Home The heritage department 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. The heritage archives The archives comprise sketches, textiles of all sorts, rugs, weave diagrams and wallpaper samples. They represent a genuine depository of techniques, motifs and models of the House’s four trades across the centuries. TEXTILES WALLPAPERS RUGS FURNITURE 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. 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 CREATION Store Locator Find Pierre Frey products in our many showrooms and stores. SEARCH Founded in 1935, Pierre Frey is a French company with a strong sense of eclecticism that creates, edits and manufactures fabrics, wallpapers, custom carpets and exceptional furniture. FOLLOW US Ok COLLECTIONS FABRICS WALLPAPERS RUGS & CARPETS FURNITURE PROJECT GALLERY CUSTOM-MADE - CONTRACT MAGAZINE LA MAISON STORE LOCATOR TRADE Careers Contact Glossary Legal Information General data protection policy General terms and conditions of sale Press Area © Pierre Frey 2021 MOODBOARD This site uses cookies and gives you control over what you want to activate OK, accept all Deny all cookies Personalize Privacy policy