Founder of Sanctuary Sleep LLC · Inventor of Crown Lift®
Danielle Canter
Founder. Inventor. Relentlessly Curious.
How do we know whether a pillow actually fits the person sleeping on it? That question has taken over most of my working life — and I'm documenting the answer as I find it.
I'm fascinated by the things we accept as normal simply because nobody has stopped to measure them.
Three ways in
The Inventor
Who I am and how I got here
I started by trying to solve my own support problem. It turned into a product, then into a much bigger question.
Read the storyThe Pillow Lab
What if we actually measured pillow fit?
An evolving, observational project about head support, contact area, pressure distribution and individual anatomy.
Step inside the labThe Notebook
What I'm learning as I go
Questions, observations and working notes on pillow height, side sleeping, positioning and support.
Open the notebookPillow Mapping™ by Sanctuary Sleep
See your pillow support in a whole new way.
Pillow Mapping™ by Sanctuary Sleep uses pressure-sensing technology to visualize how your head and neck interact with your pillow and how that contact changes as support is adjusted.
Softness is what you feel. Lift is what holds you.
Explore Pillow Mapping →Pillow Mapping is a way to observe, visualize and compare — it is not a diagnostic tool and not a test of how any product performs.
A standing disclosure
I'm the founder of Sanctuary Sleep LLC and the inventor of Crown Lift®. This site documents my own work, observations and ideas — it isn't an independent review organization, and nothing here is medical advice.
Read the full disclosure