Ambassador: A good craftsman paid little attention to the amount of time and material he used to build a bed, he would use every trick in the book to show off his skills.

Chatsworth: Classical finials, heavy panel moulding and full to-the-floor footboard makes a fine bed. Applied strap mouldings and an imposing design make a bed with no shortcuts.

County Kerry: When life was at a more liesurely pace, provincial Irish craftsmen had the time and the knowledge to use traditional methods to construct their distinctive style and the twenty raised panels on the bed ends are assembled by hand to give an unmistakeable Irish flavour.

Mackintosh: Traditional crafts - Radical design - Modern comfort

Orleans: Hand carvings are widely used in architecture to lift the interiors and exteriors of buildings. What began as a relatively ordinary design has been transformed with the inclusions of handmade carvings.

Parisienne: The famous Lit Bateau design is the ultimate in luxury beds. Exquisite ormulo style decorations, bold moulding and generous proportions make a bed that you will never want to leave.

New additional designer beds for 2008 are shown below