Simone Biles isn't the only Olympic icon making a comeback at the 2024 Paris Summer Games . After all, she—along with the thousands of athletes from across the globe—will be sleeping on an Airweave bed, which went viral during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for its fragile appearance and so-called "anti-sex" appeal . But the COO of the Japanese company Brett Thornton believes the disreputable label is a "blessing in disguise.
" "The funny part is, there was no truth to that," he exclusively told E! News, explaining that COVID-19 protocols at the time were what inhibited athletes from mingling in the Olympic Village. "The rumor was that the Olympic teams didn't want athletes sleeping together, so they designed this flimsy cardboard bed so people wouldn't do that." But these beds—which includes a cardboard frame and a mattress consisting of AirFiber—are actually a game-changer, according to Thornton.
And how do they feel compared to a traditional spring mattress or memory foam bed ? I tested it out—and the results were quite surprising. First of all, I have to admit that the beds do look flimsy. Even Thornton agreed, telling me when I recently went to check one out in-person, "If you look from the side of the cardboard, people see it and are like, 'How could that be sturdy?'" But looks can be deceiving.
As I laid down on the bed, its frame did not budge or slip out of place. In fact, it didn't creak like other rickety furniture. The mattress—which is actually comprised of a.