The most expensive bed in the world
The most expensive bed in the world you can order: the Hästens Grand Vividus, more than 600 hours of handwork. What it is, what it costs and how to lie on one.
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From saddler to the most expensive bed in the world
Short answer
Hästens began in 1852 as Pehr Adolf Janson's saddlery in Sweden, turned to beds from 1917, and has been purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court since 1952. The Blue Check came in 1978, the Grand Vividus in 2020. The company is still family-owned and makes its beds in Köping.
Since 1852
The history year by year
Every year with its source. Where sources contradict each other, we say so.
- 1852
A saddlery
Pehr Adolf Janson starts out as a saddler. Horsehair goes not only into saddles but into carriage cushions and mattresses — the material the brand still rests on.
Source: Elle Decoration (2022) — Cult bed brand Hästens celebrates 170 years of good sleep · Wikipedia — Hästens
- 1917
The horse, and the beds
The horse logo appears and the company turns to beds. The car makes saddles redundant; the horsehair stays.
Source: Elle Decoration (2022) — Cult bed brand Hästens celebrates 170 years of good sleep · Whitewall — Inside Hästens' Factory of Dreams
- 1924
Köping
Hästens moves into the premises in Köping where it is still based. Most sources say 1924; another says 1920.
Source: Whitewall — Inside Hästens' Factory of Dreams · Håndværk — Dream Factory
- 1952
Royal purveyor
Exactly a hundred years after its founding, Hästens becomes purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court. It still holds the title.
Source: Elle Decoration (2022) — Cult bed brand Hästens celebrates 170 years of good sleep · Kungahuset — Purveyor to the Court
- 1978
The Blue Check
The blue and white check appears at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, on a new bed: the 2000T.
Source: Country & Town House — Hästens' Blue Check: The Story Behind The Iconic Pattern · designboom (2023) — Hästens champions 45 years of craftsmanship for its iconic blue check bed and pattern
- 1988
The fifth generation
Jan Ryde takes over the management from his parents. The company stays in the family.
- 2020
The Grand Vividus
With designer Ferris Rafauli, the Grand Vividus appears. Drake is the first buyer; a waiting list forms at launch.
Source: Forbes (2020) — The New $400,000 Bed That Already Has A Waiting List · Robb Report (2020) — Drake Was the First Person to Buy Hästens' New $400,000 Luxury Bed
- 2021
A hotel of its own
Hästens Sleep Spa opens in Coimbra, a fifteen-room hotel built around sleep, together with a Portuguese hotel group.
- 2022
170 years
For the anniversary, the drēmər appears, again designed by Ferris Rafauli.
Source: Elle Decoration (2022) — Cult bed brand Hästens celebrates 170 years of good sleep · Scandinavian Mind (2022) — Ferris Rafauli combines craft and elegance in new drēmər bed
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The brand up close
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The Hästens Blue Check: where the pattern comes from
Hästens' blue and white check has existed since 1978. It was designed within the family — usually attributed to Jack Ryde, the fourth generation — as a break from the browns, greens and oranges of the seventies, and was first shown at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, on the 2000T. It has since become the most recognisable brand mark in the bed world.
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Hästens as purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court
Hästens has been purveyor to the Swedish Royal Court since 1952, and is still on that list today. It is an honorary title the King grants to companies whose products the court has bought and appreciated over a number of years. It says something about trust and continuity, not about a technical test: a royal warrant is not a quality mark.
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Ferris Rafauli and Hästens: the Grand Vividus and the drēmər
Canadian designer Ferris Rafauli, known for Drake's house in Toronto, designed two beds with Hästens: the Grand Vividus (2020), the most expensive bed the brand makes, and the drēmər (2022), released for its 170th anniversary. The first is an object that drew a waiting list; the second brings the same design language to the permanent collection.
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Hästens Grand Vividus
The Grand Vividus is the most expensive bed in the world you can order: a set of mattress, base and headboard, designed with Ferris Rafauli and built by hand in Köping over more than six hundred hours. Introduced in 2020, first bought by Drake. According to the 2026 European list price, it costs € 686,990 in every size up to 210 by 210 cm. At SleepSpa you can lie on it by special request, alongside the 2000T and the drēmər in the fixed suites.
Questions
How old is Hästens?
Hästens has existed since 1852, when Pehr Adolf Janson started out as a saddler. In 2022 the brand celebrated its 170th anniversary.
Where is a Hästens made?
In Köping, Sweden, where the company has been based since the 1920s.
Is Hästens a family business?
Yes. Hästens is still owned by the founder's family. Jan Ryde, who took over the management from his parents in 1988, is the fifth generation.
Experience it
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