French tradition and inside knowledge has been passed down four generations from 1914 to create these luxury fabrics which are now renowned around the world.

1914

Henri Lelièvre, the founder of Maison Lelièvre, established the company in 1914 after acquiring the Maison Piquéé and Logerot on 36 rue des Petits Champs in the second arrondissement of Paris.

1922

Lelièvre received the bronze medal for commerce during the French exhibition in Amsterdam. Only a year after its buy-in, the company declared a turnover of 74,800 gold francs.

1932

Their catalogue consisted of around 70 fabrics and a total of 200 coloursPrices varied from 38 to 165 francs reaching up to 245 francs per metre for a 60cm wide velvet carpet in the style of Louis XV. Lelièvre supplied a famous clientele, including the eminent decorator Jansen, and to add a touch of history, the houses of Tassinari & Chatel and Manach were already buying their velvet from Lelièvre at the time. Internationally, Lelièvre had orders from Algeria, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland.

1935

Following the early death of Henri Lelièvre, Madeleine Lelièvre ran the company, before her son could take over once he had finished his studies.

1942

Paul Lelièvre took over the family business and started to develop silk velvets.

6 salariés
2M de francs de CA
1944
1954

Lelièvre left rue des Petits Champs and moved close-by, also in the second arrondissement of Paris, to 13 rue du Mail where it remains today.

Paul Lelièvre acquires Victor Coates, company founded in 1972 and specialized in english patterns. Lelièvre Paris generates a turnover of 20 millions francs and numbers 70 persons.

1970
1972

Patrick Lelièvre joins the company

Lelièvre Paris acquires “Quenin”, in Lyon
1973

a manufacture specialized in the weaving of silk, included their precious fabrics archive.

1976

“Athena” is the best seller of the year

1985

Paul Lelièvre acquires a land in Compiègne (France) to build a logistics centre to centralize, store and ship fabrics from a single point in France to the whole world.

Alcantara is distributed exclusively by Lelièvre Paris in France

1992

Gaston y Daniel is distributed exclusively by Lelièvre Paris in France

180 salariés
165M de francs de CA
1994
1997
Tassinari & Chatel

The company acquires one of the icon of French savoir faire:

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Launch of the first Lelièvre accessories collection

2009

Emmanuel Lelièvre is now the general manager of the company. He represents the 4th generation of the family… Under his leadership, the house become ever more creative and audacious. Lelièvre is distributed worldwide, with 4 subsidiaries (Germany, Italy, Dubai, United Kingdom) and a distribution network covering China, Russia and the United States.

2010

First Sonia Rykiel for Lelievre collection

2012

First Jean Paul Gaultier for Lelievre collection

2016

Yuza, is the best seller of the year

2017

The flagship showroom Rue du Mail is renovated.

First wallpaper collection, « Les Papiers » by Jean Paul Gaultier for Lelièvre

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The restaurant «Rech by Alain Ducasse», designed by Marie Deroudhilhe, at the InterContinental Hong Kong, features our» Astral «fabric in a Trevira CS version. Lelièvre was one of the first editors to develop entire collections dedicated to the specificities of the hotel

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Lelièvre changes its baseline: more design, more creative.

House of Hackney is distributed exclusively by Lelièvre Paris in France