Where Do Futons Come from?
The Japanese Invented and Perfected the Original Futon Mattress for Sleeping. but a Cambridge Woodworker Invented the World's First Futon Sofa Bed. and Then...
The Japanese invented and perfected the original futon mattress for sleeping. But a Cambridge woodworker invented the world's first futon sofa bed. And then Bedworks created the first layered foam-and-cotton futon mattresses for these new sofa beds. William Brouwer created the futon sofa bed in 1982.
What country makes futons?
Futon (布団) is the Japanese traditional style of bedding.
When did futon come out?
Futon mattresses were first popularized in the United States in the mid-1970's and began as a cottage industry. ''In the beginning we wanted everything all natural and pure, including what we slept on,'' said Randi Young, president of New Moon Inc., a Boston futon manufacturer.
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