Eden Sofa Bed

Overview

Eden sofa bed, designed by Antonio Citterio in 2010. Flexform offers it in single, queen and two-single-bed versions, with a seat back and armrests of wood clad entirely in cowhide, substantial bolsters and a slipcovered base with kick pleats at the corners.

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Construction

Plywood and metal frame clad in cowhide in ten colours; metal platform with wood slats; seat cushion mattress in foam; removable fabric covers; optional goose-down cushions.

Specifications

• Design year: 2010
• Code 015F02 (double bed sofa): Largest drawing values, not labelled with axes: 167, 105 and 73 cm (65 3/4, 41 11/32 and 28 3/4 in); mattress 160 x 200 cm

Cowhide and clean lines

Flexform's page introduces Eden as an elegant sofa bed with clean lines and masterful craftsmanship, enhanced by cowhide, a material it says is singularly able to give any object tangible added value, impervious to the effects of time and fleeting fashions.

Back, arms and base

The seat back and armrests are wood clad entirely in cowhide, with substantial bolsters padded with polyurethane and Dacron and soft goose-down-filled cushions. A slipcover in an easy-to-remove lightweight fabric covers the base, and kick pleats at the corners add what the page calls a layer of sophistication.