Cowhide Daybeds

In Europe the desire for functionalism went hand in hand with understatement, refinement, and elegance for much of the mid-20th century era. Still, there was also room for playfulnes...

Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was a renowned Italian architect, famous for key cultural landmarks – the Musée d’Orsay (1980–86), the Contemporary Art Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the restoration of Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1985–86). Often straying from architecture into furniture, exhibitions, graphic and interiors, her design ethos is best understood in her own words: “Advice to whoever asks me how to make a home is to not have anything, just a few shelves for books, some pillows to sit on… to take a stand against the ephemeral, against passing trends [and] return to lasting values.” With the Locus Solus daybed...

A foldable black painted wood and black cow hide chaise longue, designed and produced in Italy, c. 1980s.

Beautiful freeform single board cherry slab back with sap grain and one central knot. Solid cherry frame with ovoid legs. Seat cushion upholstered with ivory Brazilian long hair ...

Originally designed by Antonio Citterio for Flexform in 2005, the Happy chaise lounge offers the ultimate in comfort and modern design. Constructed from a sleek chromed metal fram...

LC4 by Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for Cassina Classic Mid-Century Modern leather and cow leather lounge chair on chromed steel base . Fully adjustable recl...

Vintage Adrian Pearsall style walnut and travertine daybed sofa with custom Brazilian ivory cowhide cushion. We love the look of this daybed. The walnut frame, the travertine marb...

Donald Judd, one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, was well-known for his large-scale Minimalist works as well as his association with the desert town of Marfa, Texas. He was a master of scale and detail, space and volume. In his later years, he began designing furniture like his Minimalist sculptures. The Donald Judd daybed, first designed in 1978, is one of his most famous furniture works. This model, constructed of absolutely breathtaking Douglas Fir, was manufactured in 2003 by Wood and Plywood Furniture. Our designers chose ivory-hued Brazilian cowhide as the material on the twin-sized mattress. The 7" thick mattress is filled with a luxury foam base topped sink-into down feathers. It's the coolest piece of furniture we've ever had in our studio. "In the early 1970s, Donald Judd began to design furniture for 101 Spring Street in New York. His first designs were a wood bed and metal sinks...

A Brazilian mid-20th century single daybed with cowhide and wood frame. This vintage Brazilian daybed features wooden slatted foot and headboards, which ...

A Brazilian single hide and wood daybed or bench. This Brazilian daybed from the mid-20th century has a great rustic feel with it's bucolic frame and cowhide seat. The wooden headboa...

Unusual Iron, Tropical Wood and Cowhide Day Bed in the style of Marluf.

We had never seen anything remotely like this model before so it...