Fiberglass Daybeds

Marc Held Daybed, Prisunic edition, 1966 Daybed designed by Marc Held for Prisunic in 1966. Manufactured by Ets Merat. Beige/white fiberglass frame on spherical casters. Furniture ...

Space age fiberglass bed painted white, Astarte Milano production of the 1970s. Composed of 4 modules, with original metal bed base. The label in the...

The bed is made of a lightweight fiberglass composite. The finish is gel coat paint that is extremely durable and suitable for extended outdoor life. The cushion, pictured here with indoor upholstery, is made of natural latex foam...

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...

Rare daybed by Cini Boeri for Elco. Reinforced white fiberglass daybed

In a translucent fibreglass that appears almost faded, this rounded two-piece daybed comprises a spherical headrest and tablet-like body, both formed from glossy fibreglass. Fibregla...

Daybed produced in the 1960s in Germany. Upholstered in black leather with heavy latex foam Features a structure in fiberglass and beech.

Faye Toogood Roly-poly daybed raw London, 2018 Fiberglass Edition of 4 of 8 Measurements: 200cm wide x 85cm deep x 90cm height 78.74in wide x 33.46in deep x 35.43in height...

Structure: Resin reinforced with fiberglass, lacquered in white matte ref. "9227", suitable for outdoor; Cushion: Outdoor foam insert with Sunbrella fabric...

Marc Held for Prisunic, day bed, fiberglass, rubber, metal, France, 1971 In 1971, the renowned French designer and architect Marc Held crafted an extraordinary day bed for Prisunic....