French furniture brand Smarin has created a temporary installation of soft dune-shaped lounge chairs, designed to encourage visitors to stop and take a nap (+ slideshow). More about Nap Bar in Dubai invites visitors to sleep on soft pebble-shaped seats
To allow parents more time in bed, Russian architecture studio Ruetemple has added a play area above the master bedroom at this summer house to keep the children occupied (+ slideshow). More about Ruetemple adds children's playhouse to bedroom in Russian summer house
A group of students from London's Royal College of Art have designed a prototype coat for refugees that transforms into a tent or a sleeping bag (+ movie). More about RCA students design wearable dwelling for Syrian refugees
Northmodern 2016: the natural dye used to colour this sleeping bag by Dutch studio Buro Belén slowly pales over time, allowing the pattern in the fabric to become more visible. More about Buro Belén's quilted Laying Bag changes colour over time
Dutch Design Week 2015: fashion designer Bas Timmer has used abandoned tents to create jackets that turn into waterproof sleeping bags for homeless people. More about Sheltersuit coat doubles as a sleeping bag for the homeless
London Festival of Architecture 2015: visitors to this London "sleeperie" can take a 10-minute nap in a colourful sling within a dimly-lit room, where soothing music is played and all technology is banned (+ slideshow). More about Hassell and Draisci Studio create "London's first sleeperie" to encourage daytime naps
A group of architecture students has developed a conceptual "levitation suit" that allows guests to experience 3D sleeping as if they were floating in zero gravity (+ slideshow). More about KSEVT Hotel allows guests to sleep as if they were in space
Design student Eden Lew has created a prototype for a portable fabric pod called Nutshell that can be used to encase the top half of the body when time out from the workplace is required. More about Nutshell helps workers reclaim "social solitude" by shrouding them in fabric
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: German architect Jürgen Mayer H has created a room filled with glowing pink light and ambient pink noise to explore how sleeping patterns could become "more nomadic" in the future (+ slideshow). More about "We need to redefine the sleep cycle" says architect Jürgen Mayer H
Following the success of the Ostrich Pillow, a travel cushion that fits over the head for sleeping anywhere, Studio Banana Things has launched a smaller version that slides onto the user's arm or hand (+ slideshow). More about Ostrich Pillow Mini by Studio Banana Things enables napping on the go
This modular honeycomb of wooden cells by a team of Belgian designers could provide a solution for people avoiding music festivals because they don't like sleeping in tents (+ slideshow). More about B-and-Bee camping concept proposes stackable sleeping cells for festivals
Product news: design studio Kawamura-Ganjavian has introduced a compact version of the Ostrich Pillow that only wraps around the eyes and ears. More about Ostrich Pillow Light by Kawamura-Ganjavian
Product news: design studio Kawamura-Ganjavian is now producing a smaller version of its squishy headpiece for napping on the go for children (+ slideshow). More about Ostrich Pillow Junior by Kawamura-Ganjavian
This squishy light by German product designer Simon Frambach can be used as a warm, glowing pillow. More about Soft Light by Simon Frambach
Russian studio Arch Group has filled an old building in Moscow with its portable sleeping capsules to create the first Sleepbox hotel. More about Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
French designer Marie-Virginie Berbet has designed a sleeping capsule for taking power naps at the office. More about CalmSpace by Marie-Virginie Berbet for Haworth
Dezeen archive: recently we've featured a huge wearable duvet for two and a squishy pillow helmet that's perfect for power naps (bottom right), so we decided to bring together all our stories about snoozing. See all the stories »
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This wearable cocoon of quilts and blankets by Slovakian architecture graduate Danica Pistekova is just right for people who wish they could take their bed with them in the morning. More about Sewn as a Site by Danica Pistekova
Product news: this squishy headgear by Spain and Switzerland-based studio Kawamura Ganjavian creates the perfect conditions for a power nap at your desk, at the airport or in the library (+ movie). More about Ostrich Pillow by Kawamura-Ganjavian
Students at the Geneva University of Art and Design have formed a travelling commune inside a collection of shipping containers and have been staging performances around Switzerland. More about The Commune by Geneva University of Art and Design students