The W* House / Seating

Walnut daybed

William Emmerson / Ralph Pucci

$16,280

Though there’s a general feeling at W* HQ that walnut may be a bit of a tired material, we’re willing to make an exception for William Emmerson’s new daybed. The daybed is part of Emmerson’s Ab Ovo collection (meaning ‘from the egg’) inspired by a dream the designer had about human anatomy. The resulting furniture pieces explore various organic, vaguely anatomical shapes in walnut, upholstered with woven leather. There’s nothing gruesome though, indeed it’s all rather dreamy; the mid-century, antique feel of the daybed particularly, with its combination of dark leather and hand carved walnut, will have even the hardened workaholic giving in to the occasional urge for a kip.

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