Mattress makers on film. Women mattress makers at work.
Such footage is rare enough that every related documentary deserves a place on this list.
The craft of the artisan mattress maker reveals more of itself through period films and historic documentaries.
In addition to directors who placed this trade at the heart of their stories, such as Georges Méliès in 1906 and Alice Guy-Blaché in 1906, several reports documented the trade and gave a voice to the men and women who played a central role in the social fabric:
1964
Broadcast on France Régions 3 Bordeaux
1991
Broadcast on Caméra One Télévision, Douce, and La Sept
The mattress makers and bedding makers of the twenty-first century continue this tradition.
Their expertise has deepened over time, and the products they make respond to the priorities and expectations of today’s customers.