Pierre Frey
Pierre Frey SA is a French interior design company founded in 1935 by designer Pierre Frey.{{cite book|last1=Levesque|first1=Caroline|title=Pierre Frey: Inspiring Interiors: A French Tradition of Luxury|date=2015|publisher=Abrams Books}} The family-owned company designs and manufactures traditional French fabrics, wallpapers, carpets, rugs and furniture.{{cite book|last1=Serge|first1=Gleizes|last2=Philippe|first2=Garcia|title=Pierre Frey - Maison inspirée, Paris|date=2014|publisher=La Martinière|location=Paris}}
Founder
Pierre Frey was born on 29 December 1903, to a northern French family.{{cn|date=October 2021}} After a first job as a furniture polisher for an antique dealer, he worked with a milliner, then with a fabrics house by the name of Burger.{{cn|date=October 2021}} In 1932, he quit his position to manage the Lauer house, another major fabric creator of the time.{{cite book |last1=Byars |first1=Mel |title=The Design Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=L. King Pub. |isbn=978-0-87070-012-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lI5UAAAAMAAJ&q=pierre+frey+1934+founded |language=en}}
Company history
During his time at Lauer house, he convinced its designer, Jean Chatanay, to join him in founding a new company.{{cn|date=October 2021}} In 1935, the new company bearing the Frey name was formed.{{cite book |last1=Som |first1=Ashok |last2=Blanckaert |first2=Christian |title=The Road to Luxury: The Evolution, Markets, and Strategies of Luxury Brand Management |date=28 January 2015 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-83004-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_VgBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22pierre+frey%22+1935+founded&pg=PA207 |language=en}}
Today, Pierre Frey SA owns the brand Pierre Frey, as well as the brands Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi and Le Manach. The company’s collection consists of about 7,000 items with various themes according to the decades, from classic to contemporary. This collection includes the Pierre Frey designs and the collections from the company’s other brands. Today, the company is still a family-owned design house, run by Pierre Frey’s son, Patrick, and his sons, Pierre, Vincent and Matthieu Frey. In 2014, Pierre Frey collaborated with artist Toxic for a collection featuring his designs.{{Cite web|last=Martin|first=Hannah|date=December 31, 2014|title=Pierre Frey's Favorite Street Artists|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/pierre-frey-toxic-street-art-fabric-article|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-us}}
Pierre Frey is member of the Comité Colbert.{{cite web |title=Pierre Frey |url=https://www.comitecolbert.com/en/members/pierre-frey/ |website=Comité Colbert}}
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External links
- [http://www.pierrefrey.com/ Official website ]
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Category:Design companies of France