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Is the John Lewis natural collection a good buy?

Hi Gill,   Thanks for your question.   What we struggle with is that most retailers don’t disclose how they fully construct so we in turn struggle to compare or offer any advice.   With the Sleepmaster it lists the fillings vaguely but doesn’t disclose the amount; Difficult for us… Read More

Vi Spring base compared to John Lewis base?

Hi Natasha. Good point. However, it is all price related. The Vi Spring Prestige base for a double at John Lewis is currently £950 [Aug 2012] The True Edge Superking Base at John Lewis (we assume by Harrisons) is £599 (Aug… Read More

Which tension in the Artisan Naturals?

Hi Eleri. I would recommend the Soft spring tension on the Artisan Naturals for you both. BodyweightSpring tension Upto 16 Stone / 50-101kgMedium (1.4mm) 16 Stone / 101kg UpwardsFirm (1.6mm) Available in Bespoke Products (Please Call)Soft (1.2mm) This is borne from the fact that you wish to replicate the spring… Read More

Mattress brands other than Vi-Spring

Hi Angie.   Thank you for your enquiry on our website.  £2000 is a lot of money to spend on a mattress but with this budget, your choice really does become simpler – with caveats. On the pyramid of best mattress manufacturers, Vi-Spring is nearer the top… Read More

About dual spring tensions on one mattress

Hi Paul. Good point. There is a general confusion between the firmness of a mattress in the comfort layers and the supportiveness of a mattress. And, this terminology can be mis-represented, mistaken and misunderstood. To answer your question about which is FIRMER ie: 1500 pocket Springs or 2000 Pocket springs… Read More

What mattress on very low budget?

Hi John.   Thank you for your enquiry on our website.  We have no qualms at all with ex-showroom models / damaged through delivery/shop soiled etc.  However, the models you mention are still budget mattresses.  The Evesham, for example, has a regular retail price of around £350 (Kingsize). To put… Read More

Problems with Feather and Black mattress

Hi Michelle. The Shelley mattress is sold as ‘Outstanding value for money’. The upholstery is described as ‘soft fibre fillings’ and the spring support is 1000 pocket springs. For £549 (Superking) this is cheap – particularly when you look at the retail source and I am actually surprised that… Read More

Sealy compared to Vi Spring

Hi Paul.   Thank you for your enquiry on our website.  There are good reasons why the Vi-Spring mattresses are – as you so eloquently put it – Impressive! And of course, that’s where John Ryan by Design come in.  What we are able to do is to offer similar… Read More

Do I feel the zips on ziplink mattress?

Hi Carrie, Thank you for your question. There is no doubt about it Carrie, you will feel the place where the two mattresses meet due to the fact that a zip link mattress is two separate mattresses zipped together. Ryan put this to the test a couple of… Read More

Mattress help for arthritis

Hi Richard. The Simmons ifusion 1000 is a basic construction of 1000 pocket springs in a Foam Encapsulated unit with 4cm of Memory Foam as the primary layer £599 KS. For slightly more (£670) we would pitch our Origins Latex 1500 as a far better ‘pound for pound’… Read More