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Inspired by the princess and pea story, Doshi Levien's Principessa daybed consists of many thin mattress layers, the top most displaying a graphic composition of objects belonging to a contemporary princess. These objects, strewn across the bed as if the princess is preparing for a night out, range from the plain utilitarian to the glamorous, including a hairdryer, sunglasses, necklace and cocktail glass.
No doubt awaking black and blue, the My Beautiful Backside seats offer the contemporary princess an opportunity to rest her wary bones. Referencing seating arrangements in India where the chair is replaced by multiples of cushions, the backs of the seats are a composition of floating cushions. The use of oversized badges for buttons allow one to "jewel up" the seating in the same way that one might embellish an item of clothing. Upholstered using felt and wool, and embellished with silver and gold foiling, the seats introduce an opulent, ostentatious Indian character to the conservative aesthetic of couture English gentlemen's suits.
