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The heritage department

25,000 DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

Particularly committed to the preservation of this exceptional heritage, the Department is the custodian of the Braquenié, Le Manach, Fadini-Borghi, Boussac and Pierre Frey archives. As a place of reflection on the decorative practices of the past, it is a place of inspiration for the Studio and is open to interior designer clients from the world over.

Finely honed expertise

Art historian Sophie Rouart, co-author of a book on Toile de Jouy fabrics and member of CIETA, has been in charge of the House’s holdings since 2003. On the strength of her experience in various textile museums, she inventories each piece and puts the archives to good use through temporary exhibitions. Convinced that they play a significant role in outlining the contours of a changing society, she supports the social dimension of this unique collection and constantly enhances it with new acquisitions.

Treatments and personalization

Among the services it offers, Pierre Frey provides a number of easily achievable treatments: fireproofing, anti-stain priming, a wide range of embossing or paper laminations.

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TEXTILES

The printed, embroidered and woven fabrics held offer a cross-section of all the techniques used to produce fabrics from the 16th century to the present. Essentially composed of Western fabrics, this collection also presents a few beautiful samples from India and Asia which underscore the influence of these distant lands in the development of fabric-making in Europe.
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WALLPAPERS

Around 400 samples of wallpaper from the 18th and 19th centuries are preserved in the archives alongside a few ‘dominos’ (the ancestors of wallpaper). As most of them were printed with wood blocks, they represent a stimulating technical challenge for the House’s designers who want to reproduce their charm.
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RUGS & CARPETS

Le département Archives conserve 1200 gouaches tapis, plus de 1500 échantillons moquettes et 200 échantillons de tapis au point plat (type Aubusson) ou au point noué (type Savonnerie). Ces documents constituent un témoignage précieux de l’excellence de Braquenié au 19e et 20e siècle pour ce genre de produits. Cette collection est exceptionnelle par sa qualité de réalisation et sa diversité de styles.
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FURNITURE

The House’s collection of drawings, gouaches and old photos are a source of inspiration for the furniture team who, with their know-how, are able to reinterpret a 18th century sketch or a photo from the 1930s showing a particular piece of furniture, such as that of René Prou.

Special orders

The special orders department specializes in the creation of unique references from the start of a project by adapting specific fibers or by proposing a custom-made design.

A space dedicaded to clients

DATABASE

The archives are digitized on an ongoing basis in a database that can be consulted by appointment. This high-performance tool allows stringent management of the House’s archives.

ARCHIVE CONSERVATION ROOM

In premises that meet museum standards, all of the documents—from the smallest to the largest Indian palampores—are filed in dedicated storage units after their micro-cleaning.

ARCHIVE PRESENTATIONS

Sophie individually welcomes all interior designers and art lovers conducting research for a project.

EXCEPTIONAL CREATIONS

Founded in 1935, Pierre Frey is an eclectic French company that creates, edits and manufactures fabrics, wallpapers, custom-made rugs and exceptional furniture.

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