"Cleopatra" Narrow Daybed with Oatmeal Mattress and Bolster

A. R. Cordemeyer / Auping / Netherlands

1960s Cleopatra narrow daybed by A.R. Cordemeyer with teak ends, enameled dark gray metal frame and "Auping" printed on mesh springs. Comes with Castro beige mattress and bolster. Manufactured by Royal Auping, founded in 1888 and has been a part of (and more often than not was instrumental in breaking ground in) every style of design ever since. The Cleopatra divan bed for Auping was developed by Cordemeijer in 1953, among many other things. Auping hired Cordemeijer to create 'something wonderful'. The Cleopatra's exquisite design he presented to the company fit in beautifully with the newly updated bedroom style of the 1950s. After Auping he started working at Gispen in 1954 and carried on as an independent industrial designer, creating a large amount of office furniture.