If you ask most any well educated designer who their favorite French fabric lines are, the name Pierre Frey will always be in the mix. Pierre Frey is a family owned and privately held French luxury design house founded in 1935. Since its inception, the company has grown now to include three other brands: Pierre Frey, Boussac, Braquenie, and Fadini Borghi. When I was in Paris with Design Trust, we had the pleasure of visiting the Frey Headquarters and toured their offices, archives and two of their homes. Our host for the day was none other than Pierre Frey, grandson of the founder, his father Patrick Frey, President and Creative Director of the Company and his two brothers, Matthieu and Vincent. Our day began with a visit to the corporate office and archives then culminated with a tour of Pierre Frey's apartment ended with a dinner in Vincent Frey's apartment. I can't wait to share my visit to the archives, but lets first look at some current Pierre Frey Fabrics that I'm dying to use in some projects.
