Honey, I Shrunk the Floating Bed
A miniaturist scales down modern design.
by Sonia Zjawinski | Photo by Jennifer O’Keeffe
CN[R``N AVRT` dN` & m^[d i^[ c WZ[ ^[h Èhij c_d_Wjkh[0 W ed[#_d Y^
h[Z#WdZ#m^_j[#ijh_f[Z WjXen m_j^ W Xb WYa b_Z WdZ W j_do Xb WYa Xem
ed jef$ ½? ij_bb ^Wl[ _j ¾ i^[ fhekZbo [n Yb W_ci$ Dem _d ^[h *&i" J_[]i
Yh[ Wj[i j_do ^_]^bo Z[j W_b[Z f_[ Y[i e\ \khd_jkh[ WdZ _dj[h_eh jh_c#
c_d]i i^[ YWbbi c_d_Wh Yi" m^_Y^ i^[ fb WY[i _d \kjkh_ij_Y [dl_hed#
c[dji" f^eje]h Wf^i" WdZ i[bbi je Wl_Z Yebb[ Yjehi$
J^[ ceZ[bi" Xk_bj ed W '0'( i YWb[" c_c_Y ceZ[hd" ;Wc[i#[h W
Z[i_]d h Wj^[h j^ Wd j^[ \kiio L_Yjeh_Wd mehbZi ej^[h c_d_Wjkh_iji
j[dZ je h[#Yh[Wj[$ J_[]i mehai m_j^ekj ]bk[ eh dW_bi" Y^eei_d] _dij[WZ
je \ebZ c Wj[h_Wbi eh ki[ c_d_ c W]d[ji je ½Xebj¾ b[]i je W j WXb[jef$
M^_b[ Bk Y_j[ _i J_[]iÀi c Wj[h_Wb e\ Y^e_Y[" j^[ Whj_ij YWd jh Wdi\ehc
j^[ ceij ckdZWd[ e\ [l[hoZWo _j[ci _dje ZW_djo Z[Yeh$ ½?Àl[ c WZ[
i_dai ekj e\ Z_ifeiWXb[ YedjWYj#b[di YedjW_d[hi"¾ i^[ iWoi$
Ic Wbb \khd_jkh[ Ze[idÀj [gk Wb X_] f Wo¼Yebb[Yjehi if[dZ Wdom^[h[
\hec (&& je )&& \eh W ed[#e\#W#a_dZ f_[Y[ j^Wj j Wa[i hek]^bo +&
^ekhi je cWa[$ 7dZ j^WjÀi `kij j^[ Èhij ij[f0 ½?Àc ]e_d] je if[dZ ceh[
j_c[ ed j^[ feij Wb f WYa W]_d] e\ jme ]b Wii j WXb[i ?Àl[ c WZ[ j^ Wd j^[
WYjkWb Xk_bZ_d] e\ j^[ jWXb[i"¾ J_[]i iWoi$ I^[ ikffehji ^[hi[b\ m_j^
Wd e\ÈY[ `eX WdZ if[dZi e\\ ^ekhi \h[[b Wd Y_d] \eh Wd _dj[h_eh Z[i_]d
Yecf Wdo eh i_jj_d] ^kd Y^[Z el[h ^[h ),#_d Y^ mehaj WXb[$ M_j^ j^[
^[bf e\ \[bbem c_d_Wjkh_ij CWha Jkhf_d¼m^e Z[i_]di ceZ[b Xk_bZ#
_d]i b_a[ j^[ 9hoij Wb 7h YWZ[ f_Yjkh[Z ^[h[¼J_[]i X[]Wd WYY[fj_d]
Yecc_ii_edi _d C Wh Y^$ J^[ jme X[] Wd Yebb WXeh Wj_d] W\j[h J_[]i
i[dj Jkhf_d W \ Wd b[jj[h _d (&&-" WdZ Jkhf_d \[bb _d bel[ m_j^ J_[]iÀi
meha$ Dem ^[ Èbbi ^_i ^ec[i m_j^ ^[h \khd_i^_d]i" WdZ i^[ ki[i ^_i
j[[dio WhY^_j[Yjkh[ je ^eki[ ^[h meha$
Ck Y^ e\ j^[ cW]_Y e\ J_[]iÀi Yh[Wj_edi _i _d j^[ mWo i^[ YWfjkh[i
j^[c ed Èbc$ JWa_d] j^[ l_[m \hec W IWd <h Wd Y_i Ye ^_]^#h_i[ Wi j^[
XWYaZhef \eh ^[h _c W]_d Who bknkho ^ec[i" i^[ Wd]b[i j^[ b[di WdZ
c Wd_fkb Wj[i j^[ i Y Wb[ ie j^ Wj j^[ . +)#\eej Jh Wdi Wc[h_Y W Foh Wc_Z
Xk_bZ_d]" \eh [nWcfb[" beeai f[h\[Yjbo _d iodY m_j^ W '&#_dY^ X[Z _d
j^[ \eh[]hekdZ$ ½?\ b[ Wl[ W l_[m[h i Wo_d]" ¿? m_i^ YekbZ X[ ic Wbb ie
YekbZ ]e _di_Z[ j^Wj ifWY["À¾ i^[ iWoi" ½j^[d ?Àl[ WY^_[l[Z co ]eWb$¾
I[[ J_[]iÀi meha Wj c_d_WhYi$Xbe]ifej$Yec
Welcome to the
Knollhouse:
Vanessa Tiegs
places her version
of Ufficio Tecnico’s
Spoleto chair in the
Crystal Arcade.
