2025 | Professional

French Design Awards Gold Winner

Better and Better Series Gel Pillow

Entrant

Ningbo Beyond Home Textile Group Co., Ltd

Category

Product Design - Bedroom & Bedroom Furniture

Client's Name

Country / Region

China

The better and better series gel pillow draws on the symbiosis of Eastern philosophy and modern tech. With dual narratives of material transparency and symbol visualization, it creates a bedding system that blends quality sleep and visual charm. The pillow core has a vertical composite structure of bionic gel layer and 60D high-density memory foam. The transparent gel mimics skin heat exchange, and the foam decomposes pressure gradients via progressive deformation, forming a balanced suspension support system.

The pillow surface turns oriental auspicious patterns into tactile symbols. Four die-cast patterns namely "Fortune, Double Happiness, Smoothness, and Better and Better" create a microscopic landscape on the 70cm ultra-wide surface via delicate calligraphy. The cooling nylon-spandex fabric and Lyocell air-layer fabric form a bio-based matrix, free of petroleum derivatives and plasticizers, with full lifecycle eco-friendly attributes aligning with sustainable design.

Multiple height options and modular layered design let users reassemble layers by season or body posture, echoing sustainable concepts. When head pressure reaches the gel layer, integrated materials transform mechanical stress into fluid motion, visually demonstrating the dialogue between ergonomics and materials science.

Credits

He Teng
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