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Paul asked
15th March 2016

Hi
I am looking for a new ing size mattress and divan set and my wife and I like the Relyon Heritage Status Mattress also know as the ‘Cavendish’ on some sites
Specs of the mattress are:
2400 Pocket Springs – . The upper layer of springs shape to the body contours while the lower layers absorb changes in weight distribution for the ultimate in comfort and support.
Hand Teased Fillings – The traditional craft of gently separating fibres by hand enhances the inherent attributes of natural fillings. This meticulous process ensures an even distribution of fillings, giving an opulent feel.
Horse Hair – Horse hair provides a durable insulating layer of natural resilience and luxurious loft and gives optimum support.
Lamb’s Wool Layer – Lamb’s wool is used in this mattress as a soft and insulating upholstery layer for added comfort. Lamb’s wool is a natural insulator providing coolness in the summer and warmth in the winter. Offering superb comfort, it also has hydroscopic properties encouraging the evaporation of body moisture.
Cotton Layer – A cotton layer with responsive properties that complement the spring unit is added to the mattress to help provide a comfortable feel.
4 Rows of Hand Side Stitching – Traditional hand-side stitching which secures the outer springs to the border at the top and bottom preventing roll-out and is the most highly skilled and labour intensive of all the operations. Side-stitching is carried out by senior upholsterers using traditional long needles and twine to make borders and edges stronger. The effects on the mattress are quite dramatic preventing the springs from distorting and extending the sleeping area right up to the edge of the bed to make the borders and edges stronger.
Anti Allergenic Layer – A layer of anti-allergenic fibre underneath the mattress fabric cover. This layer is sterilised and dust free, therefore ideal for allergy sufferers.
Silver+ Anti Allergy Protection – Silver+ is an anti-bacterial protection. Silver+ is a coating based on microparticles of silver ions. Silver+ combats and dramatically reduces microbial growth providing a fresh and hygienic fabric.
But on searching the interent I found your site and have been really impressed by the information you give. Do you think the Reylon is a good choice and value for money or do you have a comparable model that would be as good or better. The Reylon Divan set is around £2500.
My wife is around 12st and myself 16st. She like s a firmer feel mattress where as I prefrer a medium/firm ( at least that what the mattresses say in the all of the shops we have been around that seen to suit me, but every manufacture seemed to be different, some firm mattresses were sofeter than some marketed as medium, so confusing!!! ) I don’t like the idea of split tension and want a set tension across the mattress. Do you have anything that would match.
Many Thanks

1 Answer
JohnRyanLtd
answered 8 years ago

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your questions.

Whilst you have been provided with the details of the construction of the Relyon product, what you haven’t been provided with is the specifics in respect of the upholstery in terms of GSM (grams per square metre), which in our view, is crucial to establishing the actual feel of the mattress and also whether you are getting value for money. Horse hair and horse tail are quite expensive elements to use in mattress upholstery, but without knowledge of the GSM, it is impossible to say how much is in a product. To state a mattress has natural upholstery layers without providing the GSM detail is like selling a car without saying what size engine it has, which is why we are not able to suggest a comparable mattress from our ranges.

The Artisan range is our natural fibre pocket sprung range. The models in this range can be paired with either a soft, medium or a firm spring tension, the correct spring tension is determined by the individuals body weights.

BodyweightSpring tension
Upto 16 Stone / 50-101kgMedium (1.4mm)
16 Stone / 101kg UpwardsFirm (1.6mm)
Available in Bespoke Products (Please Call)Soft (1.2mm)

The Artisan Naturals is described as the ‘true medium’ of the range. The Naturals is our most popular, unbeatable model with 85% natural fibres. Containing a huge GSM of fillings, including wool and mohair, on a Calico pocket spring unit. This medium feel hand crafted mattress is where we stake our reputation as ‘The Mattress Specialists’. It will cost £1235.00 for a King Size.

Artisan Naturals

The Tailored Pocket 2000 model is quite simply based on our Artisan Naturals. In order to keep the majority of natural fillings, we could only compromise on the spring unit. In this case we use an above average spunbond encased premium pocket spring unit over two tiers, coupled with the benefit of having a choice of three spring tensions to suit of Soft, Medium or Firm. Even though The Artisan Naturals is superbly priced (and of course unbeatable for quality and price ) it did fall outside many peoples budget. This Tailored Pocket model becomes the next best option. This model is described as a medium to firm in the upholstery layers and will cost you £1120.00 for a King Size.

 

John Ryan By Design Artisan Tailored Pocket
11200gsm Blended British Fleece Wool and Cotton.
2Hairproof Cambric Cover
31250gsm Poly Cotton
41500gsm Pure 100% Mohair
52000 Double Tier Spun Bond Pocket Springs (Soft/Med or Firm)
Total GSM3950gsm

We have four different divan bases to choose from.

The Contemporary Platform Divan offers a solid wood frame divan base suitable for all Latex and Hybrid mattresses. These platform tops will also be suitable to give a firmer feel to our Artisan range. Our timber frames are solid wood which is sourced from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) approved sources making it a sustainable choice. These solid wood frames are then upholstered with 600GSM of Cotton Wool Upholstery to give a soft padded feel to them. The platform top is a wooden frame which is boarded giving a consistent robust divan surface for any mattress. These are all handmade here in the UK.

Artisan Base

The Artisan base is available in two options;

1. The Bonnell coil sprung edge base as our starter model

2. Pocket Sprung ‘True Edge’ base as our premium model

Both are full upholstered in our fabric selection.This allows you to choose a base suitable for your budget and requirements. Both are an exceptionally high quality base and your preference will depend on how discerning you want to be about your sprung edge base! Placing a mattress on top of a sprung base will slightly soften up the overall feel of the mattress.

Artisan Base

I hope that you find this information useful!

If you would like to discuss the suitability of our products or if you have any further questions please give the office a call on 0161 437 4419 to speak to one of our friendly advisors.

Kind regards,
Amy.

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