Image source: B&B Italia — Papilio
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Papilio
Single-material upholstered bed in five sizes, with a continuous line and a winged headboard
2185 × 1020 × 2270 mm
2013
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Papilio bed is a single-material bed in five sizes by Naoto Fukasawa, dated 2013 on the B&B Italia page, upholstered in fabric or leather. The page describes its sides as slightly less conical than those of the Papilio armchairs.
Construction
- Frame: steel tube and steel profiles
- Padding: cold-shaped flexible polyurethane foam, polyester fibre
- Feet: steel and plastic material
- Slatted base crosspiece: tubular steel
- Cover: limited categories of fabric or leather
Specifications
- LP180: W 218.5 × D 227 × H 102 cm, mattress width 180 cm
- Other codes: LP153, LP160, LP193 and LP200, all D 227 × H 102 cm
Story
A bed with a continuous line
B&B Italia describes the Papilio bed as single-material, in five sizes, upholstered in fabric or leather. The page ties its clean lines to the Papilio armchairs, with sides that are slightly less conical.
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Falling asleep
The Concept tab quotes Naoto Fukasawa: "I want to fall asleep immediately. This is what a bed should make you think about when you look at it. Feeling great." The page places the double bed as the central element of the bedroom.
More by Naoto Fukasawa
Papilio Shell
Chair with a polypropylene or padded shell and a butterfly-wing back, on steel or wooden legs
Bull
Solid-wood dining table with inclined round-section legs and a slender top, designed in 2018
Shelf
Shelf by Naoto Fukasawa, 2006
Ayana Armchair Outdoor
An FSC-certified teak outdoor armchair by Naoto Fukasawa
Collection
Papilio
Papilio by Naoto Fukasawa for B&B Italia: a butterfly-inspired family of chairs, armchairs and a bed, from the 2008 chair to Shell, Grande, Mini and the bed.
