{"id":909347,"date":"2026-09-25T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:10:13","slug":"aluminum-and-steel-shape-platform-architectural-bed-at-paris-design-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/909347\/","title":{"rendered":"aluminum and steel shape platform architectural bed at paris design week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PLATFORM: a steel bed frame reimagined as a piece of architecture<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amsterdam architect and designer Rik Frans Jansen presents PLATFORM, a bed made from stainless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/steel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">steel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/aluminum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aluminum<\/a> and dressed by Berlin bedding label Brut Studios at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/paris-design-week-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Design Week 2026<\/a>. Its bolted metal panels and exposed aluminum profiles draw from building construction, bringing materials usually concealed behind walls and ceilings into the domestic interior.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Presented at GOOD SELECTION, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/exhibition-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition<\/a> organized by designer Lucas Zito during Paris Design Week 2026, PLATFORM measures 250 \u00d7 220 \u00d7 50 cm. The bed consists of an aluminum profile frame clad in bolted stainless-steel panels, lifting the sleeping platform above the floor and giving it a distinct spatial presence.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rik frans jansens architectural bed dressed by brut studios at paris design week 9\" width=\"818\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rik-frans-jansens-architectural-bed-dressed-by-brut-studios-at-paris-design-week-9-6ab512d6b8821.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Rik Frans Jansen\u2019s PLATFORM at GOOD SELECTION, Paris Design Week 2026 | image \u00a9Rik Frans Jansen<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Exposed joints and soft sateen contrast across the PLATFORM bed<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The same panel system continues into a low headboard with integrated power outlets, while joints, bolts, and profile ends remain visible. The approach reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/rikfransjansen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jansen\u2019s<\/a> architectural background and his interest in materials typically encountered during construction before they are concealed within a building. Here, these structural elements become the visible language of the furniture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rigid metal construction is paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/brut-studios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brut Studios\u2019<\/a> 600-thread-count sateen made from extra-long-staple Egyptian cotton, presented in Ashen Stone and Concrete Blue. The colors reference the tones of the steel, creating a contrast between the hard metal frame and the soft textile surface.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rik frans jansens architectural bed dressed by brut studios at paris design week 6\" width=\"818\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rik-frans-jansens-architectural-bed-dressed-by-brut-studios-at-paris-design-week-6-6ab512d6b8769.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the aluminum profile structure appears beneath the steel cladding | image \u00a9Nam Seung Rok<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RIK FRANS JANSEN\u2019S uses Brut Studios\u2019 bedding in exhibition settings<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Designed in Berlin and made in Egypt, Brut Studios develops bedding through material, proportion, and a restrained palette of architectural colors. For the presentation, the bedding extends the PLATFORM concept into the softer elements of the bedroom while maintaining its material and tonal relationship with the bed frame. PLATFORM is available to order.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rik frans jansens architectural bed dressed by brut studios at paris design week 8\" width=\"818\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rik-frans-jansens-architectural-bed-dressed-by-brut-studios-at-paris-design-week-8-6ab512d6b87e7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>PLATFORM with Brut Studios cotton sateen bedding | image \u00a9Rik Frans Jansen<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rik frans jansens architectural bed dressed by brut studios at paris design week 5\" width=\"818\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rik-frans-jansens-architectural-bed-dressed-by-brut-studios-at-paris-design-week-5-6ab512d6b872b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Brut Studios 600-thread-count cotton sateen against the stainless-steel panels | image \u00a9Nam Seung Rok<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PLATFORM: a steel bed frame reimagined as a piece of architecture \u00a0 Amsterdam architect and designer Rik Frans&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":909348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[84097,76,354,355,49,48,356,75,2386,310100,16343],"class_list":["post-909347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-aluminum-architecture-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-exhibition-design","tag-paris-design-week-2026","tag-steel-architecture-and-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/909348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}