Geiger Tuxedo Quilted Daybed

This is a Tuxedo Component bench, designed by BassamFellows for Geiger and Herman Miller. This example was produced by Geiger in the USA in 2013. The base is comprised of steel with ...

Here is an extraordinarily rare piece with fantastic provenance– this oversize version of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona daybed is 16 feet in length and custom fabricated of fiberglass and steel. You would not know that it is fiberglass without touching it. The level of detail and realism is stunning. It’s like an artwork using the principal of transference of material– when an object appears to be made of one expected material, but is really crafted of something totally different, often incongruent with one's expectations. The reason fiberglass was used to make this daybed is that it was created for use in the lobby of Mies van der Rohe’s IBM building at 330 N. Wabash in Chicago. Mies often specified that the public spaces in the buildings he designed be furnished with tables and seating also of his design. In the 1990s the owner of the IBM building hired Chicago designer Judy Niedermaier to decorate the public spaces. Having seen ordinary Barcelona chairs and sofas suffer the abuse of high-traffic spaces see with hundreds of people using them on a daily basis, she opted to something different that would hold up under extreme wear. Interestingly, this was not the first time Niedermaier employed fiberglass in her design work, nor would it be her last. Her firm had used fiberglass for store displays, pots and mannequins in some of their prop and merchandise display work, and then in the early 2000s with the famous downtown Chicago outdoor art projects “Cows on Parade” and “Suite Home Chicago” (fiberglass outdoor furniture...

A Hollywood Regency daybed or bench with white frame upholstered in a faux alligator material with with buttons.

Pepino daybed by Owl. Dimensions: L 210 x W 70 x H 46 cm. Materials: Plywood base, upholstered. La Pepino is a collection of only seating, wh...

Much of the work by British artist Rachel Whiteread studies the void or empty space surrounding a given object, and the artist designed "Daybed" with the same interests in mind. This...

Walnut and cognac leather daybed, American, circa 2000s. Beautiful joinery and construction. It was made circa 2008 and has seen very little use.

Mid-Century Modern style daybed, designed for daydreaming, this daybed is truly lounge-worthy. Clean lines and elegant tailoring distinguish its appearance and are enhanced by a semi-aniline cover tufted in a modern grid pattern. A plush pillow...

19th century daybed /bench. The daybed has a solid wood frame with stripe fabric.

Custom upholstered daybed with 2 pillows. Daybed fabric: By Schumacher, Dixon Mohair Weave in color Driftwood / Collection Understated Luxury Pillows fa...

Large scale bench or daybed by Nicos Zographos. Original black leather rests on polished stainless steel base. Bench is signed on the underside