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To celebrate our firm’s 130th anniversary, we set out to create an iconic bed: standing in the best traditions of the history of design.
In his book, "Le sommeil malmené", Nicolas Goarant, a sleep specialist, shows that this theme deserves to be taken out of our bedrooms and become an open discussion for public debate. He explains why...
The 2025 Elite Design Awards winners are four women: Weronika Poręba from Poland (first prize), Clothilde Verdim from France (second prize) and British designer partners Rachel Forster and Ella Doran (third prize). Hailing from Mrocza, Paris and London respectively, the winners have come up with three outstanding bed designs, each offering their own take on this year’s theme of Arts and Crafts, a style that emerged in the nineteenth century seeking to honour craftsmanship rather than industrialisation.
Tencel is an environmentally-friendly fibre with so much going for it that it could take the place of venerable cotton. As yet relatively little-known by the general public, it offers the perfect combination: as soft as silk and as easy to care for as cotton. Let’s find out more!
Somnologist and lung specialist Dr V. Negrel captivated her audience as she explained the importance and benefits of sleep during her talk at the opening of the Elite Gallery in Neuchâtel. Here’s a look back at the invaluable information she shared.
For the seventh edition of its "Elite Design Awards", Elite has chosen the theme of MODERN HERITAGE. This year’s challenge was a big one: revisiting the "Chloé" bed, the firm’s legendary best-seller, modernising it whilst retaining its core ethos. All three winners achieved this delicate task in style.
This year, Elite has taken the decisive step of bringing its artisanally-produced beds made in Aubonne to Chinese clients on the other side of the world.
On 18 March, the Elite Gallery at Theaterplatz 13, Berne hosted a distinguished speaker: Professor Björn Rasch, a specialist in cognitive biopsychology and methods at Fribourg University, Switzerland. The findings of his recent research provide hope for insomnia sufferers. Here we offer a brief summary of this fascinating evening.
Age and changes in our body influence our sleep patterns: babies, children, teenagers, adults and seniors don’t all sleep the same way. While sleep patterns change throughout our lives, sleep continues to play a key role in our physical and mental health and deserves our attention – especially as we start to find it more difficult to sleep.