Beds From Yesteryears

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Welcome to this week’s installment of The Midmod Corner.

Did you know the average person spends about 26 years sleeping in their lifetime? Yep, that's 9,490 days or a whopping 227,760 hours of pure ZZZs.

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🗞️ The Story

Today’s designs, while functional, often seem to blend into a sea of sameness, lacking the creative spark and intricate detailing of yesteryears. It seems that somewhere along the way, we traded meticulous craftsmanship and detailed accents for simplicity and mass production.

However, there's a fascinating world of furniture from the 60s and 70s that remind us of a time when furniture was not just functional but also an art form.

And when it comes to bed frames from this era, they are nothing short of iconic, presenting a unique fusion of creativity, detailed accents, and an ageless charm —a mélange that modern furniture often finds challenging to reproduce.

‘Anemone’ Bed by Bernard Govin, circa 1970

‘Pleasure Island’ Waterbed by Aaron Donner, circa 1971

‘Tucroma’ Bed by Guido Faleschini, circa 1975

‘Elledue’ Bed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1970

Suede Bed by James Seccombe, circa 1970

‘Pedus’ Bed By Frank Oelke, 1969

Fibreglass Bed Suite by Marc Held, 1966

Cantilevered bed frame by Marzio Cecchi, circa 1960

‘Morna’ Bed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 1972

‘Zattera’ Bed by Luciano Bertoncini, circa 1970

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