We have come a long way: from a combination of animal skins and leaves, via straw and hammocks, to boxspring systems before the Second World War and braided metal bases after the Second World War, followed by movable and if necessary individually adjustable slatted bases, air and water beds, mattresses with aviation material,… sleep systems that have become increasingly “sophisticated”. Before long might we be sleeping on a cloud?

What is a sleep system?

A sleep system in the narrow sense of the term comprises three elements: the base, the mattress and the pillow. In the broad sense we can add the bed linen and the bedstead.

Both in the narrow and the wider meaning, the sleep system can be made up of natural or recyclable materials which are free of harmful substances (formaldehydes), metal, etc. Nirwana is a total concept for your wellbeing and offers carefully chosen ergonomic sleep systems combined with ecological products (no synthetic eiderdowns; non-metal bedsteads with oiled wood).
 

What is an ergonomic sleep system?

To couch it in difficult terms, an ergonomic sleep system should strive for a bed environment that does not hamper human physiology and the person’s sleeping pattern. In Nirwana’s phrasing, ergonomic sleeping is a matter of space where necessary and support where necessary.

The sleep system should be able to guarantee the most natural posture for your body. Space at the shoulder and the pelvis and support in the lumbar region and under the head can “straighten” your spinal column (or straighten it as much as possible) over its entire length when you are lying on your side. We take account of your predominant sleeping position (lying on your back / side versus lying on your stomach) and the fact that you regularly change position during the night (on average more than 20 times). But most of all we go by your personal feeling when you test the systems. It’s your night’s rest, your sleep and your feeling.

We advise people who sleep on their stomach to make an effort to change their sleeping position. If they do not manage to do so, we subsequently adjust the settings to ensure as low a stress on the back and neck as possible when you are lying face down. The setting of the base systems can be changed at any time.

We keep abreast of the latest developments in the sector and still think that sleep is too important and too personal to be entrusted to a computer.