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Bunky
Marc Newson's 2012 stackable polyethylene bunk bed for children, built as a tower with a ladder
1910 × 490 × 1010 mm
2012
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Description
Overview
Bunky is a bed and bunk bed in polyethylene by Marc Newson for Magis, designed in 2012. It is built from stacking units with a ladder.
Construction
The single bed unit and the pair of intermediate units with a ladder are all polyethylene. Mattress, mattress cover, pillow, pillow cover and sheets are also available; the mattress is expanded polyurethane with a removable cover, 160 x 70 cm and 10 cm high.
Specifications
191 x 101 x 49 cm (W x D x H, single bed unit MT800). Six unit colours and a white ladder.
Story
A tower to build as you like
Bunky is a colourful tower to build as you like, a place to sleep, play, read or climb. Marc Newson, who designed it in 2012, says that children like to have fun, like their privacy and like to feel safe, all at once, and that Bunky gives them a cosy and exciting space in which to climb, hide and sleep.
Polyethylene units and ladder
The bed is made of polyethylene units that stack, with a ladder. The range has a single bed unit and a pair of intermediate units with a ladder.
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