Daybeds
Daybeds are a surprisingly constant presence in civilization's long history of slumber. For many centuries in Asia, the Japanese tatami and the Chinese k'ang functioned as daybed prototypes, mats and platforms used for both sitting and sleeping. As for Western civilization, all Egyptian beds were daybeds. And in Greece, Agathon and Socrates and other participants in Plato's Symposium were likely sprawled across Greek daybeds known as klines.
Daybeds have since been adapted as military beds, physicians' and psychiatrists' couches, and granted foreign names such as chaise lounge.
Just as the industrial era brought on greater distinctions between daybeds and night beds, traditional daybeds have separated into decorative and functional designs. Today, daybed can refer to everything from a hammock to a sleek futuristic chair to your grandmother’s pop-up bed. For more on the history and uses of daybeds, peruse the list of daybed articles we've compiled below.
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