Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset

As with the Ruché settee, the Ruché bed is lifted from the ground by a simple, fine structure which supports a comfortable sleep platform. The structure of Ruché is in solid beech, either stained or natural. Inga Sempé insisted on offering a version in natural beech: "natural wood is beautiful, qualitative, authentic; it is modern, and at the same time restful, for it is one of the rare natural elements one can have in one's own home. The angles of the feet are worked 'en congé', which both refines them and protects the grain of the wood from shocks".

Upon its slim legs, the headboard and frame of the Ruché bed are dressed with distinctive quilting, a kind of boutis stitch of padding made using a cross-hatching of interrupted seams. Alternately flattened by the stitches then set free, the fabric 'curls' in places, giving rise both to its unique appearance and to its name, Ruché (a gathered or pleated fabric which serves as decoration on a piece of clothing). The highlights arising from these changes in level are very rich and their shading varies depending on the fabric used. A plain cloth is enriched with reliefs, a velour captures light from every angle... this quilting, simple and finely-worked, was the subject of much research and many trails, at the outset on my little sewing machine at my agency, then in the prototyping shop in Briord, on the seamstresses' profession-grade machines, and finally there were tests on the programmed sewing robot on which the beds were to be produced. For Ligne Roset, Ruché also brings together the unusual and the traditional. The unusual thing about this piece is its solid wood structure, and the great traditional element: the quilting, the very heart of its savoir-faire. Its rangy uprights and the undulations of its duvet combine to produce a harmonious union of rigorous straight lines and soft, welcoming curves.

Slender and fine, Ruché is nonetheless soft and welcoming. Its quilting was developed with a view to offering great comfort. One can lean back against the headboard in complete comfort. With high, buttoned headboards and raised sleep platforms fast becoming the desired features for luxury beds, the sheer originality and very personal approach of the Ruché bed brings complete renewal to a somewhat tired genre. That said, devotees of lower sleep platforms have not been forgotten.

Designed by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset in the Ruché collection, the side table Ruché is a bed bench made in leather, metal and plywood. One can sit on it to take off shoes and use the thick leather basket to hide slippers or blankets.

Dimensions: L160 x P36 x H45.