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Experience is everything. And the payoffs are valuable. Travelsify, a content analytics platform, has found a disconnect between the way guests describe a hotel and how hotels describe themselves. By […]
The Lanserhof Tegernsee has developed a new, unique program in which the most modern technical equipment and naturopathic insights interlock in each other to optimise personal sleep quality. The new […]
FreshBed founder Barry van Doornewaard, his son and Adam Walzer from Rested | Sleep Engineering Paula Perkins form London is the lucky winner of the FreshBed that could be won […]
Somnex The Sleep Show is the place to be to stay up-to-date on sleep health. This exhibition will be three full days packed with talks, demos, workshops, treatments, advice and […]
Somnex: The Sleep Show is the first ever exhibition dedicated entirely to sleep-health. Over three packed days, leading experts in the field of sleep will gather to share news, practical […]
FreshBed Edition 2 by Robert Kolenik The collaboration with Robert Kolenik started just before Salon Residence 2017, a fair organized by the Dutch interior magazine Residence, in the style of […]
Imagine the benefits of improved sleep, purified air, optimal humidity, and the luxury of climate control under the duvet without compromising the aesthetic of the room that you worked so […]
The science of sleep took one huge leap forward recently with The Nobel Assembly’s announcement that the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2017 was awarded to three scientists who discovered […]
FreshBed was featured in Robert Kolenik‘s ‘Room of the Future’ at the Salon Residence 2017 – a pop-up boutique hotel designed by 20 of the best Dutch interior designers. Kolenik’s room actively worked […]
A hotel guest becomes an unexpected fan of FreshBed We met Mrs Renny Hofstee after she left a glowing review about her experience on a FreshBed. To say she […]
FreshBed CEO Barry van Doornewaard and FG Stijl founder Colin Finnegan discuss design, wellness, and FreshBed ‘Designing for People’: A Conversation with Colin Finnegan of FG Stijl Colin Finnegan […]
On July 25th, The Dylan Hotel in Amsterdam received its shipment of FreshBed. A momentous occasion for The Dylan and FreshBed alike!
While we of course know the benefits that a FreshBed can offer guests, we sat down to speak to General Manager René Bornmann to find out what convinced him to have FreshBed at The Dylan.
While those of us in the Northern Hemisphere consider July and August the summer months of rest, relaxation, and holidays spent lounging by the sea, athletes the world over are […]
Yoga is a 5,000 year old practice originating in India which focuses on transformation of the mind and body through concentration, mindfulness, deep breathing, and postures that stretch, realign and balance the body. This ancient practice, once reserved only for the spiritual, is now a global phenomenon that is practiced by millions the world over. Such a phenomenon, in fact, that in 2014 the United Nations declared June 21st the International Day of Yoga, a move which was supported by all 177 UN member states.
If you dig deep enough, the roots of the words ‘wellness’ go back to the 1600’s, meaning simply ‘a state of being well’. It wasn’t until 300 years later, in the 1950’s, that ‘wellness’ began to take off, both in language and, eventually, in lifestyle. Wellness isn’t just the idea of being or living well. It is the decision to actively pursue a healthy and fulfilling life. The concept of ‘wellness’ covers the mind, body, and spiritual life (and can extend to social life, finances, and work).
These days you can’t open a newspaper or magazine without landing on an article about the importance of sleep on our mental and physical well-being.
Sleeping poorly affects our ability to learn, makes us less attractive, causes weight gain, and (not for the faint-hearted!) a lack of sleep may even cause your brain to begin ‘eating’ itself.
On the flip side, good sleep gives you an advantage in sports, helps you see better, speak better, perform better, be happier, and make better decisions, amongst a wealth of other benefits
Asthma is a common condition, affecting all levels of society. Olympic athletes, famous leaders, celebrities, and ordinary people suffer from asthma on a daily basis.
According to estimates by the World Health Organization, 300 million people suffer from asthma all over the globe, and it’s the most common chronic disease among children. During an asthma attack, the lining of the bronchial tubes swell, causing airways to become narrow and reducing the flow of air in and out of the lungs.
Two little words for one very small thing that can cause very, very big problems for the hotel industry.
It was never my intention to conquer the bed bug issue head on. All those years ago, when I was researching the science of sleep and putting hours and hours into improving the technology of FreshBed, bed bugs were the furthest thing on my mind.
For those who may not be members, the EHMA (The European Hotel Managers Association) is a non-profit association of Hotel Managers operating first class and luxury hotels across Europe. Each year they host a full weekend conference where talks focus on the future of hospitality, and ideas and knowledge are exchanged with the common goal of fellowship and respect.
Two weekends ago, FreshBed joined the annual European Hotel Managers Association as a Privileged Supporting Partner and spent an inspiring weekend in Noordwijk with Hotel Managers from 4 and 5 […]
The international magazine for hospitality discovered the FreshBed and the possibilities it offers to this industry, and it devoted a page to it, in Hotel Magazine International’s Winter-edition 2016.
At Maison & Objet in Paris, from the 2nd until the 6th of September, FreshBed, in cooperation with Cravt Original, presents the ICON model: the iFo designbed presented in a […]
As everyone knows, there is nothing so important to health and well-being as a good night’s rest – and that means, first and foremost, undisturbed sleep. Countless factors influence sleep […]