Coupé
GamFratesi has designed the Coupé bed
for Poltrona Frau which,
as its name suggests, pays homage to the classic padded elegance of the great
sports cars. Clean and distinct aerodynamic lines, upholstered by hand using
soft Pelle Frau® leather, delineate an intimate and comfortable space designed
for two. Particular attention has been focused on the relationship between the
headboard and the bed frame: two distinct geometric forms which, while
maintaining their individuality, meet harmoniously in a subtle game of balance
and power that exalts the fluid and compact lines of the overall design. The
frame of the Coupé bed, rigorous and minimalist, is softened by the precious
Pelle Frau® leather upholstery which completely covers its surface. The
precious stitching converges towards the leather headboard which is made from
solid beech, birch plywood and infill produced from hardboard panels, and
lightly padded with polyurethane foam. The two moulded lateral parts are made
from moulded polyurethane foam. An inclusive and welcoming design that embraces
the bed without overpowering it. The soft horizontal cushion in removable
fabric or leather, also embroidered in the De Luxe version, becomes part of the
headboard, enhancing its originality, and the different textures and materials
of the upholstery underline the purity of the design and the balance of proportions.
The slender metal feet with gunmetal grey finish add extra sleekness and
lightness to the structure, which is made from spruce blockboard and poplar
plywood and strengthened with steel sheet structural elements painted black.
The Coupé bed is suitable for bed bases and mattresses of 200 cm or 210 cm in
length, with the exception of the "Queen-size" and "King-size”
versions.
About Designer | |
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GamFratesi |
Stine
Gam, Danish architect with a master in furniture design. Enrico Fratesi Italian
architect graduated with a master in industrial design. Gam and Fratesi gained
experience as architects in architecture studio in Japan and Scandinavia before
establishing their own design studio.
The studio is based in
Copenhagen. GamFratesi’s design takes its creative drive from a fusion of
tradition and renewal and in an experimental approach to their chosen materials
and techniques. With their dual traditional background, Stine Gam and Enrico
Fratesi draw on the classic Danish furniture and craft tradition as well as the
classic Italian intellectual and conceptual approach. Understanding a tradition
and addressing it actively in the workshop makes it possible to expand on it.
From this cross-cultural substrate they create furniture that respectfully
reflects tradition while also featuring unique embedded stories, symbols and
associations, often expressed in a minimalist idiom. GamFratesi have received
significant awards including Finn Juhl Prize 2015, Elle Decoration International
design award (EDIDA) as International Young Designer of the Year 2013,
Wallpaper* Design Award as Best interior 2017, Best Designer 2015 by BoBedre,
Best Designer 2009 by RUM, Invited as Guest of Honor at the Stockholm Furniture
Fair 2014. With their products GamFratesi received final selection Compasso
D’Oro, IF Award, German Design Awards and Good Design Awards. |