# Ancient Luxury Bed $66,000 Fossil Wood Frame By Going Like Sixty | Published 2007-10-15 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ancient-bed-smells-better-with-age References: [news.xinhuanet](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/13/content_6874063.htm) A [three ton bed](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/day-bed-installation) made of one of the world's most [rare and precious wood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-to-people-furniture-collection) was auctioned recently. Agalwood is also known as "a fossil wood" which gives off a pleasing fragrance as it grows older. Experts say the wood that made this bed came from a tree that was probably 1000 years old and grew in Indonesia. The bed is [gracefully carved with dragons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/huawei-mate-xt-ultimate-design-gold-dragon) and waves and is called a national treasure. Without any trace of fractures in its body, the bed is believed to be made out of a single Agalwood block. The bed's estimated value is over $66,000 ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Luxury Furniture:** The trend of luxury furniture made from rare materials like Agalwood provides opportunities for high-end interior design and furniture manufacturing. - **Sustainable Materials:** Trending use of sustainable materials is promoting innovative ideas in interior design and furniture crafting regarding durable materials and unique designs. - **Asian-inspired Decor:** The trend of Asian-inspired decor, which includes ornate carvings and intricate designs, is gaining popularity, presenting opportunities for import/export business and Asian-inspired decor stores. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Luxury furniture manufacturing is an industry that can leverage the use of rare and sustainable materials like Agalwood for high-end design and manufacturing purposes. - **Interior Design:** Interior design is an industry that can incorporate the utilization of unique, rare, and sustainable materials for comprehensive and customized decor solutions for high-end clients. - **Import/export:** The import/export industry can benefit from the potential rise in demand for Asian-inspired decor and other rare materials like Agalwood, promoting trade opportunities and globalization strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-End Sound System Beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savoir-x-kef-seventy-five.md) - [Sustainable Bedroom Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acacia-wood-furniture.md) - [Drone-Themed Beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drone-themed-bed.md) - [Blue Floating Bed Frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-bed-frame.md) - [Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hut-lounge-bed.md) - [Circular Panoramic Beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hastens-and-doolittle-house.md) - [Fairytale-Inspired Bed Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/circu-mr-bunny-bed.md) - [Japanese Design-Inspired Beds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thuma.md) - [Chic Curved Bed Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bedroom-furniture.md)