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Who makes your beds?

Hi Roger. Fair questions. Quite simply, over the years we have found a number of manufacturers that we trust enough and who have the capability to make our mattresses precisely to our specification. They are all manufactured in Yorkshire and NO, they are certainly not Chinese imports. If you require… Read More

Questions about GSM

Hi Martin, It is Grams per Square Metre. For each layer of material whether this be horsehair, wool, silk etc. The depths / loft being different on all components means that it is an accurate way of seeing how much is being used by weight in a given area. Read More

Whats the equivalent to a hastens 2000 mattress?

Hi Miguel, Thanks for your enquiry. Very tricky question because you are trying to compare two VERY high end mattresses side by side. It is pretty much impossible to compare when you don’t have the GSM (Grams per Square Metre) What you have to do now is to compare… Read More

How does the Artisan range compare to John Lewis?

Hi Phillipa. It still amazes me that people are still swayed by the number of springs in a mattress. The spring count should become secondary to the fillings contained. I would sooner have a mattress absolutely stuffed to the gills with just horsehair and… Read More

Mattress advice for my old mum

Hi Chrissie. Good question. Support HAS to be balanced with comfort. People generally make the mistake of choosing one above the other but this is where you come across the anomaly. A mattress is built to last (In the case of our Artisan in excess of… Read More

Latex or Memory Foam mattress?

Hi Anna. Please read our posts on memory foam mattresses here for our side of the story. If your budget is within £2000 I would ask you to consider our Artisan Bespoke. Please keep in touch. John and Ryan. Read More

Sealy latex mattress from Tesco

Hi Gena. A recent article in The Guardian will make interesting reading for you Read here. I don’t really know what to say. Personally, I would want to know what they mean by ‘within tolerances‘. FIRA are the furniture industry’s watchdogs and they are the ones who will have… Read More

Vi Spring Baronet Superb questions

Hi Paul,   Thank you for your question.   As a Company, Vi Spring are an exceptionally good Bed Manufacturer with stores etc all over the world.   The Vi Spring Baronet is a mattress that has a medium feel from the upholstery layers, making the mattress… Read More

Advice on 100% pocket latex mattress

Hi Angela and Dan.   Thank you for your enquiry. The simple answer is No. The mattress is the most important part. Just be sensible and do all you can to cosset the mattress and look after it. As you are looking at a 100% latex the… Read More

Can you help on Chatsworth mattress from Lombok?

Hi Vera. As you may know this is a Hypnos mattress made exclusively for Lombok £995 Kingsize. [Official Description – I have emboldened the important bits] Exclusively for Lombok by Hypnos, our Chatsworth mattress provides a firm and supportive comfort level through sophisticated and elegant syle. This wonderful pocket sprung… Read More