an optional lighting kit for the platform that enhances the feeling of lightness and increases the bed’s spectacular appearance!
(Credits: Lago)
– COLLETTO BED
Designed by Slovenian designer Nusa Jelenec in 2009 for Lago.
This bed is a true nook, as you sleep enclosed by a soft barrier of plush foam surrounding the mattress.
This barrier, like the collar of a turtleneck, can be rolled up or down, fully or partially, allowing you to have a different bed each time you want!
(Credits: Lago)
– RUCHÉ BED
Designed by French designer Inga Sempé in 2011 for Ligne Roset.
This bed features a solid wood frame with a headboard and bed frame upholstered with a quilt featuring interrupted square stitching, reminiscent of the design used the previous year for the namesake sofa.
It is available with either a low (85 cm) or high (110 cm) headboard.
(Credits: Ligne Roset)
– PAPILIO BED
Designed by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa in 2013 for B&B.
This bed features a fluid and harmonious design, echoing the shape of the chairs of the same name, although the headboard is slightly less conical, yet still enveloping.
The mattress nearly aligns with the frame to emphasize the rigor of the ensemble.
It is available in fabric or leather upholstery options!
(Credits: B&B)
– BLANKET BED
Designed by Alessandro Busana in 2017 for Bonaldo.
This bed resembles a quilt that unfolds from the base of the bed to roll up then and define the headrest!
“Making a bed comfortable, even at a perceptual level, seemed to me an essential starting point. Hence the choice of the blanket for everything it represents in our imagination,” explains Busana.
The bed has a wooden and metal structure upholstered in padded fabric.
(Credits: Bonaldo)
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