during a recent trip to new york, i finally visited the judd foundation, located at 101 spring street, the former residence and studio of sculptor donald judd (1928-1994).
so, a quote in a recent article about canopy beds in the design & decorating section of the wall street journal caught my attention.
‘going to bed in my canopy…is almost like sleeping in a donald judd sculpture.’
-len morgan, new york architectural designer
donald judd (1928-1994) | 15 untitled works in concrete | 1980-1984 | the chinati foundation | marfa, TX
donald judd (1928-1994) | untitled | granite | 1978
donald judd: works in granite, cor-ten, plywood, and enamel on aluminum | pace gallery | new york, NY | 18 february-26 march 2011
photo credits cintani and pace gallery
canopy and four poster beds do make you feel like you are sleeping in a structure. or, in a room within a room.
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master bedroom | jupiter, FL | interior design by furze bard + associates
bedroom | la reserve paris hotel, spa and apartments | paris, france | interior design by rémi tessier
bedroom | kiev, ukraine | design by igor sirotov
photo credits william waldron, ruemag.com and igor sirotov
ironically, donald judd really did sleep within a sculpture. a wall length fluorescent light sculpture by his friend dan flavin (1933-1996).