Vispring x Tom Dixon present at London Design Festival

Vispring, the world's leading luxury bed and mattress maker, is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting its exclusive creative collaboration with Tom Dixon - one of Britain's most iconic and provocative design voices - at London Design Festival from 12th – 20th September 2026 at Tom Dixon's iconic King's Cross showroom.

In the same year that Vispring celebrates its 125th anniversary, the partnership brings together two pioneering British institutions in a celebration of artistry, craftsmanship, and the enduring pursuit of exceptional design - creating a collection of headboards and a bed design that marks a new chapter for both brands. For London Design Festival, 'Have You Seen the Light?' presents the Vispring X Tom Dixon HEART headboard upholstered in bold pink fabric alongside the FAT Bed at Dixon's Coal Drops Yard flagship.

Clare Schifano, Global Marketing Director at Vispring, says: "Our collaboration with Tom Dixon came together because of a joint British heritage and dedication to craftsmanship. After an exciting launch earlier this year in Milan for Milan Design Week, and exhibiting the collection in Copenhagen for 3daysofdesign, we're delighted to be displaying the collaboration in the UK for London Design Festival."

Tom Dixon says: "Have you seen the light? Are you sitting comfortably? Is it bedtime yet? Our three big questions for the autumn draw attention to our latest innovations. As the days get shorter, the light drops, and we think about how to enhance our indoors. We have worked on our latest innovations in illumination, in lounging about, and in ridiculously functional presents. We will be talking about how you can beautify, mood-set, and complete your spaces with one hundred variations in portable, reflective, glowing, and focusing luminosity; rethink your comfort levels with more upholstery and side tables; and celebrate your deserving friends and family with unusually heavyweight, multifunctional accessories."

Find Vispring X Tom Dixon at 4-10 Bagley Walk, London, N1C 4DH, from 12th – 20th September 2026.

A bold new collection and collaboration

United by a shared commitment to quality and a fearless approach to creativity, the collaboration marks a natural meeting of minds. Where Vispring has spent 125 years perfecting the art of sleep, Tom Dixon has spent decades redefining the boundaries of material, form, and function. Together, the result is something entirely new - and entirely considered.

Highlighting the intersection of British craftsmanship and contemporary design, the collection consists of four new headboards and one bed inspired by best-selling products within the Tom Dixon range, such as FAT, GROOVE, and WINGBACK. For London Design Festival, Vispring will showcase the Fat Bed, which has established itself as the collection's bestselling since its Milan launch, alongside the Heart headboard in pink.

Craft & construction

Every Vispring bed begins by hand and ends by hand, a process unchanged in its essential character since the brand first introduced the pocket sprung mattress in 1901. Each spring is individually nested and hand-tied by craftspeople at Vispring's Plymouth workshop, a method that demands years of skill to master and cannot be replicated by machine. It is this human approach to making that defines the Vispring difference, and it is what makes the collaboration with Tom Dixon so compelling.

For this collection, that centuries-old expertise meets the radical material and formal language that has made Tom Dixon one of the most distinctive design voices of his generation. The challenge, and the opportunity, was to push Vispring's craft into new territory: to ask what 125 years of handmade expertise looks like when applied to a creative brief. The result is a body of work that honours the integrity of traditional construction while embracing a boldness of form and finish that is unmistakably Dixon.

British design on the global stage

British design has never been more relevant on the world stage. Recognised for its originality, rigour, and rare ability to fuse heritage with forward-thinking vision, it commands a unique authority in the global luxury market, one that is earned through decades of uncompromising craft and creative ambition.

Vispring and Tom Dixon are two of Britain's most enduring design exports. Together, they represent a statement about what British design can achieve when craft and creativity are given equal weight - the belief that the finest things should be made exceptionally well and made to last.

About Vispring:

Vispring is a leading luxury British bed manufacturer, responsible for introducing the pocket sprung mattress in London in 1901. Based in Plymouth, Devon since 1970, Vispring now sells to 65 countries globally and is the benchmark for bespoke, handcrafted beds, made using only the finest, natural materials, including British wool, Real Shetland Wool, cashmere, horsehair and silk.

Vispring epitomises a distinctly British form of elegance, combining technical prowess with an approach worthy of the finest tailoring and remains the international standard for comfort and sophistication, coupled with a lasting respect for traditional methods of workmanship.

Vispring has a rich heritage, its mattresses have graced the first-class cabins of legendary ocean liners, including The Titanic and the Queen Elizabeth II, and can be found today in the suites of the world's most prestigious hotels, such as London's The Dorchester as well as on board luxurious Princess Yachts and Gulfstream Jets.

In 2012 and 2024 Vispring was honoured with the coveted King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, solidifying its position as the UK's largest luxury bed exporter. The brand is committed to reducing its impact on the environment, with designs built to last and continued use of all-natural mattress fillings. The company continues to work towards a more sustainable future and in 2023 achieved the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard following an in-depth external audit by the Société Générale de Surveillance at its Plymouth factory and are proud to have maintained that certification.

For more details, visit vispring.com or follow @vispringbeds.

About Tom Dixon:

Established in 2002, Tom Dixon is a British luxury design brand which is represented internationally. Specialising in furniture, lighting and accessories, Tom Dixon has hubs in London, New York and Shanghai. With an aesthetic that is intrinsically inspired by the brand's British roots, the products are internationally recognised and appreciated for their pioneering use of materials and techniques.

Founder and eponymous Creative Director Tom Dixon is a restless innovator who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as a maverick, untrained designer with a line in welded salvage furniture. While working with the Italian giant Cappellini he designed the widely acclaimed 'S' Chair. In the late 90s Tom became Creative Director at Habitat and rejuvenated the brand while maintaining Terence Conran's vision of enriching everyday life through simple, modern design. Today, Tom is one of the industry's most feted British designers and is internationally heralded as a significantly original talent. From an amateur welder to an internationally celebrated designer with a career spanning over four decades, in 2024 Tom was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) from King Charles III – the highest-ranking order of the British Empire level - for his services to design.

Best-selling products such as Beat, Melt, S-Chair and Fat are instantly recognisable and have been acquired by the world's most famous museums including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; MOMA, New York; and the Centre Pompidou; Paris. Latest additions to the range, such as the brand's first outdoor collection Groove, Melt, Bell and Jack portable lights and Plump and Fat sofas are quickly gaining momentum and reiterate Tom's status and significance in the design world. 

Discover the collection at tomdixon.net or follow @tomdixonstudio.