A reworking of ‘modèle 118’, Pierre Paulin’s settee without arms which won such acclaim at the Salon des Arts Ménagers in 1953, Daybed is at once functional, innovative &, with its pared-down Japane- se-influenced style, elegant. A revolutionary piece of its time, its minimalist elegance has every chan- ce of achieving even greater success today given the current appetite for natural materials such as wood, the return to a form of ‘low consumption’ centred on just the right products, nostalgia for the Fifties & a return to favour of Scandinavian design. Seat in natural satin varnished solid beech & solid American walnut, reinforced by a mechanically soldered steel structure. Base in solid beech. Cushions have removable covers.