Pocket Spring Mattresses

How Pocket Spring Mattresses Work — and Why the Spring Matters More Than You Think

For anyone looking at a pocket spring mattress in Tbilisi, the most important thing to understand before choosing is that not all pocket springs are alike. The spring itself — how it is shaped, how it is hardened, how many there are per square metre, and what sits above it — determines almost everything about how a mattress feels and how long it performs.

Sleep Gallery, located at 24 Irakli Abashidze Street in Vake, carries pocket spring mattresses from two manufacturers whose spring engineering approaches are genuinely distinct: Dorelan from Italy and Schramm from Germany.

Dorelan — Italian Engineering, Five Spring Technologies

Dorelan was founded in Forlì, Italy in 1968 and has built its pocket spring range around proprietary spring technologies developed in its own research laboratories. The five models at Sleep Gallery represent different points across the range.

The Effect is 24cm deep with 800 independent springs across a double and 7 differentiated support zones — an entry point into Dorelan’s spring engineering with a cotton and polyester padding on both sides and a fully removable, washable cover.

The Levant uses Dorelan’s Twin System technology — a dual-concentric coil where a smaller inner spring sits inside the main spring, creating a progressive response that starts soft and firms up under deeper pressure. The cover has two seasonal sides: winter uses Myform Memory Air Clima padding, summer uses cotton and Ingeo for natural moisture management. CoolPhase phase-change microcapsules in the cover absorb excess heat and release it gradually.

The Regal is Dorelan’s most technically advanced spring model. It uses AI-daptiveCoil technology: an AI-assisted system that combines three types of independent pocket springs — differentiated by firmness — across 7 zones, adapting in real time to body movement and pressure distribution. At 26cm deep with 800 springs in a double, it represents the clearest expression of precision engineering in the range.

The Stylus combines Twin System pocket springs with a layer of high-density Myform Memory Air HD above the spring core — a hybrid structure that delivers both the responsive support of springs and the pressure relief of a breathable memory layer.

The Tresor, at 31cm deep, is Dorelan’s flagship model. It uses Twin System HS springs — a high-specification double-concentric spring in phosphate-coated carbon steel — paired with Myform Memory Air HD, organic cotton, and pure silk in the comfort layers. It is handmade in Italy and Oeko-Tex certified.

Schramm — German Manufactory, Oven-Tempered Springs

Schramm has been producing mattresses by hand in Winnweiler, in Germany’s Palatinate region, since 1923. The defining feature of their upper range is a thermal furnace-tempering process applied to every spring after winding — a heating and controlled cooling process that makes springs dimensionally stable and fatigue-resistant. Schramm describes this as unique worldwide among mattress manufacturers.

The Heaven is the entry point into Schramm’s furnace-tempered range. A 100x200cm mattress contains approximately 500 individually hand-sewn cylindrical springs in cotton pockets. It features Schramm’s patented shoulder zone — reduced-tension springs in the shoulder area for side sleepers — and is available in five spring tensions matched to body weight.

The Emotion Luxe  uses electrically tempered 6-coil springs. It is built entirely without adhesives — padding layers are fixed through handcrafted tacking — and is padded with cashmere from Central Asian highland goats and wool from French free-range sheep. Available in three firmness formulas by body weight.

The Divina took five years to develop and uses 9-coil furnace-tempered springs — the most complex spring construction in the range — covered in linen, silk, pure new wool, lyocell, and Talalay latex certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100. Five spring tension formulas are available.

The Mythos uses 6-coil furnace-tempered springs with Schramm’s full shoulder zone integration and is available in five tensions — the model specifically recommended for side sleepers who need precise zoned support across different body weights.

The Investment Case

A pocket spring mattress from either Dorelan or Schramm carries a higher upfront cost than a mass-market alternative and that investment makes most sense when considered over the product’s lifespan. The oven-tempered springs in a Schramm mattress are engineered to resist fatigue over years of nightly use. Dorelan’s Twin System springs are built to the same principle. Divided across 15 to 20 years of nightly use, the per-night cost is modest — and the effect of consistent, properly supported sleep on physical recovery, cognitive performance, and long-term health compounds over that same period.

Delivery, Home Trial, and Logistics in Tbilisi

Sleep Gallery offers a home trial programme: visit the showroom, select a mattress, pay a deposit, and have it delivered to test at home over several nights before committing to a purchase.

All mattress purchases include free delivery directly to your apartment across Tbilisi. If you need your existing mattress removed at the time of delivery, this can be arranged on request following purchase — mention it at the showroom or when placing your order.

The full range of pocket spring mattresses available in Georgia is displayed above. Visit Sleep Gallery to experience each model in person and speak with a consultant about spring tension, firmness selection, and sizing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the difference between a pocket spring mattress and a regular spring mattress?

In a standard spring mattress, all springs are connected — when one moves, surrounding springs move with it. In a pocket spring mattress, each spring is individually wrapped in its own fabric pocket and operates independently. This means the mattress responds to each pressure point separately, reducing motion transfer between sleep partners and allowing more precise body contouring. The higher the spring count and the more differentiated the zone structure, the more precisely the mattress adapts to different body weights and positions across the full sleep surface.

Q: Where can I buy a pocket spring mattress in Tbilisi?

Sleep Gallery at 24 Irakli Abashidze Street in Vake, Tbilisi, carries pocket spring mattresses from Dorelan, Schramm and Vispring — European manufacturers with distinct spring engineering approaches. The showroom allows in-person testing across all models, and Sleep Gallery offers a home trial programme so customers can test a mattress over several nights before purchasing. Free delivery is available across Tbilisi, and old mattress removal can be arranged at the time of delivery on request.

Q: What makes Schramm mattresses different from other pocket spring mattresses?

Schramm’s defining process is thermal furnace-tempering: every spring in the Heaven, Divina, and Mythos range is heated in a furnace and slowly cooled after winding. This gives the springs a stronger reset force and resistance to fatigue that Schramm describes as unique worldwide. All Schramm mattresses are handmade in Germany without adhesives — layers are fixed through blind-tacking — and use natural materials including Talalay latex, silk, cashmere, and wool from French free-range sheep. Each mattress is made to order in five spring tension formulas matched to body weight.

Q: What is Dorelan’s AI-daptiveCoil technology?

AI-daptiveCoil is Dorelan’s most advanced spring system, used in the Regal mattress. It combines three types of independent pocket springs differentiated by firmness, distributed across 7 body zones. The system uses AI-assisted mapping to select and position springs based on the pressure distribution typical of different body profiles, allowing the mattress to deliver differentiated support without mechanical adjustments. The result is a spring core that responds more precisely to different body weights and positions than a single spring-type construction.

Q: How do I choose the right spring tension in a Schramm mattress?

Schramm calibrates spring tension to body weight rather than the vague “soft/medium/firm” scale used by most manufacturers. Each model — Heaven, Emotion Luxe, Divina, and Mythos — is available in multiple formulas matched to specific weight ranges. The Emotion Luxe, for example, comes in A1 (up to 70kg), A2 (60–90kg), and A3 (85–110kg). Getting this selection right is one of the key reasons an in-person consultation at Sleep Gallery in Vake matters — body weight alone does not determine the right formula, sleeping position and weight distribution also factor in.

Q: Is a pocket spring mattress better than memory foam?

Neither is categorically better — they suit different sleepers. Pocket spring mattresses offer more responsiveness and ease of movement, better natural temperature regulation due to air circulation between springs, and a more traditional feel with a defined support surface. Memory foam offers deeper pressure relief and motion isolation. Some models in the Dorelan range — the Stylus and Tresor in particular — combine pocket springs with a memory foam layer above the core, giving both the structural support of springs and the pressure relief of foam in one system.

Q: Do pocket spring mattresses sleep cooler than foam mattresses?

Generally, yes. The air space between independently pocketed springs allows for natural ventilation through the mattress core — heat dissipates rather than accumulating as it can in dense foam. Dorelan reinforces this with technologies like CoolPhase microcapsules in the Levant’s cover and the Respiro breathable perimeter band system. Schramm’s natural filling materials — wool, silk, and Talalay latex — are inherently temperature-regulating: wool wicks moisture, silk insulates in both directions, and latex provides airflow through its open-cell structure.