Whenever handcrafted, long-lasting and environmentally responsible bedding is discussed, we are delighted to share our passion, experience and expertise, as we have always done through our many appearances and contributions.
Please contact us if you would like to feature the Le Briand workshops!
The press has kind words for us, shining a light on our craftsmanship and the quality of our products.
Would you have imagined that Paris’s last mattress maker had set up shop here?
Nathalie Zaouati, author of the blog The Parisienne, about the Le Briand workshops (Source)
Seen on television
On Japanese public television
In the program Balade dans le quartier Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris on Japan’s public broadcaster NHK
Aired in July 2024
On TV Maison and Canal Plus
On M Comme Maison, presented by Stéphane Thebaut
Aired in December 2022
On Neo
Our aim is to help people sleep more comfortably while doing our best to address today’s environmental and well-being concerns (🌍 + 💤).
On France Télévisions
On France Télévisions
In the program La Météo à la carte, in a series called Les derniers artisans français.
Aired in January 2021
Discover a 100% natural mattress, made entirely in France, entirely by hand and entirely to measure, with the health of both the planet and the sleeper in mind.
On France Télévisions
On BFM Business
On France 5
On the program M Comme Maison, presented by Stéphane Thebaut
Aired in 2007
Heard on the radio
On France Culture
In an interview with Emmanuel Laurentin, Patrice Sébille discusses the history of mattress making in Paris’s Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
To explore further, we created the first online bedding museum, tracing the history of wool mattresses, box springs, mattress makers and the wool industry up to the present day.
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In print
The Le Briand mattress makers and bedding specialists are also featured online.
In the weekend magazine published by Le Parisien
Also online
The Le Briand mattress makers and bedding specialists are also featured online.
In digital media
Le meilleur lit de Paris ? (The Best Bed in Paris?) | October 2020 [Merci Alfred]
On Facebook
On Instagram
On Twitter
If you would like to cover bedding, sleep or the traditional craft of mattress making, please:
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In guides and books
The Le Briand workshops appear in notable publications about outstanding French craftsmanship, handmade production in Paris and the wealth of talent among France’s craftspeople.
Books are one way to celebrate these crafts and help them endure.
Ma vie à Paris
Authors: Ivan Pericoli and Benoît Astier de Villatte
Publisher: Éditions Astier de Villatte
Publication date: 2023
Number of pages: 160
Language: French
Dis, Paris, qu’est-ce que tu fabriques ?
Author: Nathalie Zaouati
Publisher: Rue de l’Échiquier
Publication date: 2019
Number of pages: 288
Language: French
Through our museum and our presence online and across different media, we also hope to pass this knowledge on and help preserve:
- beautiful, vibrant crafts
- remarkable skills and techniques
- products designed around customers’ well-being
All the more reason to get in touch!