Israel-based company Hollandia International subscribes to the latter philosophy: “Contrary to popular belief, our bodies are not designed to sleep on a completely flat surface. In order to get authentic, restorative sleep, our back needs to be slightly elevated for enhanced breathing and our feet should also be slightly elevated for proper circulation. Most importantly, having our upper and lower body slightly elevated alleviates the pressure we often feel in our lower back.”

No, it’s not just for tacky retirees anymore: the tilted mattress is here to stay.

Hollandia International hired superstar designer Karim Rashid to create two different sleep environments. We could call them beds, but that would be underestimating their power and cache. These “beds” are more like stage sets, providing an all-encompassing sensual experience. Hollandia International offers sound advice: “Let’s stay in bed,” and Rashid’s designs do everything in their power to realize that good counsel. The Sphere Bed is an enveloping pod complete with a 32” color television, covered LED canopy-top lights, outside back vanity mirror, and champagne holder. It’s the new bachelor’s retreat (or bachelorette—let’s not be sexist)—a modern-day version of the swinger’s leopard-covered Murphy bed that pops out at just the right moment.

The bed features the Hollandia plush comfort, along with the company’s signature adjustability and massage—packaged in sumptuous fabric (custom-upholstered however your little heart desires). Rashid’s piece transforms the bed into something far greater: “The Sphere brings a whole new dimension to experiential bedroom living.”

Starting with the egg-shape and the appealing metaphoric connotations therein, Thony goes several steps further, infusing Lomme with all the ingredients for a rejuvenative sleep. Taking as cue a two year study into the science of sleep, Lomme shapes the senses of sound (a fully integrated stereo system with iPod dock, the protective sound-damping arc of the shell), sight (notice the iridiscent hue of hidden LEDs, which can be user-tuned to simulate sunset and sunrise), and touch (a massage system integrated into the mattress).

This collection of impressive innovations impressed the judges such that Lomme was awarded the coveted Red Dot Award for Product Design. But from my perspective, these high-tech features are merely icing on the cake: Lomme’s embracing contours alone are sufficient to create the blissful state of suspended animation we call sleep.

This enviable bliss, along with the diurnal delight of rolling out of one’s very own egg each morning, will let you face each day with all the youthful aspect of a newly-hatched chick.

In order to enrich the Bedroom Inspiration Section and to help you orientate when decorating one of the most important spaces in a house, i decided to present you the pictures that impressed me the most.

Modern design and wonderfull colors represent these pictures the most, you can check out laflat for more pictures and bedroom inspiration options.

The high headboard of the Buonanotte Valentina bed features curved wooden slats—the edges of the slats containing some of the unbridled enthusiasm of the wood’s sensuous curves. Facing the bed head on, the wooden headboard appears rigid and flat; however, looking at it from any other angle reveals the S curvature of the bed’s headboard. The platform base too plays with a combination of rectilinear and contoured surfaces, from the straight spine hugging the floor to the rectangles with rounded edges that serve as the base in the front and back of the frame. The play here with aesthetic binaries can de dangerous: badly realized, this contradiction can be absurd. But the risk here is averted, the Buonanotte Valentina achieving a balance as precarious and daunting as a tightrope walker.

The bed can be further transformed with an optional covered headboard, wrapping the slats in leather—while still maintaining a wooden frame. It’s like a taut canvas stretched over a well-constructed scaffold, wherein the covering actually calls attention to what lies beneath. And what lies beneath, like everything else produced by Ceccotti, is masterfully built with that attention to detail we’ve come to expect of the Italians. The name tells much of what dreams you may have when sleeping in this bed—dreams foretelling a succession of good nights. If it were music, the Buonanotte Valentina would be reincarnated as the operatic notes of Offenbach’s Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman—hauntingly yet serenely beautiful.

At the moment Calvin Klein has an interesting, modern Bedroom Collection. From this older Collection i decided to present you a few options in the Bedroom Inspiration Series.

They also announced that two furniture lines will be launched this spring: ‘Calvin Klein’ and ‘The curator collection by Calvin Klein Home’. The new lines will consist of modern, timeless pieces in keeping with the Calvin Klein brand aesthetic. The full line will debut at the High Point Market in late October, and will appear in stores in January 2009. I also found a few pictures from these new collections that are coming up and i decided to post them for you.

This is the reason a unique project has been initiated in the form of the Le Clochard quilt cover. The cover is printed with the image of a cardboard box folded open. A large proportion of the proceeds from Le Clochard goes to SZN. The income is used to fund housing projects which prioritise support for young people in finding work or continuing their education. So by sleeping under a cardboard box, you can help a homeless young person out from under one.

The initiators of Le Clochard are Erik van Loo and Peggy van Neer. They market Le Clochard under the name SNURK (it means ’snore’ in Dutch!).

Most people in the Netherlands are aware that there are homeless adults in the country. But unfortunately there are also many young people on the street. The Health and Welfare Ministry estimates there are at least 5000 homeless young people. And accommodation is available for only one in ten of them. What’s more, support services are fragmented and young people are at risk of falling through the net.

Homeless young people have often been through a lot and have a range of problems. Apart from food and shelter, they need skilled support. When they finally have accommodation and have had the chance to get their breath back, they receive support in living independently, and finishing their education or looking for a job.

SZN hopes this quilt cover will help raise funds for homeless young people and draw attention to their plight. Because many people still react with surprise or even incomprehension when they hear there are homeless young people in the Netherlands. By buying Le Clochard, you’ll be helping a small, young organisation that urgently needs your support.

By buying the Le Clochard quilt cover you help homeless young people in the Netherlands. Because the more quilt covers are sold, the more homeless young people SZN can help.
With the proceeds from Le Clochard, more projects for homeless young people can be realised and supported. Over the past years, with SZN’s help 10 hostels have been set up, in Amsterdam, Breda, Enschede, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Nijmegen, Roermond, Heerlen, Rotterdam and Tilburg. With extra financial support the cooperation between local authorities, schools, employers and housing corporations can also be improved.

By ordering Le Clochard you also help raise awareness of homeless young people in the Netherlands. We live in a rich country and we should be ashamed that we don’t offer this group of young people a place in society. What’s more, homeless young people really want to improve their lives. They’re young, hopeful and energetic. The only thing they lack is a helping hand.

You can help by letting your friends, family or colleagues know about Le Clochard. Please go to our tell a friend page. And if you live in the Netherlands and you’d like make a contribution to helping homeless young people, contact SZN. On the SZN site you can also find ten interesting and usefull sleep tips.

Tetris Tiles puts the fun back into tiling. Ideal for use in Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms – any place that is worthy of colour and fun.

With Tetris Tiles you can create your own talking point. Your own patterns. Your own feel good environment.

They use only the finest Italian ceramics. The Tiles are multi functional-indoor or outdoor use.
It is great on floors as well as walls. All orders come with an easy to install Tetris manual.

The chinese influences, the warm colors and all those unique pieces of furniture mixed with expensive textile are the perfect choice for a romantic yet modern and wonderfull bedroom.

Words can’t allwayz describe what a picture shows! Enjoy!

Phi-ton The Bed

A new living environment, to be adjusted to your personal wishes and the mood of the moment. The multiple award winning design brings timeless elegance into your bedroom. Advanced, patented technology is invisibly incorporated.

Timeless design and a luxurious finish make the Phi-ton bed a jewel in every bedroom. Floating without a sub-frame, with sophisticated lines, the Phi-ton bed always shows its best side.

The bed – the main source for a sense of wellbeing in any desired space. Made possible through a technique that really spoils you. No visual limitations due to power cords. All you have to see of the intelligent, self-correcting adjustment is the remote control, which also operates the optional massage function.

Room for individuality. Whether set up in the basic horizontal position or in one of countless other positions: Phi-ton The Bed always distinguishes itself with its floating design. Therefore, one Phi-ton bed should not have to look like any other: with different feet and contemporary fabrics in various colours, you can personalize the appearance of your bed.

The Phi-ton bed offers unlimited possibilities for individual freedom and comfort. Perfect adjustability to the personal desires and physical characteristics of every user. Whether you want to sleep, relax, read, watch TV or snuggle up, the variety of possible positions is only limited by the laws of ergonomics. Phi-ton beds are also available with Phi-ton 3D-mattresses that have beneficial massage functions built in. The ultimate way to relax, simply lie down and enjoy. And if you fall asleep – this is no problem, the massage ends automatically after 15 minutes.

Alien

The designer describes this collection as: “It seems as if a strange creature is sliding down a rope.  Gently and almost weightlessly, radiating a warm and graceful light.  Alien.  Available in two different sizes and four variations, as pendant, table, floor lights, and outdoor.”

The strange but appealing design makes from these lightning pieces the perfect items which can add a modern touch to any of your rooms. I am sure you can’t wait till it gets into stores because so do i!