FURNITURE
SAVOIR
Handcrafted sleep for more than 100 years
W
hen theatre impresario and hotelier Richard D’Oyly Carte unveiled the Savoy Hotel in 1889 guests were wowed by a new level of luxury: the ensuite bathrooms with hot and cold running water, the electric lighting and the lifts. To ensure that the beds themselves were of the same high standard, in 1905 he commissioned James Edwards Limited to create one especially for the hotel. After continued requests, he allowed select guests to commission their own bed, and the Savoy bed was born – still made by the company today as the Savoir No 2. Since the beginning Savoir has championed ‘slow craftsmanship’ with the aim of providing every customer (from prime ministers and actors to singers and socialites) with the most comfortable and stylish bed imaginable – which is why only a thousand are made each year, using traditional techniques and natural materials. The four signature beds share the same fundamental principles for achieving the best sleep. Each is made to order to suit the individual and everything is taken into consideration, from the shape of the body to the interior of the home.
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Stella 01 bed; Savoir No 1 State bed; Pier side-slipping a Savoir No 2 mattress; Savoir Sateen Giza linen
Savoir 7 Wigmore Street London W1U 1AD +44 (0)20 7493 4444 savoirbeds.com savoirbeds
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