Ar•Ya

Ar•Ya = Aaaahhh Yaaahhh! Ar•Ya means ‘relaxation’, the interpunct injects this notion into our very name. Every language defines Ar•Ya different - in India it signifies the “Ram”, in Croatia it is “Ajoy”, and though different meanings are discovered in each new place we visit - the concept is always the same.

The hammock has a long history of helping people slow down. Calvin Rieger - Austrian inventor, entrepreneur, and traveler - decided several years ago that he would redesign the hammock to work with gravity in a dynamic way. After years studying gravity, sewing and stitching, Calvin had a new hammock. When faced with choosing a material, Calvin found every material in existence to be lacking in some manner (for a hammock), so he decided to invent the fabric he was imagining. And so Ar•Ya was born. Ar•Ya is a lightweight, durable, multipurpose material. The Ar•Ya Hammock is Calvin’s gravity-inspired take on the classic hammock.

We want you to be creative with your Ar•Ya Hammock! The Ar•Ya Hammock is multi-functional, Calvin uses it many ways in his travels. “I use it as a hammock, an air chair, curtain, bed sheet, picnic blanket, sun shade, wind shear, a blanket, and more!” Show us how you use your Ar•Ya Hammock and we may even post your photo on our web site!

Ar•Ya is a way of life - Ar•Ya is happiness. While traveling in the Himalayan mountains Calvin met a group of children in the village of Graham - and they spent the afternoon playing and laughing and enjoying themselves in an Ar•Ya Hammock. It was this experience that led Calvin to start providing Ar•Ya Hammocks for people in impoverished areas, if for nothing more - to make smiles! Of course Ar•Ya is much more and serves as a great tool in difficult living conditions. We will continue to visit new places and makes smiles with Ar•Ya!