Artisan Tailored Pocket 2000 and Artisan Naturals comparison
Hi JohnRyan, This may already have been asked before but with the absolute wealth of information on the site I haven’t been alble to find it. Can you tell me what, in simple terms, the actual differences are between the Artisan Tailored Pocket 2000 and the Artisan Naturals that warrent the extra £110 please. Also, as like most couples we are 2 differnt sizes I come in at 6ft and 17st and my wife 5ft 2ins and 12 stone. I suffer from bulging discs and my wife various joint complaints In your opinion would a medium or firm mattress be the better option?
Many thanks for an extremely formative site. Tony .
Hi Tony.
Purely and simply it is the spring unit – Nothing else.
Is the spring unit used in The Artisan Naturals worth the additional £100 or so – Absolutely!
But why?
As Iv’e said countless times before, to get a true measure on what a quality mattress consists of you have to look at the very best.
In this country the ‘best’ consists of less than five manufacturers; Savoir Beds, Vi Spring, Hastens (OK Swedish, but available here), Marshall and Stewart, ..
hmm struggling now to think of others ..
Anyway, Savoir Beds and Vi Spring do not use any kind of mass produced spring unit – their minimum standards for spring support are Calico Springs – sewn, hand formed and strung together into units.
It would be unthinkable for them to use a mass produced spunbond encased spring in any of their products.
The difference in how these [springs] make the mattress feel is undeniably beyond comparison.
Inorder to get a true measure of this statement, it would be a good exercise for you to go to Furniture Village, John Lewis or any other high end department store to try out the differences between a Vi Spring mattress against the tat offered in the High Street bedsheds.
Of course there is a price variance that would make the strongest man weak at the knees, but once you know what you want – and you WILL want these – it becomes relatively easy to find alternatives (by finding us you are halfway there!).
As for spring tensions, the general logic is that they have to have some give under the weight applied (through numerous amounts of upholstery) for them to work correctly.
| Bodyweight | Spring tension |
|---|---|
| Upto 16 Stone / 50-101kg | Medium (1.4mm) |
| 16 Stone / 101kg Upwards | Firm (1.6mm) |
| Available in Bespoke Products (Please Call) | Soft (1.2mm) |
However, it’s not as simple as that.
Your weight at 17st dictates a firm spring (around 1.50mm) although classed as firm it should not be so rigid as not to have any element of movement as you move and turn in bed.
Put your back problem into the mix and you may require something slightly firmer (less give): to fathom out what tension to actually provide you with we will have to talk further and in detail.
Believe it or not, I think your wife will benefit from a soft spring tension ( 1.30mm) taking into account her weight and height proportions.
Hope this answers your question Tony.
Please let us know your thoughts, and if you require any further assistance please call the office on 0161 437 4419.
Kind Regards Gary
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