Contoured pillow
A quieter way to lie down.
Contoured memory foam, a washable cover, and nothing you don't need.
Free shipping · 5–8 days
- 11 / 9 cm Two heights
- 5 Zones
- 1 kg Weight
- 63 × 40 cm Footprint
The shape
Five zones, one piece.
Most pillows are one flat block that asks your neck to adapt to it. This one is moulded into five areas, each doing a different job depending on how you lie down.
Measurements are nominal and taken from the moulded foam core. Memory foam is a soft material — expect small variations between units.
Built around one measurement.
Two working heights
One edge sits at 11 cm for sleeping on your side, the other at 9 cm for your back. You choose the edge that matches the night.
A gap, filled
Between the mattress and the back of your neck there is a gap. A flat pillow leaves it empty. The raised front edge is shaped to fill it.
Moulded memory foam
Dense enough to hold its shape through the night, soft enough to yield under the weight of a head. It returns to shape in seconds, not minutes.
A cover you can actually wash
The cover unzips and goes in the machine. A pillow you cannot clean is a pillow you replace.
A flat pillow, and this one.
The difference is not the material. Both are foam. The difference is that one of them has a shape.
A flat pillow
- ·One height everywhere
- ·Your neck bridges the gap on its own
- ·Shoulder sits under the same thickness as your head
- ·Nowhere to put your arm
Hvila Contour
- ✓Two working heights — 11 cm and 9 cm
- ✓Raised arch shaped to fill the gap at your neck
- ✓Cut-out along the bottom edge for your shoulder
- ✓Lowered wings for the arm you tuck underneath
Answered plainly.
A normal pillow is one flat block, the same height everywhere. This one is moulded into five areas — a recess for your head, a band that supports your neck, a raised arch for the curve behind it, a cut-out for your shoulder and lowered wings for your arm — and it has two different working heights depending on which edge you use.
Use the taller edge, 11 cm, when you sleep on your side: it fills the wider gap between your shoulder and your ear. Use the shorter edge, 9 cm, when you sleep on your back. Most people settle on one within the first week.
Probably, yes. A contoured pillow holds your head in a fixed position, and if you have spent years on a flat one it takes a few nights to stop noticing. Give it a week before you decide.
Unzip the cover and machine wash it. Do not wash the foam core — memory foam holds water and will not dry properly. Wipe it with a damp cloth and mild soap if you need to, and let it air dry completely before use.
Memory foam holds more heat than down or feather. The cover is a breathable knit, which helps, but if you sleep very hot this is worth knowing before you buy rather than after.
Memory foam softens over time. Expect two to three years of proper support with normal use, and replace it when it stops springing back.