The Suite Sleeper Blog

I sold my first mattress in 2000, out of a little retail store in Boulder, Colorado called Boulder By Design. Back then, there was exactly one flammability hurdle a mattress had to clear: the cigarette test. Lab techs would set 18 lit cigarettes on a mattress surface — nine on the bare surface, nine tucked under two sheets — and if the char never spread more than two inches, it passed. …

It was 1989 and I was a young college student who had just landed an entry-level position in the marketing department at Wells Fargo Bank headquarters in San Francisco. The early years of massive mergers and acquisitions were just beginning for America’s largest banks. New waves of deregulation had opened the door to interstate banking, and our little marketing department was suddenly very b …

I've spent this past week in the beautiful state of Montana and just visited Glacier National Park. Seeing the glaciers from the edge of Bowman Lake literally left me in total awe. The summer travel season had not yet started, so we had the park almost to ourselves. Standing there at the edge of the lake, the clear blue water, towering snowcapped mountains, reminded me how much water is on the pla …

Every April 22nd, industries across the country take stock of their environmental footprint. Press releases go out. Certifications get highlighted. Social feeds turn green. The mattress industry is no exception — and in fairness, real progress has been made. Certifications like GOLS, GOTS and the new Moreganic Certification, reduced chemical usage, and responsibly sourced materials are all m …