The pillows Rebekah sleeps on, hand-sewn in New Jersey since 1981.
Rebekah shoots weddings and families around Philadelphia and Lancaster in soft, true-to-life light. She chose two of our six natural fills to live with and photograph: the organic cotton and the organic wool. Both carry Global Organic Textile Standard certification end-to-end, not just on the cover.
“I want the things in my own home to be as honest as the moments I photograph.”Rebekah Donohue · Wedding & Family Photographer, Greater Philadelphia
Rebekah's cotton and wool series, photographed in schoolhouse light.
Two fills, chosen for how she sleeps.
Rebekah sleeps on her side, runs warm, and wanted something soft that still holds its shape. That points cleanly at cotton and wool.
Organic Cotton
The densest fill in the lineup. Cotton fiber compresses slowly and evenly under your weight, so the loft you dial in on night three is the loft you have on night three hundred. Global Organic Textile Standard certification runs across fill, cover, thread, and dye process under GOTS-10229.
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Organic Wool
Long-staple wool, soft against the face because the longer fibers leave fewer exposed ends. It wicks up to 30 percent of its weight in moisture while staying dry on top, which is what keeps a warm sleeper from waking up overheated. GOTS certified end-to-end.
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Find your own fill
Side, back, or stomach. Hot sleeper or cold. Five questions map your sleep to one of the six fills in about ninety seconds, the same way we matched Rebekah to cotton and wool.
Take the quiz →Six natural fills, one workshop.
Every pillow shares the same organic cotton cover and the same GOTS-certified New Jersey workshop operating since 1981.
Why we wanted to work with Rebekah.
Rebekah photographs weddings and families the way we try to make pillows: patiently, honestly, and without dressing things up to look like something they aren't. Her schoolhouse light and true-to-life color show a natural pillow as it actually is, fiber and texture and all, which is exactly how we want people to see what we make.
She picked the organic cotton and the organic wool. Both carry Global Organic Textile Standard certification end-to-end under license GOTS-10229: fill, cover, thread, and dye process. Most pillows sold as organic only certify the outer fabric while the fill inside stays conventional. That gap is the line we built Circadian around.
— Jacob KatzFounder, Circadian
One pillow, dialed in over a few nights.
Every Circadian pillow ships overstuffed by about 30 percent. The side zipper opens to the fill so you can remove material a handful at a time and reach the loft your spine wants. If you take out too much, the fill goes back in.
Questions people ask first
What makes the cotton and wool pillows different from other organic ones?
Both carry Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification end-to-end (fill, cover, thread, and dye process) under license number GOTS-10229. Many pillows sold as organic only certify the outer fabric. Every Circadian pillow is hand-sewn in a single New Jersey workshop that has produced certified natural bedding since 1981, free of flame retardants, dyes, perfumes, and pesticides.
How do I care for the cotton and wool pillows?
Both covers are removable and machine washable on a gentle cycle. The fill stays inside. Wool is naturally self-cleaning and rarely needs more than an occasional air-out in the sun, and cotton holds up to regular cover washing. Neither fill should be put in the washer directly, only the cover.
How does the 60-night trial work?
Sleep on the pillow for up to 60 nights. If it isn't right, return it for a full refund and we cover shipping both ways. Most loft calibration happens in the first two weeks, so 60 nights leaves room to settle in.
Which fill is better for a warm side sleeper?
Both work. Cotton holds a taller, firmer loft that fills the gap between a side sleeper's shoulder and head. Wool runs cooler by wicking moisture through the night. Many people keep one of each and reach for whichever the night calls for.
How fast does it arrive?
Most orders ship from New Jersey within one business day and arrive in 4 to 7 days with free ground shipping.
Start with the fill that fits you.
Take the quiz, find your match, and sleep on it for 60 nights. Returns are free and we cover shipping both directions.
A collaboration between Rebekah Donohue and Circadian.