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The Gummy Bear Bed, Yes We Are The NYC Mattress Store That Made A Bed Out Of Candy :)
The Gummy Bear Bed Project was a collaborative effort between Craig's Beds and Twelv Magazine.
Yes we are the NYC store that made a mattress out of gummy bears:)
The Gummy Bear Bed Project was a collaborative effort between Craig's Beds and Twelv Magazine.
The gummy bear bed took about 4 weeks of time, 26,000 Bears, 117 tubes of glue, and many hours of fun and frustration to finish:) Divided by colors and flavors there were over 3000 black black-cherry, 4000 red wild cherry, 3200 yellow mango, 4000 green apple, 4200 blue blue rasberry, 5000 purple grape, and 2100 orange orange- flavored gummy bears. The dress the model is wearing is a vintage Alexander Mcqueen dress supplied by the Albright fashion library.
The gummy bear bed is a queen sized mattress, containing 500 coils for a firm but luxurious feel. The mattress is 15.1 inches high and is 60 x 80 inches in dimension. We went through 225 pounds of gummy bears and used clear foam materials so the mattress could be lit up from underneath. There was some weight gained by the team as we estimate 500 gummy bears were eaten.
Why gummy bears you may ask? It was a cute reference to sleeping hibernating bears and they allow light to shine through from under the bed.
The bed was featured in news outlets in NYC and around the world raising brand awareness for our store and charity for Alzheimiers. It was also featured roped off at It's Sugar in soho for all to see. You can see some of the press and pictures of the gummy bear bed on our press page.
We will be making another candy bed soon so stay tuned :)
