Madame Leleu, Art Deco Artist by DLB

We embrace the warmth and vivid colors of the year by showcasing our classic European Artwork Deco rug assortment. A single of the most popular names in 20th century French layout and decoration is Leleu Freres, a enterprise run by brothers Jules and Marcel Leleu.

Leleu Freres opened its Paris showroom in 1924. The following 12 months, their participation to the Environment Honest Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes was praised in the worldwide push. In 1935, Jules Leleu handed around his successful business to two of his sons and his daughter, Paule Leleu.

The father has been education Paule’s eye for coloration given that childhood. The proficient Paule took cost of the carpet design, on her father’s retirement. She generated much more than 500 carpet models with the intention of creatively defining spaces in the house and generating intimate places. She extracted the quintessence of Artwork Deco styles and continued her father’s legacy.

Paule Leleu adopted in the foots of Ivan Da Silva Bruhns as main rug designer at her father’s organization. They ended up instrumental in creating Artwork Deco carpets an essential component of modern décor.

We invite you to visit our gallery in Manhattan for resourceful ideas for your interior style and design challenge. Our consumer-friendly on line catalogue is at your disposal as perfectly.

Close to 1 hundred 20th century European rugs of several kinds are mentioned on DorisLeslieBlau.com. Furthermore, our Instagram page gives rug styling tips by of top inside designers in the United States and overseas.