Passepartout

Passepartout (1998)
Designers: Dante Donegani & Giovanni Lauda
Manufacturer: Edra
MSRP: Very expensive

"Multi-layered" only begins to describe this wondrous piece; one that I have admired for a very long time. Ostensibly a chaise longue, Passepartout, by virtue of its tremendous proportions (W/H/D: 190cm x 192cm x 56cm or 6'23" x 6'29" x 1'8") functions equally well as a room divider. And if you're feeling déjà vu, then you must be a Verner Panton fan; as, clearly, Passepartout was inspired by Panton's celebrated installation Phantasy Landscape, Visiona II (Cologne, 1970). A multi-tasking work of art? I'll take it.