Women's Wear Daily

French Home Textiles Firm Pierre Frey Debuts In-house Furniture Collection

PARIS — The furniture industry has a new competitor, one with deep roots in luxury fabrics — historic French home textiles maker Pierre Frey is now making its own furniture. On Friday, Paris’ Hotel de ...
Business Insider

Inside the story of the antiques dealer accused of conning the international elite out of millions. He denies being the 'most brilliant counterfeiter of all time.'

A French antique dealer is due to go on trial in Paris after being accused of making at least 12.5 million euros, around $13.9 million, by selling forged 17th- and 18th-century furniture. Jean Lupu, ...
The Guardian

French furniture expert and restorer guilty of fake 18th-century chair scam

Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues claimed chairs had adorned rooms of Marie Antoinette, in multimillion-euro con A French furniture expert and a renowned restorer have been found guilty of conning the ...
The New York Times

In Paris, French Furniture Flair

An exhibition staged by the country’s national repository for decorative art objects highlights pieces from 1930 to 1960. By Tina Isaac-Goizé PARIS — French chic isn’t just about fashion. It’s about ...
The Guardian

Interiors: From nécessaire to ooh-la-la – postwar French furniture design

In the France of 1945 – a country of ruined cities, bombed-out morale and an economy smashed to smithereens – it was all about the basics: tables to eat off, chairs to sit on and kitchens in which ...