Tibeau

Overview

Tibeau is a bed by GamFratesi, dated 2025 on Molteni&C's datasheet. It celebrates solid wood as its main material, with a robust and bold design. A distinctive detail is the double headboard, shaped into a "T", which the sheet says gives the design personality and inspires its name. The page adds that the solid wood frame is raised on side-positioned legs.

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Construction

The headboard and bed surround are stained solid ash (Fraxinus excelsior) on a supporting structure in painted steel, and the surround has non-slip plastic floor supports. The headboard cushions have an aluminium support and a sterilised feather cushion with a bonded velveteen cover. The matching bench has a stained solid ash structure with plastic support tips, and a seat of plywood with shaped polyurethane padding in bonded velveteen.

Specifications

• TLT18: 197.5 cm wide x 236 cm deep x 91 cm high (the height is not labelled on the drawing)

A bed that names itself

The datasheet says the T-shaped double headboard inspired the name Tibeau, and that the bed connects to the historical legacy and strong craftsmanship of Molteni&C. It reads the structural lines and the design of the legs as evoking historical and tribal elements, a deep connection with the past.

Strength and softness

According to the page, the legs are an intentional nod to brutalist design that grounds the bed with permanence and quiet grandeur. Plush cushions in premium removable fabrics soften the robust composition, and a coordinating bench at the foot of the bed repeats the same sculptural language.