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Would you pay $150K for a 'perfect night’s sleep'?

Would you pay $150K for a 'perfect night’s sleep'?
The Hastens Vividus mattress is seen here. (Hastens.com)

With a price tag of nearly US$150,000 the Hastens Vividus has been labelled the most expensive mattress in the world.

For that price, you could buy a 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, or the world’s first commercial jet pack.

But since the average person spends seven to nine hours sleeping every night, the Swedish mattress company Hastens is wagering that those who can afford it, will splurge on its handcrafted beds.

According to Bloomberg, Hastens has been able to develop a mattress that enables what it calls a “perfect night’s sleep.”

Four master artisans build each Vividus over 320 hours at the company’s workshop in Koping, Sweden and they require a minimum of 10 weeks before they can be delivered.

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Hastens says each bed is handcrafted and detailed using the “finest” natural materials.

The Vividus’ wooden frame is built from northern Swedish pine trees. The box spring contains pure steel springs as well as multiple layers of flax, which act as a sound buffer.

The mattress itself, which also has springs, is layered with 440 pounds of cotton, mohair, wool batting and lined with horsehair. The mattress pad is constructed with the same materials.

While its construction may not sound too different from many other mattresses, according to Bloomberg, the horsehair is the critical difference.

The material is braided by hand and then unwound to reportedly give it just the right amount of springiness.

Horsehair also has a hollow core, unlike human hair, which allows air to pass through them, meaning there is no sweat build-up.

This sets it apart from other mattresses, which often use rubber or plastic, and trap heat.

Hastens has a reputation for being on the cutting edge of mattress design. In its more than 160 years of operation, it has invented the pocket-spring system, was the first to use a top mattress on a continental bed and introduced the bed frame.

And while most people can’t afford a Vividus, Hastens is hoping to make a case that if you’ve got the money, why not put it towards something that you spend roughly a third of your life doing.