BEDSTEAD COMPETITION 
FOR THE METAL ART COMPANY 
Designed by Pierre Lahalle, Paris 
ALL-METAL BEDSTEAD 
IV/TETAL beds having square tubing instead 
of round have been made by many manu¬ 
facturers in recent years, and have gained con¬ 
siderable popularity, despite the fact that many 
of the designs that have been offered for sale 
are monotonous in the extreme. 
The illustration above shows a pleasing use 
of the square tubing in a Renaissance design, 
in which the architect has combined connec¬ 
tions that are excellently strong with an ap¬ 
pearance of extreme lightness, delicacy and 
heauty. 
This bed is notable for the low head and foot, 
which would be of advantage in a room of 
moderate size in lending an appearance of 
greater height to the ceiling and giving an 
effect of more space in the room. 
The composite character of this design would 
make the bed appropriate in a wide variety of 
interior decorations, including the Art Nouveau, 
but it suggests the delicacy of the French style 
and would harmonize very well with airy and 
graceful interior furnishings patterned after 
those of the eighteenth century Bourbons. 
This bed could be produced in every essential 
as the drawing shows although some modifica¬ 
tion would be advisable to facilitate assembling 
without materially altering the design. The 
finish of this bed would be as desired, in bright, 
dull, old brass or Etruscan finish. 
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