Mattresses

How a factory in Leeds produces 600 bouncy beds every day - from making steel into springs, to their placement in individual pockets and covering in natural fibres like hemp and wool designed to wick away sweat. How a short, twenty-minute sleep improves reaction times. How wool is shorn from sheep, and its inherent anti-bacterial and fire-retardant properties that make it well suited to mattresses. How the modern spring mattress evolved. How a famous Scandinavian-inspired home store is responsible for popularizing the duvet.

Release Date: 2015-05-05
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
TMDb: 7.8/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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