06.20.24 | In transition
Beds are big. They take up a lot of space, and the common options to rememdy this problem are often lack-luster at best. Murphy beds are hideous, and the cabinets aren’t fooling anyone. Your typical sleeper sofa is usually quite boxy and boring, and the mattress inside is probably not much better than sleeping on the floor. Andrea Zittel took solving this case to the extreme with the A-Z Comfort Unit. Designed as the ultimate do-it-all, each unit holds a bed encased various carts to support activities such as eating, working, or getting ready at a vanity, allowing you to live your whole life in bed.
Outside of conceptual art, a daybed seems like the everyday answer, and the route I sort of wish I’d taken. They soften the functional boundaries of a space, provide seating and eliminate the need for an air mattress or destruction of your life when hosting guests. If chosen well, they’re also a smart investment that can move with you; just as at home in the living room of a Greenwich Village apartment as in the middle of an art studio in Brooklyn.
Good examples, including the Lomazzi ‘Flap’ Sofa Bed, (which technically becomes a lounge chair but still):
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Bautier is a Belgian brand that makes beautiful, simple pieces. Their daybed, upholstered in something interesting, would be a deeply chic solution for the afformentioned issue above.4,030 EUR | via Bautier Furniture