We all like our beds. We can rely on the comfort for a restful and restoring sleep — but do you ever wonder what it would be like to sleep in a bed and/or location less ordinary?
Each of these beds caught my eye and I wonder what it would be like to sleep in them.
• Canopy bed sculpture by François Lalanne in an early Paris apartment living room of Jacques Grange. From the book French Style by Suzanne Slesin & Stafford Cliff, Jacques Dirand photography c 1982
• The Prophet Room at Atelier Sul Mare, an art hotel on the island of Sicily
• Lion Sands Private Game Reserve, Tree House
• The Sonic Bed London is a purpose built portable venue which plays music that moves for the prone bodies of an audience, who can come lie in the bed alone or together.
It is a sonic and social experiment exploring our perception of sound, presenting an oversized bed as a polished wooden tank with steps to climb up to get in it. Visitors are invited to remove their shoes and come lie on and enjoy specially constructed pieces moving up and down and around their bodies. Subtle, dynamic, at times beyond hearing, Sonic Bed plays music to feel rather than just listen to.
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The first one reminds me of the bed Joan Cusacks character sleeps in in the movie TOYS.
That bird is the creepiest and most hilarious thing I've seen in a long time. :)
yeah, who hasn't dreamed of a bird bed???
the last two would make me feel trapped in a coffin.
the bird bed is so horrible that it's actually cool
I can picture Bjork sleeping in it.
If I came across it at a yard sale, I would probably buy the bird bed.
i wish the bird bed came from a collection of all kind of different animal beds! frog bed anyone?
Oh, a double coffin. How restful.
I have to admit, I'm kind of digging the bird bed. I don't think the rest of the room works with it, though, but it would be wonderfully surreal in the right space.
I remember seeing the bird bed when the book first came out in 1982, and I've never forgotten it...
The other pictures in the book are beautiful too, full of blonde woods, and put together in a way we are not used to seeing in North America. Check it out.
that bird bed is more "nightmare" than "fantasy". super super creepy.
Hahaha...
I'm not sure of the wisdom of sleeping in an open bed on a game preserve. Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "midnight snacks".
lol. I thought the same thing about the open bed. I don't know how much sleep I would get in it.
i like the forth bed. not a fan of the giant bird that could trap you inside or the double coffin.
the others i like.
I like the Eva Zeisel-esque bed in the 4th photo. The sleeping couple looks pretty cozy.
I'll take the third one...indoors or out. The first one..oh, no, no, no, no!
That bird bed has THE creepiest feet! Yuck! They look like the dried crows feet you find at Norse witchcraft stores, which have always creeped me out.
I love love LOVE #2 and #3 though. #2 is like sleeping on the ocean and with #3, my experience tells me that sleeping under the stars in a desert is amazing!
That egg in #4 seams rather cozy, though it's not really my thing.
And as said before, the last one is a coffin for two. They should really only make it in black, as vampire wannabes are the only probable buyers.
The only thing that would make the bird bed any better is if it was also a car.
I'm still smarting that Santa didn't bring me the driveable cupcake from Neiman Marcus.
That first one creeps me out.
I'm thinking something you might find in Willy Wonka's house.
Loving #3 though. Sleeping outside is fun, to do it in style would be a dream come true.
Shouldn't the tag be on his toe in pic #5,LOL.
Omg, I heart that bird bed so much. :D
The Sonic Bed (the last one) reminds me of the sleeping chambers in the show Dollhouse, which would probably not induce peaceful sleep. When I wasn't feeling like I was in a coffin - I like your first comment slowdown, agreed :)
I'd hate to have to try and change the fitted sheet on that sonic bed.
hey! i already tried out the sonic bed, at ars electronica cyberarts festival, and it's actually really comfy. i remember it was big enough for me and two colleagues (with enough space inbetween!) and we stayed there for 10 minutes until other visitors urged us to leave.
hey! wasnt #1 on an old TV episode of Batman?
The Lomme bed costs about twice as much as my brand new car.
I am not sure if that would make me sleep very well at night, but all the features sure sound interesting.
Oooh! I love that bird canopy bed! Although, not for myself, I could see myself putting that in a nursery though. Very childlike and interesting all at the same time.