Suzie Wong
The romantic comedies of
the 1950’s and, going even further back, the sumptuous bedrooms of the 18th
century. These are the inspiration for the Suzie Wong bed. Roberto
Lazzeroni gives it a light, feminine, almost twee feel. Suzie Wong
takes the classic boat bed and gives it a modern, more streamlined twist. The
feet, tapered like stiletto heels and covered in leather with a brass tip, lift
it from the floor and highlight its lightness. Even more sophisticated is the
version with headboard enveloped in quilted leather which, embroidered with
fine geometric stitching, is a subtle reference to typical details of tailored
and leather goods. The headboard structure of the Suzie Wong bed is in solid
beechwood and birch plywood with polyurethane foam padding. Three finishes are
available: Suzie Wong, with smooth headboard, Suzie Wong Extra, with smooth
headboard decorated with a couple of cylindrical buttons covered in
tone-on-tone leather, and Suzie Wong De Luxe, with headboard decorated with
geometric motif embroidery. The two moulded lateral parts are made from moulded
polyurethane foam. Sides in tulip wood, lightly padded with polyurethane foam.
Footboard in poplar plywood with the two corners in moulded polyurethane foam.
The upholstery is in Pelle Frau® leather. As well as the tapered feet covered
with leather, there is also a variant in solid ash with a moka or wenge stain.
The footboard also comes in two versions: high or low, at the same level as the
bed frame boards with which it forms a seamless surface.
About Designer | |
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Roberto Lazzeroni |
Roberto Lazzeroni was born in
Pisa. He studied art and architecture in Florence, taking an increasing
personal interest in the phenomena of conceptual art and radical design during
his years of training. He débuted professionally in the early 1980s with a
series of important 'Interior Architecture' works that were immediately noticed
and published by both Italian and international magazines.
Roberto
Lazzeroni has enjoyed an extremely dynamic professional journey that today sees
him involved in various projects, and able to boast prestigious collaborations,
art direction and interior and contract design in various parts of the world.
Awards include: Tecniques Discretes (Paris, 1991), Conran Foundation Museum,
(London, 1992), Elegant Techniques, (Chicago, 1992), La Fabbrica Estetica,
(Paris, 1993), Dall'Albergo alla Nave, (Genoa, 1993), Costruire il mobile,
(Milan 1999). |