written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message h stens beds ab type privately held company industry furnitures luxury goods genre family business founded 1852 1852 founder pehr adolf janson headquarters k ping sweden area served global locations key people jan ryde executive chairman & owner robert carl n ceo . 1 products high end mattress beds bedding accessories slogan crafting sleep since 1852 the bed of your dreams website http www.hastens.com h stens s ngar ab h stens beds ab or simply h stens swedish pronunciation h stens ; is a swedish manufacturer established in 1852 today specializing in beds bedlinen pillows and lifestyle accessories . 1 not in citation given h stens manufacture their beds and mattresses by hand using natural materials like cotton horse hair wool and flax . h stens retail stores also sell branded premium bedlinen pillows duvets and accessories . the company was originally founded by pehr adolf janson in 1852 as a master saddler business and is still a family owned company . 2 david janson shifted their focus in the early 1900s from making saddles to making beds . by 1952 a century after its foundation they had become the official bedding supplier of sweden s royal court 1 not in citation given a title they share with ikea since 1984 . 3 the company continues to manufacture all beds in its factory in sweden . 4 contents 1 history 2 h stens today 2.1 markets 3 awards 4 legal cases 5 references 6 external links history edit pehr adolf janson founder of h stens . david janson to the left and master craftsmen photographed by david in front of the h stens factory in k ping in the beginning of the 1900s play media h stens commissioned this 2013 commercial with dutch attorney bram moszkowicz to show how solid their new guarantee policy is . pehr adolf janson 1830 1885 was awarded his master certificate in 1852 by king oscar i of sweden . citation needed master saddlers were also makers of mattresses since horsetail hair was an essential material for the pads that went into the carriage . 5 at that time becoming master saddler in sweden required the certificate to be issued by the king himself . citation needed in the late 1800s the family moved to hed and pehr adolf s son per thure janson decided to follow his father s path in becoming a master saddler . per thure started a company together with his son david janson . the business of making beds took off and they were soon making more beds than saddles . 6 in 1939 british architect ralph erskine 1914 2005 travelled by bicycle to sweden where he later met david janson who commissioned him to build the h stens factory which would be one among the first buildings that he designed in sweden . 7 it was designed by erskine in 1948 and he also designed the further expansion of the factory in 1998 in k ping where the company is still located as of 2015 update . 8 in 1978 jack ryde designed h stens blue check pattern that was presented for a furniture trade fair . the blue check pattern is a registered trademark for h stens beds and is protected . 9 10 h stens today edit markets edit in 2006 h stens was awarded the swedish trade council s annual export award . jan ryde accepted the award from king carl xvi gustaf . at the time the brand was marketed in 22 countries the largest markets being netherlands finland and the us . 11 h stens currently operates multiple retail stores and approximately 200 h stens stores around the world in locations such as new york london stockholm madrid m xico city and brussels . 12 13 14 awards edit 1952 purveyor to the swedish royal court 15 2006 swedish trade council export award & best international growth company by ernst & young 16 17 2010 wallpaper design award best bed 18 19 2011 palme d or de la literie de prestige 20 2013 signum priset sweden signum prize is a trademark prize awarded to the nordic company that best manages and foster their brand 21 22 2015 hurun report the best of the best awards 2015 23 legal cases edit in 2000 a swedish court ruled that h stens was not allowed to advertise with phrases such as the finest beds in the world and due to our unique manufacturing process in k ping we can offer 25 years warranty on springs and frames . the latter was among other reasons because the springs and frames were actually manufactured by a subcontractor . 24 many companies have tried to copy the check patterns and h stens has successfully undertaken legal procedures in several countries against infringements and counterfeits . 25 as of 2011 the phrase at h stens we set out to make the best beds in the world . is used . 26 references edit a b c dorothy whitcomb . h stens taking super luxury far beyond sweden . bedtimes business journal . retrieved 2010 07 11 . the world of h stens company brochure . h stens . ikea catalogues 1984 85 . archived from the original on may 16 2014 . retrieved october 2009 . check date values in access date help dagens industri march 25th 2014 slut med s mnl sa n tter heritage . archived from the original on january 11 2015 . retrieved february 13 2015 . h stens heritage . hastens.com . archived from the original on january 11 2015 . stockholm university . stockholm university . k pings hemsida . marknadsdomstolen domar . marknadsdomstolen domar . horsehair beds sweden s export of the year . the local 2006 dagens industri march 24th 2014 slut med s mnl sa n tter page 28 29 inauguraci n de la tienda h stens en madrid . c mara de comercio hispano sueca . glow digital blogtout sur la brussels japan night glow digital blog . glow digital blog . list of royal warrant holders of the swedish court . kungliga hovleverant rer . the local . the local . h stens wins the export prize . dagens industri . wallpaper design awards 2010 the interior design winners . inventor spot . h stens bed makers . wallpaper magazine . groupe decoration francaise paris signumpriset pdf . press release 24.01.2013 . brand eye vi m ter varum rkets styrka pdf . hurun report . hurun report . court ruling dux v. h stens . marknadsdomstolen 2000 . in swedish sveriges radio . bl vita rutor gav seger till k pingsf retag . best bed . hastens.com . 2011 archived march 31 2012 at the wayback machine . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title h stens & oldid 739316775 categories 1852 introductionsluxury brandsswedish brandsbedsmattressesmultinational companies headquartered in swedenpurveyors to the court of 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