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Introducing the first of our annual ‘challenging how we sleep’ projects… Launched at Furniture Fashion in May this year, Float was voted by the public as 'Best piece of bedroom furniture' in the NZ made competition. Each year we... See more » Introducing the first of our annual ‘challenging how we sleep’ projects… Launched at Furniture Fashion in May this year, Float was voted by the public as 'Best piece of bedroom furniture' in the NZ made competition. Each year we choose one New Zealand designer to create a concept that challenges how we sleep. Each designer is chosen on the basis that their personal and design values are aligned with those of Design Mobel. The brief challenges the designer to create a design that is both functional and fit for purpose. This year we chose David Trubridge to work on this open brief. From boat building, to furniture making… designer David Trubridge has sailed through the Caribbean and the Pacific with his family in ‘Hornpipe’, Pacific influence sees his designs gracing Tokyo, Chicago, New York, Hanover at ‘Ligna’, London… the international Design Yearbook. From Artist-in-residence at Hawkes Bay polytechnic, to designing houses, to residency at Kyoto College of Art. Accolades follow the remarkable voyage of David Trubridge. DAVID TRUBRIDGE EXPLORES THE IDEA OF SLEEP: Sleep is…romantic… nomadic… the journey of life… “I forgot about beds and tried to think about sleep. I asked lots of people what sleep meant to them. Invariably the answers contained words like floating, cosy, romantic, rocking, trusting. My design thoughts started with these feelings.” Sleep…to dream enclosed…cocooned in this haven…wherever that may be… “Sleep is a voyage through dreams when we wholly give ourselves up in trust, lying curled up in our bed vessel feeling safe and cosy. It can be ten minutes in the office, an hour on the lawn or all night in any place we pull our cradle to.” Sleep…enfolds…embraces…encircles us… “A bed is a liferaft that bears us safely through the terrifying storms of nightmares and the blissful calm of gently waking on a summer afternoon.” - David Trubridge – Designer. In exploring what sleep means to people, David came to the conclusion that beds needed to be more romantic, and more flexible in their design and application. The design elements drawn on in his concept come from the idea that the bed could be moved and used wherever required. The concept forms a cocooning space that gives a feeling of security and serves the purpose of sheltering sleep from the elements, creating a private sleep space within another space. Float is hand crafted from sustainable harvest New Zealand native Totara; a water resistant timber that requires little maintenance in its natural state. Acrylic fabric finished in Teflon encloses the base and canopy of Float. This fabric is superior colour fast fabric from Meridian, Italy (www.mokumtextiles.com) designed for outdoor use. The open-cell foam core mattress structure is suitable for exterior use and promotes fast moisture transportation and evaporation. The operating mechanism is in Stainless Steel. To find out more about David Trubridge and his designs you can visit www.davidtrubridge.com. See less »

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From Furniture by zimbeline

I like this. Wait, I love this!! I want one of these. I have to have one of these.

From Home & Garden by littlegargoyle

This is so pretty I had to add it to my list.

From Furniture by beckietran

Nice!

From bedrooms. by aregularmess

oooh looks sweet...

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