Apr 22
Mattress shopping can be a major pain in the ass. Something that Casper, a newly launched sleep startup, wants to remedy. The supposed solution? One single, painstakingly engineered mattress for the masses.
Apr 18
Forget those individually-wrapped coil spring beds that can shrug off bouncing bowling balls, the Balluga—a mattress made of layer upon layer of computer-controlled inflatable spheres—could be the most comfortable place you’ve ever rested your head. And with a laundry list of other lavish features, you may never have a reason to get up.
Mar 31
It won’t quite give you access to the mile high club, but if you’re harboring deep down fantasies involving a romance with an airplane mechanic, MotoArt’s new Jumbo 747 Sleeper should scratch that itch.
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Mar 07
Like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, sofabeds put two wonderful things into one even awesomer package. People like sitting, and people like sleeping—it’s the perfect combo. So how could a sofabed possibly ever be improved? With an electric mechanism that automatically unfolds and retracts the mattress, with the cushions still attached.
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Jan 08
Devices that collect all kinds of fitness and health metrics populated the halls of CES this year, but Sleep Number revealed one of the more intriguing options with its new x12 bed featuring the company’s SleepIQ technology. In addition to providing as comfy a night’s sleep as possible through a series of inflatable cushions and the company’s Sleep Number system, the bed also keeps tabs on your slumber letting you know how restful an evening you had through an accompanying app.
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Jan 08
Would you ever walk into a stranger’s home and ask to buy the necklace draped on their side table? Or offer to give them cash for some of their cutlery? No? Well, meet Mira Schröder. She lives in an apartment that functions as a part-time showroom, where everything—including the amazing flippable bed above—is available for purchase on-site.
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Nov 01
Using a cleverly engineered counterweight mechanism, these wonderful beds from Italian furniture maker Espace Loggia can be raised to the roof when you’re not sleeping. The design is supposed to free up space in a room during the day so you can squeeze a desk in there or other temporary furniture, but the real reason this exists is obvious: it’s the easiest way to get out of making your bed without looking like a slob.
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Oct 31
Scientists claim there are no black holes close enough to harm our solar system. But they’re clearly not acknowledging the black holes that exist under every bed, sucking in and trapping dropped items, random clothing, and seemingly every last speck of dust in a room. There’s a solution, though, in the form of Letti Bolzan’s clever Iorca bed, which lifts your mattress to turn that under-bed void into tons of easily accessible storage space.
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Sep 23
Creative ways to hide your sleeping space are as old at the first murphy bed, but this might be a first: The owners of this London apartment have found a way to maximize their living space without resorting to a bed that folds into a closet.
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Aug 23
Swiss designer Till Könneker recently came up with a fantastic way to maximize the space in his studio apartment, which lacked room for storage. He created a loft bed called the Living Cube that incorporates everything from an entertainment center, to a clothes rack, to even a walk-in closet for stashing things he wants kept out of sight.
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