Staples of Somerset is a British mattress maker specialising in traditional hand-built pocket spring mattresses with natural fillings. The company handmakes its mattresses in the UK and sells primarily through independent bed specialists rather than the high street chains, which is one of the reasons the brand sits below the radar despite operating at premium construction quality.
The catalogue centres on pocket spring bases paired with natural filling comfort layers, with some models adding eco latex for a different feel on top. Individually wrapped pocket springs feature throughout the range. Guarantees typically run at 5 years or more against manufacturing faults, and the brand offers a made-to-order option on selected models that allows a degree of customisation you don't get from mass-market alternatives.
Why Staples Deserves More Recognition
Staples sits in an unusual spot. Traditional hand-built pocket spring mattresses with natural fillings, at prices that don't require a luxury budget. That combination is harder to find than you'd think. Most brands that build this way charge accordingly - Hypnos, Harrison Spinks, Vispring. Staples delivers a similar approach at a more accessible tier, and I think it gets overlooked because of it.
Build quality across the models we've reviewed has been consistent. Pocket spring units properly made, natural fillings that feel like they belong there, covers that are honest rather than flashy. It won't win any awards for glamour. But it's built to do a job and it does it well.
The Range Explained
The Artisan collection is the core. Pure Splendour and Pure Decadence are the two main models - different spring counts and filling depths, same design approach. Splendour is the lower price, Decadence steps up. For most people, Splendour is where to start unless you specifically want the extra spring count and thicker fillings.
The Grandeur is a standalone model that does well with buyers looking for a mid-range British pocket spring mattress without committing to a heritage brand name. And the Revitalise and Refresh ranges add eco latex layers - real latex over pocket springs, not a marketing mention buried in the small print. For buyers who care about natural materials and eco-credentials, these are worth a proper look.
What We've Found
The value proposition holds up. Pocket spring mattresses with natural fillings cost a lot to make properly. Staples holds the pricing at a level that makes traditional construction accessible to mainstream buyers, and I'd struggle to name another brand doing the same thing at this tier.
Distribution is through independent bed retailers rather than the chains. Harder to track down in person than Silentnight or Sealy, but the shops that stock Staples tend to know the range inside out. If you've got a decent independent bed specialist nearby, worth asking.
The eco latex ranges were the part that surprised me. Revitalise and Refresh aren't marketing overlay - the latex layers are proper and the feel is measurably different from pure foam or pure spring. For anyone shopping on sustainability, Staples is a starting point I wouldn't have expected from a brand at this price.
Who Should Consider Staples
Anyone who wants traditional pocket spring construction without the heritage price tag. The Artisan range covers most buyer profiles, the Grandeur works as a solid mid-range standalone, and the eco latex ranges serve the natural materials crowd well. If you want the pinnacle of British mattress construction, Hypnos or Harrison Spinks are the names. But if you want most of that quality at a fraction of the cost - and honestly, for most people that's enough - Staples is where I'd look first.
