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Blend by Mieke Meijer
Dutch designer Mieke Meijer has created a bed that is merged into a pair of chairs.
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Called Blend, the bed incorporates two chairs that function as night tables.
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Here's more text from Mieke Meijer:
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Blend is a fusion of a bed and chair. The chair refers to the 17th century, when people slept semi-sitting up because laying down was associated with death. The chairs now function as night tables.
Project: Blend
Year: 2009
Size: 200 cm x 200
Material: oak wood