I believe sleep should be a meaningful experience — a nightly ritual we look forward to. For eight or so hours, we’re given the opportunity to repair our bodies slowly and precisely, to cleanse the mind, and to let our memories take root.

Until now, pillows have been treated as inanimate objects simply placed on a bed. But they are required to perform — to support, to adapt as we move, to offer comfort without compromise. Our relationship with our pillow is deeply personal; few things in our home meet us with such intimacy, night after night.

The idea for this pillow beckoned me for years while I was in private practice. I came to understand, intimately, that the cervical curve is short and shallow, so I often asked myself: Why are pillows so thick? Our heads are round and substantial, so why is there nowhere for them to nestle into? I knew firsthand how distracting tall, overfilled pillows can be to sleep. They robbed me of so many nights of precious repair that I eventually chose to sleep without a pillow entirely. And still, I knew there had to be a better way.

Those questions — simple anatomical truths — brought One Sheep’s pillow form into existence.

My hope is that when you encounter One Sheep, when you read Carpe Noctem, a sense of rest moves through you. A quiet excitement to end your day, and to begin anew.

— Casey D’Arcy

Founder, One Sheep