Lelièvre

Lelièvre is a French house that, for more than a century, has been guided by a cult of beauty and excellence in the creation, publishing and manufacturing of fabrics, wall coverings, custom rugs and furniture. It describes itself as one of the leaders in the high-end furnishing fabric market and offers complete interior decoration solutions through its brands: Lelièvre Paris (1914), Quenin (1865), Tassinari & Chatel (1680) and the Jean Paul Gaultier licence by Lelièvre Paris. The company was founded on 1 July 1914 when Henri Lelièvre bought the Maison Piquée et Logerot, specialised in velvet, and created the société Lelièvre.

On 1 July 1914, Henri Lelièvre bought the Maison Piquée et Logerot, specialised in velvet (mohair, wool, cotton, linen), and created the société Lelièvre. The company installed itself in upstairs premises at 36 Rue des Petits Champs. In 1922, the Société Lelièvre received the bronze medal of commerce at the French exhibition of Amsterdam. In 1932, with 70 references in the catalogue totalling 200 colourways, prices ranged from 38 to 165 francs of the time, reaching up to 245 francs per metre for a Louis XV-style antique-copy velvet moquette in 60 cm width. In 1935, Madeleine Lelièvre took over the company after the premature death of her husband, and in 1942 entrusted it to her son Paul at the end of his studies. In 1942, Paul Lelièvre took over the company and created silk velvet, with 6 employees and 2 million francs of turnover. In 1954, the Maison moved to 13 rue du Mail in Paris, and Paul Lelièvre broadened its product offer by taking over Victor Coates, a house created in 1927 and specialised in English-taste prints. In 1972, Patrick Lelièvre joined the company and pursued its development, managing jointly with his father; the Lyonnais silk firm Quenin was acquired. In 1973, the Maison specialised in furnishing silk weaving; this workshop was merged with that of Tassinari et Chatel and today comprises 25 modern jacquard looms. In 1976, the year's best seller was 'Athéna', a geometric weave. In 1985, Paul Lelièvre acquired the Compiègne land to build a logistics centre that would group together all fabric pieces scattered across 5 different sites. Tassinari & Chatel has been the property of the Lelièvre family since 1997; it is one of the oldest Lyon silk-weaving manufactories, with origins going back to 1680 with the Pernon workshop, official supplier to the greatest Courts of Europe, notably that of King Louis XV.

High-end furnishing fabric market; complete interior decoration solutions.

Product categories. Fabrics · Wall coverings · Custom rugs · Furniture

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