Berlin Loft is a bed-settee which its designers define as ‘trendy’ & ‘casual’. Like its namesake, the city of Berlin, it is simple, unabashed, practical & modern. The settee becomes the centre of our space, the platform for our lives, & the very expression of casual elegance. The initial thought was based around the hammock chair, the deckchair, a chair which floats, is pli- able & which issues an invitation to comfort & laziness. The depth of the seat enables one to relax in comfort, like an invitation to rest. Many cushions may be scattered on top for use as armrests, lumbars or back cushions. There is even sufficient place for one’s favourite pillow. The rear section may be easily manipulated to find one’s preferred angle of inclina- tion between upright & the horizontal bed position.