Times Bed

Overview

The Times bed is a 2018 design by Spalvieri & Del Ciotto for Poltrona Frau, named after the famous font and, in the sheet's words, as incisive and straightforward as a typographical project. The headboard is a solid ash frame with vertical strips of Pelle Frau leather that cross and divide a soft horizontal cushion. The SKU on the page is 5636.

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Construction

The headboard structure is solid ash in a moka stain, with a circular section where it is visible and a rectangular lower crossbeam. The cushion is polyurethane foam and polyester wadding, attached by concealed zips. Blockboard sides and a poplar plywood footboard are lightly padded and covered in leather; the feet are moka-stained solid ash with clear plastic caps.

Specifications

• King size, bed 210 x 227 cm (mattress 193 x 203 cm): W 210 cm, D 227 cm, H 108 cm
• Cushion covers: the large headboard cushion cover can be changed and bought individually

A bed named after a typeface

The sheet explains that the bed is called Times like the famous font and has the same incisiveness and straightforward style as a typographical project. It says the bed embodies the new vision of Poltrona Frau: an elegant lightness where nothing is superfluous and everything is natural, where every element seems to promote rest and relaxation.

Solids and voids

According to the page, the solid ash structure is a pure meeting of lines designed to carry the vertical leather strips, which cross and divide the generous horizontal cushion. It describes the effect as a calm balance of solids and voids, and adds that the colour and material of the cushion cover can be changed in a few moves, in leather or fabric.