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ZigZag Daybed - Hidden
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"ZigZag" Daybed – Hidden Furniture, Dutch Design, 1999–2002 – Museum-Quality Limited Edition
A singular work of experimental furniture design: the ZigZag daybed by Hidden Furniture, a Dutch atelier founded by Leon Van Gerwen dedicated to producing unique, unrepeatable pieces by international designers. This daybed was never manufactured beyond the workshop; it exists as one of only a handful ever realized.
The Piece:
The ZigZag is sculptural furniture—a landscape in fabric. The undulating profile, with its rhythmic scalloped edges, suggests both organic movement and architectural ambition. It sits between seating and sculpture; it is simultaneously intimate and monumental. The form refuses easy categorization, which is precisely the point.
Manufacture & Context:
Hidden Furniture operated at a particular moment (1999–2002) when bespoke design, limited production, and experimental form-making were pursued as philosophical acts, not commercial strategies. Each ZigZag was hand-upholstered in the atelier. This one carries that craftsmanship visibly—no two pieces are identical.
Materials:
Wool upholstery from Kvadrat (Danish premium textile house) in mustard yellow and coffee brown. Aluminum legs in polished finish. The wool shows appropriate patina; the piece has lived and aged with dignity.
Condition:
Structurally sound. Upholstery shows honest wear consistent with age and use—evidence of a piece that has inhabited real space, not a showroom—fabric by Kvadrat.
For the Collector:
Hidden Furniture operates outside mainstream design discourse, which makes acquisition difficult and meaningful. This is not a reproduction or revival—it is an original artifact from a brief, intense period of Dutch design experimentation. Ownership means claiming a piece of late-90s avant-garde thinking about form, craft, and what furniture can be.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsBrown, Silver, YellowMaterialWoolNumber of items1Height60 cmWidth90 cmDepth190 cmSeat height44 cmSigns of usageStains, Holes
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ProfessionalAmsterdam, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since February 2023 • 0 sales