BED
“I am standing in front of your beds, and they blow my mind!”
Kurt Vonnegut, author
BED BUG
The four-wheeled version of a Volkswagen that invaded the US before its many-legged version bedded in unwanted places.
PEA IN THE BED
Homage to the Princess
Renowned worldwide, a Princess stands apart when she can feel a pea in a mountain of mattresses.
DEATH BED
Homage to Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo survived a near-fatal accident and painted her way to prosperity from her bed, with the motto “Vive la Muerte”.
BEDTIME
Homage to Salvador Dali
In the surrealistic time-scape of the bed, the clock goes soft and dreams of fantasy are surveyed by four eyed-feet
BED OF REEDS
Homage to Moses
Moses drifted downriver in a bed of reeds and changed the course of civilization.
ARMY BED
Military might needs respite - an army never sleeps.
HOLLYWOOD BED
Always round, satin and kitsch, stardom is evidenced by the marquee, your name in concrete on Grumman’s sidewalk, and your hot-line phone for studio calls – Marilyn knows!
BED SPRING
Homage to Botticelli
“Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin — it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.” Ask Botticelli.
BUNK BED
In Olde English, “bunk” carried our current euphemistic meaning of “Hog Wash”.
OPIUM BED
An antique opium pipe from India provides a smoker’s dream of an elephant-drawn resting place fit for a Maharajah.
DAY BED
Homage to Madame Recamier
The portrait of Madame Recamier by Ingres is the Day Bed in its most well-known artistic image.
BEDTIME STORY
Homage to Mother Goose
Mother Goose has tucked in more people than we know - with dreams of Humpty Dumpty, Hickory Dickory, and time for one last story.
BEDSTEAD
Homage to John Wayne
An homage to John Wayne who knew when a fence post mattered more than a bedroll, so long as your steed was valiant.
BEDROCK
Homage to Fred Flintstone
“Meet the Flintstones, they’re a modern stone age family. They're a page from the town of Bedrock right out of history. Let’s ride with the family down the street…”
Bed of Leaves
A time for nature to reclaim its force.
BATEAU LIT
“Each night while you are sleeping beside me, a boat docks in the harbor of your dreams and I become the lover you have never known…”
Baby Bed
As for all newborns, this requires the proper “blankey” and a set of safety pins and the Teddy, too.