Felix – Founder of Papaya Sleep

Felix is the founder of Papaya Sleep.

He started working on Papaya Sleep in 2025 after years of waking up with shoulder pain that no head pillow was able to fix. None of them addressed what turned out to be the key to solving the actual problem: torso support.

Felix designed the Papaya Pillow himself, cutting foam out of mattresses and standard pillows to test different shapes against his own body until the shoulder pain stopped. The final design is the result of dozens of iterations.

Felix writes about sleep mechanics and what actually helps side sleepers.