Nandi Day Bed

The Day Bed is a historically significant piece of furniture in several South Asian regions. Known as ‘charpai’ or ‘khatiya,’ it is still a regular feature in rural homes across north India.The Nandi Day Bed is made of wooden slats that are curved at the ends. The slats rest on a frame with rounded legs. The gently-curved ends of the slats are achieved by using a special technique to bend the wood by slotting a small piece of wood into the larger piece. This method, captured in this video, saves material and limits the amount of waste generated during production. It also lends the bed a distinctive aesthetic with contrasting grain patterns at the ends of the slats. “When technical constraints create a beautiful ornament in the end, it is always a gift from the universe," designer Klemens Grund says with a smile.

The Day Bed comes with a customised mattress and loose cushions inspired by the traditional Indian mattress known as ‘gadda’. Stuffed with organic cotton, the mattress is hand tufted using traditional methods and upholstered in a selection of handspun cotton and silk fabrics from the textile maker Zanav. “It was important to fill the mattress with a traditional and organic material. This way the whole body can feel the authenticity of the idea.”

All products of the Nandi collection come with special feet pads that have been customised as per the shape and size of each leg. They felt pads are inserted into a groove at the bottom of the leg to improve their durability and to make them less visible.

Teak (Tectona grandis)

H 35.0 / L 204.5 / W 92.5