PIERRE FREY
ABOUT THE MAISON
AN INVENTIVE FAMILY BUSINESS THAT COMBINES FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MODERNITY
As the main French company in the home textiles sector,
Pierre Frey is also a family business with a history of passion for interior decoration that has been handed down for three generations.
Honoring the past and turned toward the future, Patrick Frey relied successively on his three sons—Pierre,
Vincent and Matthieu—to lead and to expand the scope of the company on the basis of a shared appreciation
of love for work well done, careful attention to detail and inspired creation.
A member of the Colbert Committee since 1976,
Pierre Frey is one of 81 French luxury goods companies that have joined together to promote,
in France and internationally, their commitment to combining tradition and modernity,
know-how and creative skill, history and innovation.
AN ECLECTIC KNOWLEDGE FOR FABRICS
Founded in 1935, Maison Pierre Frey creates and produces fabrics by taking inspiration from classical and contemporary art
or from faraway ethnic groups, always interpreting it in a very French style.
This artistic sensitivity led the company to acquire the Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi
and Le Manach textile companies in the nineties, making it possible to offer customers styles
that range from classic to contemporary.
MULTIPLE EXPERTISE
For several years, Pierre Frey has been expanding its product offer and opening its creativity to new areas of expression,
including wallpaper and wall coverings, made-to-measure rugs and carpeting, and furniture.
THE ARCHIVES
AN INSPIRATIONAL TREASURE
Building the future is based on understanding the past.
Created in 2003, the archives department conserves, inventories and promotes an exceptional collection of over 25,000 documents,
dating from the sixteenth century to the present.
Based on the Pierre Frey archives, the collection now includes the archives of Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi and Le Manach.
These archives are living and continue to be enriched with regular acquisitions.
They can be used by anyone to find a source of inspiration or a sales argument based on historical reality
or to round out knowledge. For the studio, the goal is not necessarily to make an identical reproduction of a document,
but to use it as an inspiration that feeds contemporary creation.
AMBITION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
In direct contact with the sector of activity,
Maison Pierre Frey works to reconcile its presence in France with the ability to meet the needs of local customers.
Aware of the rise of international interior decoration projects,
the company adjusts its level of service to the cultural dimension of its contacts
and has built a network of numerous subsidiaries, representative offices and showrooms in France and abroad.
COMMITMENTS
Passionate about their business, Patrick, Pierre, Vincent and Matthieu Frey have strong convictions
and stand together in committing to company culture.
ARTS & CULTURE
Inspired creation Creation is the company keyword. It is venerated, esteemed and sought-after.
How can this be explained? By the intimate link that Patrick Frey and his sons maintain with art.
Educated in painting, architecture and music, they are also tireless travelers,
who are curious about the world and immersed in its cultures.
This shared artistic sensitivity and the conviction that creation feeds creation have also enabled Maison Pierre Frey
to work on collaborations with artists from a broader environment.
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
Made in France. Known as an editor, the company is also very committed as a French manufacturer.
In 1989, Maison Pierre Frey acquired a weaving studio in the north of France, where weavers,
knotters, warpers and gluers produce 30% of the company’s textiles. More recently,
the company took over one of the oldest French furniture manufacturers.
It is located at Villers-Cotterêts in the Hauts de France region and has a team of 20 cabinetmakers, joiners, varnishers and upholsterers.
In this way, Pierre Frey participates in safeguarding the employment of men and women with precious know-how.
CRAFTMANSHIP & KNOW-HOW
Weave, embroider, emboss, flatbed-print and hand knot or carefully trace, shape, dye and upholster:
each skill is based on the transmission of a living tradition that is still an inspiration.
Maison Pierre Frey is committed to safeguarding these ancestral processes and rare know-how.
The company’s weaving workshops have the “Living Heritage Company” label, its hand-weaver is a recognized expert
and partners are always selected on the basis of cutting-edge artisanal expertise.
SAFEGUARDING AND TRANSMITTING HERITAGE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A LUXURY GOODS COMPANY
Objects are strongly connected to the society that produces them.
A motif, a weave or the form of a chair give us valuable insights about the way our ancestors lived.
During its history, Maison Pierre Frey has acquired several emblematic French brands,
and these acquisitions have enabled avoiding the dispersion of fabulous heritage collections.
In their way, these collections testify to the evolution of taste and lifestyle over the decades.
To safeguard, inventory and enhance these little-known collections, the company created an archives department in 2003,
since Maison Pierre Frey feels that luxury goods companies have the responsibility of fitting into history and transmitting it.
AN INVENTIVE FAMILY BUSINESS THAT COMBINES FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MODERNITY
As the main French company in the home textiles sector,
Pierre Frey is also a family business with a history of passion for interior decoration that has been handed down for three generations.
Honoring the past and turned toward the future, Patrick Frey relied successively on his three sons—Pierre,
Vincent and Matthieu—to lead and to expand the scope of the company on the basis of a shared appreciation
of love for work well done, careful attention to detail and inspired creation.
A member of the Colbert Committee since 1976,
Pierre Frey is one of 81 French luxury goods companies that have joined together to promote,
in France and internationally, their commitment to combining tradition and modernity,
know-how and creative skill, history and innovation.
AN ECLECTIC KNOWLEDGE FOR FABRICS
Founded in 1935, Maison Pierre Frey creates and produces fabrics by taking inspiration from classical and contemporary art
or from faraway ethnic groups, always interpreting it in a very French style.
This artistic sensitivity led the company to acquire the Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi
and Le Manach textile companies in the nineties, making it possible to offer customers styles
that range from classic to contemporary.
MULTIPLE EXPERTISE
For several years, Pierre Frey has been expanding its product offer and opening its creativity to new areas of expression,
including wallpaper and wall coverings, made-to-measure rugs and carpeting, and furniture.
THE ARCHIVES
AN INSPIRATIONAL TREASURE
Building the future is based on understanding the past.
Created in 2003, the archives department conserves, inventories and promotes an exceptional collection of over 25,000 documents,
dating from the sixteenth century to the present.
Based on the Pierre Frey archives, the collection now includes the archives of Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi and Le Manach.
These archives are living and continue to be enriched with regular acquisitions.
They can be used by anyone to find a source of inspiration or a sales argument based on historical reality
or to round out knowledge. For the studio, the goal is not necessarily to make an identical reproduction of a document,
but to use it as an inspiration that feeds contemporary creation.
AMBITION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
In direct contact with the sector of activity,
Maison Pierre Frey works to reconcile its presence in France with the ability to meet the needs of local customers.
Aware of the rise of international interior decoration projects,
the company adjusts its level of service to the cultural dimension of its contacts
and has built a network of numerous subsidiaries, representative offices and showrooms in France and abroad.
COMMITMENTS
Passionate about their business, Patrick, Pierre, Vincent and Matthieu Frey have strong convictions
and stand together in committing to company culture.
ARTS & CULTURE
Inspired creation Creation is the company keyword. It is venerated, esteemed and sought-after.
How can this be explained? By the intimate link that Patrick Frey and his sons maintain with art.
Educated in painting, architecture and music, they are also tireless travelers,
who are curious about the world and immersed in its cultures.
This shared artistic sensitivity and the conviction that creation feeds creation have also enabled Maison Pierre Frey
to work on collaborations with artists from a broader environment.
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
Made in France. Known as an editor, the company is also very committed as a French manufacturer.
In 1989, Maison Pierre Frey acquired a weaving studio in the north of France, where weavers,
knotters, warpers and gluers produce 30% of the company’s textiles. More recently,
the company took over one of the oldest French furniture manufacturers.
It is located at Villers-Cotterêts in the Hauts de France region and has a team of 20 cabinetmakers, joiners, varnishers and upholsterers.
In this way, Pierre Frey participates in safeguarding the employment of men and women with precious know-how.
CRAFTMANSHIP & KNOW-HOW
Weave, embroider, emboss, flatbed-print and hand knot or carefully trace, shape, dye and upholster:
each skill is based on the transmission of a living tradition that is still an inspiration.
Maison Pierre Frey is committed to safeguarding these ancestral processes and rare know-how.
The company’s weaving workshops have the “Living Heritage Company” label, its hand-weaver is a recognized expert
and partners are always selected on the basis of cutting-edge artisanal expertise.
SAFEGUARDING AND TRANSMITTING HERITAGE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A LUXURY GOODS COMPANY
Objects are strongly connected to the society that produces them.
A motif, a weave or the form of a chair give us valuable insights about the way our ancestors lived.
During its history, Maison Pierre Frey has acquired several emblematic French brands,
and these acquisitions have enabled avoiding the dispersion of fabulous heritage collections.
In their way, these collections testify to the evolution of taste and lifestyle over the decades.
To safeguard, inventory and enhance these little-known collections, the company created an archives department in 2003,
since Maison Pierre Frey feels that luxury goods companies have the responsibility of fitting into history and transmitting it.