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Simmons experiments with art of sleeping through bed-less pop-up event

Simmons Korea, a company that manufactures mattresses and bedding products under license from the global Simmons brand, took an experimental marketing approach. By staging a pop-up event featuring dance, culinary experiences and other forms of art, the company sought to explore the blurring boundary between sleep and dreams without a single display of its own products. Simmons on Wednesday…

Simmons experiments with art of sleeping through bed-less pop-up event

Simmons Korea, a mattress and bedding manufacturer, ventured into a unique marketing experiment. Instead of showcasing their products at a pop-up event, they created an immersive art performance with no mention of their own offerings. The event, titled "The Breath Before Inspiration," took place at Simmons Gallery Seongsu in Seoul's Seongsu-dong district.

The performance aimed to explore the blurred line between sleep and dreams, delving into themes of sleep, dreams, and inspiration. Dancers moved through the audience, pulling spectators into the performance and merging the boundaries between stage and viewers. The performance embodied four key values of Simmons' Beautyrest Black line products: tranquility, flexibility, resilience, and structure.

Gray, a rapper and record producer, served as the music director for this unconventional marketing approach.

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