...At around the time of the development of the Landscaped programme attention in Memmingen clearly began to turn to furniture in wider contexts, and for all furniture which could be used in conjunction with Metzeler's mattresses: beds... And when in use can be used as a small child's bed, a single bed, two single beds, a double bed, or combinations thereof...
...And by way of an accompaniment to the imminent long sleep, a Radio smow beds playlist... However, the (hi)story of the development of the bed not only runs parallel to social developments but also exists as a chronicler of social contrast, of class contrast; throughout history all have had a bed, but very different beds and beds which reveal a lot about both the times their occupants lived in and their position in society, be that in terms of the nature of the bed and its component materials, the physical position of the bed in a house, the number of people who shared a particular bed and their relationships, while the development of the mattress is a subject for itself...
