Collection(s) : Styles and design
Paru le 01/09/2023 | Relié 399 pages
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photography Mattia Aquila | translated from the French by Charles Penwarden
Enchanting brocades and damasks, luminous handwoven silken velvets, traditional woodblock printed fabrics, striking contemporary patterns made into works of art : Pierre Frey, a family business founded in 1935, is famous for the variety and boldness of its inspired designs, and has asserted itself in the luxury market as the uncontested global leader in soft furnishing textiles and wallpapers. Having acquired the venerable houses Braquenié and Le Manach, Pierre Frey possesses one of the most important private textile heritages in the world.
Pierre Frey has worked with the Louvre and the Château de Versailles, decorated castle interiors, and provides the fabrics and wallpapers of elegant private homes around the world - from Paris to Hong Kong to New York. Drawing from their archives of more than 25,000 documents, which date from the sixteenth century to the present, this indispensable volume will serve as a reference and a source of contemporary inspiration for professional and amateur designers.
Patrick Frey, artistic director at Pierre Frey, joined the family business in 1970. Here he shares the legacy he is passing on to his three sons, the beauty and variety - of his current and past collections, and the secrets of the firm's extraordinary success.
Mattia Aquila is a creative photographer specialized in interior design and architecture. He regularly collaborates with major companies, designers, architectural firms, and magazines. His photographs were featured in Venice : A Private Invitation (Flammarion, 2022).
