Tempurpedic

As most everyone is aware, Vera Wang is most renowned for her gown designs, particularly her wedding gown creations. But not every person probably knows she also designs a line of luxury mattress and these was launched early this year (in partnership with Serta).

The Wall Street Journal has recently done an interview with her and below are the excerpts:

WSJ: Isn’t the business of selling mattresses and other home goods fundamentally different from the business of selling designer gowns and apparel?

Deciding on a waterproof mattress pad? It would help you to know that this is a kind of pad that offers a lot of function.

• If you have pets or kids in the house, a waterproof mattress pad provides easy protection to your standard mattress, as well as your bedsheets, from spills, wetting, dirt and dog or cat hair.
• It’s low maintenance and very easy to clean.
• It’s a good support for old, worn out mattresses.
• If you own a waterbed that is springing a leak, a waterproof mattress pad makes a good cover, at least until the waterbed is repaired.

Supported by stainless steel tension cables, the Suspended Bed 2.0 (I wonder what happened to 1?) doesn’t actually move or swing about. Housefish guarantees the platform is “completely rigid”, a testament to the company’s engineering. Most of their furniture are uniquely and functionally designed for quality.

via Housefish

A hemp mattress is ideally used when the weather is humid, as it will be able to stand molds and mildew formation. This topper isn’t only all that, it also has a slip cover for added protection and is made of lightweight composition, perfect for laying atop any kind of regular mattress.

While it is quite lightweight and thin, this hemp mattress is inspired from the Japanese idea of layering mattress in order to create customized comfort and support.

Building For Health recommends:

Designed by Emaf Progetti, this Sommier divan is fitted with a forma mattress, characterized as self-shaping and made with breathable materials.

The foam mattress has:

You can purchase this and learn more about its composition and materials via Unicahome.

Splurging on mattress toppers may not be feasible for some people so why not create one for less than $10? Here’s a great idea from Thrifty Fun:

Collect or purchase new low cost bed pillows, standard or queen size; fiber filled ones usually run $2.00 each or use old ones you already have that have gone flat. Collect enough, approximately 9-15 pillows. Stitch together sides and ends in a vertical manner, much like a quilt is prepared. You have now created a topper! Cover with a bed sheet when in use and store in a plastic comforter bag.Much less expense and just as comfy as a faux feather bed topper!

Wheels on bed frames keep it functional and versatile, such as this Gypsy Platform bed from Spacify. The frame can either come in Matt Black or Grey finish. The mattress is part of the package and is composed of supple yet firm and comfortable materials, offering an effective back support. Because it is made of cotton, the mattress quickly absorbs sweat and moisture.

I think these are some of the coolest work of art:

This was from California College of the Arts: Graduate Exhibition which was done over a year ago.

And over here, is the work of Gillian Kenny, an Irish artist who reinvented mattresses found in the dumpster.

The realistic nature of photography has unfortunately led the medium to be associated with pragmatic truth, where each supposedly functions as a given of the other. Gillian Kenny chips away at this long-standing paradox within a series of fifteen pieces that use the silk-screen process to render a different photographic image upon each unframed, steel surface. Suspending her work between perception and depiction, Kenny then scratches or applies paint over these representations, so as to transform the objective to subjective. In the end, these pieces play with machinations of personal memory.

This is a completely alternative mattress topper to the ones usually seen at stores and are chemically treated. They’re made of buckwheat hulls and are inserted tunnel style. The fabric is then weaved to keep the wheats in place.

Buckwheat hull mattress toppers are designed to lie atop an existing mattress to extend the life of mattress and increase the comfort of sleep. The Buckwheat Hull filling is natural, it lasts for many years. Long after other fillings have collapsed and worn out, a buckwheat hull filling will still be fully functional.