Description
Where Automotive Elegance Meets the Art of Italian Upholstery
The Poltrona Frau Coupé Bed is one of the most refined bed designs in contemporary Italian furniture — a piece conceived by the acclaimed Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi that translates the aerodynamic elegance of great sports cars into a bed frame of extraordinary craftsmanship. Every surface is hand-upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather— Poltrona Frau’s legendary proprietary leather, the same material that has upholstered the interiors of Ferrari, Maserati, and the world’s finest aircraft cabins. This is not a bed that approximates luxury. It is luxury, made by hand, in Italy, by one of the world’s oldest and most respected furniture makers.
GamFratesi — A Danish-Italian Vision of Automotive Elegance
The Coupé was designed in 2019 by GamFratesi — the design studio of Danish architect Stine Gam and Italian architect Enrico Fratesi, a duo whose work fuses the Danish furniture and craft tradition with the Italian intellectual and conceptual design approach. Their studio has received the Compasso d’Oro finalist selection, iF Award, German Design Awards, and Good Design Awards.
The name “Coupé” is not incidental — it is the central creative brief. GamFratesi’s design pays homage to the classic padded elegance of great sports cars: the low, aerodynamic profile, the sweeping horizontal lines, the sense of speed contained in stillness. The headboard rises like a cockpit surround — enveloping, protective, intimate. The frame is lean and rigorous, like a sports car chassis. The relationship between headboard and frame — two distinct geometric forms that maintain their individuality while meeting in a subtle game of balance and power — is the design’s defining achievement.
Pelle Frau® Leather — Entirely Hand-Upholstered
What distinguishes the Coupé above all else is its covering: Pelle Frau® leather, applied entirely by hand over every surface of both the frame and headboard.
Pelle Frau® is not a commodity leather — it is Poltrona Frau’s own proprietary leather, developed and refined over more than a century of Italian upholstery production. It is characterised by its exceptional softness, its uniform grain structure, its capacity for precise hand-stitching, and its ageing properties — Pelle Frau® develops a distinctive patina with use, deepening and enriching over time in the manner of the finest leather goods. It is the same material used in Ferrari’s bespoke interiors and in the first-class cabins of major international airlines.
The precious stitching on the Coupé is not purely functional — it converges toward the headboard as a design element, creating a visual grammar of precision that underlines the purity of the design. The frame’s rigorous minimalism is softened entirely by the leather, which covers it completely — no visible structure, only leather meeting leather at precisely stitched seams.
Construction — Italian Mastery in Every Component
The Coupé’s construction reflects the level of material specification applied to every Poltrona Frau piece:
Frame: spruce blockboard and poplar plywood, reinforced with steel sheet structural elements painted black — a combination chosen for structural rigidity and dimensional stability within a minimal profile.
Headboard: solid beech, birch plywood, and hardboard panel infill, lightly padded with polyurethane foam — giving the headboard both structural integrity and the precise, consistent surface needed for the leather upholstery’s stitching to be applied at exact geometric intervals.
Lateral parts: moulded polyurethane foam — the two curved lateral elements that wrap around the sides of the sleeping area, creating the enclosed, cockpit-like quality of the overall design.
Horizontal cushion: a removable fabric or leather cushion attached to the top of the headboard by velcro strip and two metal plates — it becomes part of the headboard visually while remaining independently removable. In the De Luxe version, the cushion is embroidered.
Feet: slender cylindrical metal feet in gunmetal grey finish — the contrast between the leather-covered body and the precise metal feet adds sleekness and lightness to the structure. The feet give the bed a floating quality — the body appears to hover above the floor.
Fully Configurable — Pelle Frau® Leather in All Colours and Fabrics
The Coupé is available in the full Poltrona Frau® leather colour range — and the headboard cushion can be covered in either leather or fabric from the collection. The back of the headboard can be finished in leather or fabric.
Sleep Gallery holds Poltrona Frau’s full Coupé catalogue — available in sizes 160×200, 170×200, 180×200, Queen-size, and King-size. Visit our showroom in central Tbilisi or speak to our sleep experts at 596 14 9977 to select your leather colour, cushion fabric, and size. Bed bases and mattresses are sold separately.
Free Delivery and Professional Assembly in Tbilisi
The Poltrona Frau Coupé is delivered and assembled in your home free of charge in Tbilisi by Sleep Gallery’s professional team.
Product Details
- Designer: GamFratesi (Stine Gam + Enrico Fratesi), 2019
- Upholstery: Pelle Frau® leather — entirely hand-applied
- Frame structure: spruce blockboard + poplar plywood + steel sheet reinforcement (black)
- Headboard structure: solid beech + birch plywood + hardboard infill + polyurethane foam padding
- Lateral parts: moulded polyurethane foam
- Headboard cushion: removable fabric or leather (velcro + metal plate attachment)
- Feet: slender cylindrical metal — gunmetal grey or black-painted aluminium
- Bed bases and mattress: sold separately
- Fully configurable: Pelle Frau® leather colours + fabric options
- Full catalogue available at Sleep Gallery
- Made in Italy — Poltrona Frau (Tolentino, est. 1912)
- Delivery and assembly: free in Tbilisi
FAQ:
Q: What is Pelle Frau® leather and what makes it different from standard upholstery leather?
Pelle Frau® is Poltrona Frau’s proprietary leather — not a purchased commodity material but a leather developed and refined by Poltrona Frau over more than a century of Italian upholstery production, to a specification that standard furniture leather does not meet.
Its distinguishing characteristics are exceptional softness — it is noticeably more supple and yielding to the touch than standard upholstery leather — a uniform, fine grain structure that responds to precision stitching with consistent, predictable results, and ageing properties that make it unique among furniture materials. Rather than cracking, fading, or degrading with use, Pelle Frau® develops a distinctive patina — a deepening and enriching of the colour and surface character that reflects the leather’s contact with human skin and light over time. A Poltrona Frau piece upholstered in Pelle Frau® becomes more beautiful with use, not less.
These properties have made Pelle Frau® the leather of choice for clients including Ferrari, Maserati, and major international airlines for first-class cabin interiors — applications where the leather must be both visually exceptional and extraordinarily durable under sustained daily use.
Q: Who are GamFratesi and what is their design approach?
GamFratesi is the design studio of Stine Gam — a Danish architect with a master’s in furniture design — and Enrico Fratesi — an Italian architect with a master’s in industrial design. They founded their studio after gaining experience in architecture practices in Japan and Scandinavia.
Their work is characterised by a specific creative synthesis: Danish furniture and craft tradition — the materiality, the honesty of construction, the attention to human scale — combined with Italian intellectual and conceptual design rigour. Their designs are not decorative solutions but thought-through responses to specific cultural and material questions.
The studio has received recognition including the Compasso d’Oro finalist selection — Italy’s most prestigious design award — as well as the iF Award, German Design Awards, and Good Design Awards. Their Coupé for Poltrona Frau represents their exploration of automotive aesthetics applied to domestic furniture — a genuinely specific brief executed with the precision and material knowledge their approach demands.
Q: How is the Coupé configured — what choices are available?
The Coupé is configurable across four primary dimensions, all available through Sleep Gallery’s full Poltrona Frau catalogue:
Leather colour: the full Pelle Frau® leather colour range — from classic browns and tans through contemporary greys, blacks, and accent colours. The leather covers every surface of the frame and headboard, so the colour choice defines the entire visual character of the bed.
Headboard cushion: the removable horizontal cushion at the top of the headboard can be covered in either leather (matching or contrasting) or fabric from Poltrona Frau’s collection. In the De Luxe version the cushion is embroidered.
Headboard back: can be finished in leather or fabric.
Feet finish: gunmetal grey steel or black-painted aluminium.
Size: 160×200, 170×200, 180×200, Queen-size, King-size.
Bed bases and mattresses are sold separately — Sleep Gallery carries a full range of compatible premium flat bed bases. Our sleep experts are happy to advise on the full configuration at 596 14 99 77.
Q: What bed base is recommended with the Poltrona Frau Coupé?
The Coupé frame accommodates standard bed bases in lengths of 200cm or 210cm (with the exception of the Queen-size and King-size versions which have their own fitting requirements). The Poltrona Frau Vespero base is the manufacturer’s matched base — it can be requested through Sleep Gallery as part of your Coupé order.
For those wishing to pair the Coupé with a base from Sleep Gallery’s own range, the flat bed bases from Auping or TEMPUR® provide excellent compatibility — the Auping Mesh Base Flat and TEMPUR® Premium Flex 500 are both flat insert bases that fit within the Coupé’s frame. Speak to our sleep experts at 596 14 9977 to discuss the best base and mattress pairing for your specific Coupé size and configuration.
Learn more about Poltrona Frau → https://www.poltronafrau.com
Q: The Poltrona Frau Coupé costs more than standard upholstered beds — what justifies the price?
The price reflects three specific distinctions from a standard upholstered bed.
First, Pelle Frau® leather: an entirely hand-applied proprietary leather developed over more than a century of Italian upholstery production, chosen for bespoke Ferrari and airline interiors. The material cost of covering every surface of a full bed frame and headboard in Pelle Frau® leather — with precisely stitched seams hand-applied by Poltrona Frau’s artisans — represents a production investment that standard upholstered beds do not approach.
Second, the construction: spruce blockboard and poplar plywood reinforced with black-painted steel sheet structural elements; solid beech and birch plywood headboard structure; moulded polyurethane lateral forms; cylindrical gunmetal grey steel feet. Each component is specified for its specific role rather than for cost efficiency.
Third, GamFratesi’s design: the precise geometric relationship between headboard and frame — two distinct forms meeting in a studied balance of proportion and visual power — is a resolved design that has received the Compasso d’Oro finalist designation and international design award recognition. Poltrona Frau has been manufacturing in Tolentino since 1912. The craft lineage and material knowledge embedded in each piece cannot be replicated at lower price points.
Free delivery and professional assembly in Tbilisi. Full Poltrona Frau Coupé catalogue available at Sleep Gallery.
