I grew up sleeping on a bunk bed we got from a garage sale. It was solid wood, sturdy, and perfect to the twin sister who won the coin toss and got the top bunk. However, I think my vision of its stylish nature was clouded over my by competitive one. Especially after viewing the latest modular bunk beds by Magis that designer Mark Newsom calls Bunky.

Bunky Bed. Desigend by Mark Newson for Magis.

Hip New Bunkbed Design by Mark Newsom for Magis Breathes Form and Shape Into the Modular Structure

Newsom designed the stacked beds as a modular structure that is formed using just four different pieces. The beds can be taken apart and used individually just as easily as they can be put back together again, – making it an easy decision for middle children like myself to figure out how they want their bedroom setup.

Visually, the color scheme is vibrant and playful, using three shades of blue in a super smooth surface. The material itself is made safe enough for children to play and sleep, super simple to wipe clean, and leaves no sharp edges on the ladder or sides of the beds. Between the two beds the middle portion contains holes that allow for maximum airflow from top to bottom. As it would seem, the Bunky by Mark Newsom for Magis is the ultra hip, tech-savvy version to my old-fashioned favorite that I’d welcome into the design of a modern space for kids any day.

Magis is the brand that has given a novel twist to domestic design, building its identity on incorporating leading edge technology into mass production. Founded in 1976 by a newcomer to the furniture business, Eugenio Perazza, Magis is today a giant international design laboratory that constantly puts itself to the test, seeking technological sophistication and employing a highly diversified workforce that includes leading global designers like Richard Sapper, Jasper Morrison, Stefano Giovannoni, Marc Newson, Konstantin Grcic, Ron Arad, the Bouroullecs, Robin Day, Pierre Paulin, Jerszy Seymour, Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Heatherwick and many others.