Larsen
Jack Lenor Larsen founded the firm that bears his name in 1952.
Over the past 5 decades, Larsen the company has grown steadily to
become a dominant force for signature fabrics for the international
design trade. The Larsen look began with Larsen's own award winning,
hand woven fabrics of varied, natural yarns in random repeats, and has
evolved to become synonymous with modern twenty first century design at
its pinnacle of style and sophistication.
Larsen fabrics set a new standard in textile design- they
celebrate the inherent beauty of fibres while simultaneously
incorporating new technology. Known as an innovator in fabric design.
Jack Larsen has won many awards and is only one of two Americans to be
honoured with an exhibition in the Palais du Louvre in Paris. Larsen
fabrics today continue the tradition of innovative design. Technical
and Aesthetic, remain at the centre of the Larsen design philosophy.
Larsen textiles are the classics of today and tomorrow.
Larsen Casements
Larsen designers have created many innovative and distinctive
casement Larsen designers have created many innovative and distinctive
casement fabrics and they continue to be an important part of their
production.
These fabrics balance aesthetic preferences with a variety of
functional requirements. Many elements have been considered in their
design, including privacy needs, desired levels of transparency and
opacity, and coordination in both the interior design and the exterior
view.
In addition, because of their exposure to environmental factors,
the fabrics itself withstand exposure to sun, heat, and moisture.
Printed Velvets
Larsen is renowned for the sumptuous printed velvets they produced in the 1960s and 1970s.
Intensity of colour was the essential ingredient to achieving the
full effect of these designs. This quality is very difficult to achieve
on a velvet fabric because the surface pile tends to interfere with
penetration of the dye.
It took considerable time to develop a short, dense pile that was
suitable for upholstery, yet open enough that the dye could penetrate
to the base of the pile.
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