Drake's £314k bed: handcrafted design with built-in champagne and whiskey bar 'so ambitious it was stopped five times'
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Drake’s bed has been making headlines since it was revealed that the Hästens x Rafauli Grand Vividus collaboration set him back £314,000.
The Canadian rapper - whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham - showcased his exclusive purchase, draped in Alexander McQueen bedding, in the April issue of Architectural Digest.
It is said to be the star’s favourite item in his £80 million Toronto home, while the makers call it “a work of art for the bedroom”.
However, Jan Ryde, fifth-generation owner and chief executive of Swedish luxury bed makers Hästens, has revealed the super-luxe creation almost didn’t make it into production.
Throughout the two years of working on the project it was stopped five times.
“We pushed the limits to make it the best ever bed we have made... this is a new standard,” says Ryde. The boundaries were set so high that even the company’s master craftsmen, who spent 600 hours bringing it to life, doubted it was possible.
Celebrity Canadian architectural and interior designer, Ferris Rafauli, has teamed up with Hästens on projects for 10 years, but this is his most extravagant work with them to date. Rafauli designed not just the bed, but Drake’s entire home, calling the end result “modern Art Deco”.
Handcrafted with horsehair, master saddlery and leatherwork, it is about as bling as a bed gets. There is even a whiskey and champagne bar built into the headboard. Drake opted for a dark colourway to suit the styling of “The Embassy”, his 50,000sq ft mansion, but the bed is available in Hästens’ signature fresh blue check as well.
