Designers Guild is an international home and lifestyle company with a flagship store and showrooms on

Kings Road King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes the King's Road, especially when it was the king's private road until 1830, or as a colloquialism by middle/upper class London residents), is a major street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both ...

and

Marylebone High Street Marylebone High Street is a shopping street in London, running sub-parallel to Baker Street and terminating at its northern end at the junction with Marylebone Road. Given its secluded location, the street has been described as "the hidden won ...

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

, as well as offices in London,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. Designers Guild designs and wholesales

furnishing fabric ] The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose object is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. It includes most of the arts making objects for the interiors of buildings, and interior design, but not usu ...

wall coverings Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coord ...

, upholstery and bed, and bath collections throughout

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

, and over 40 countries worldwide.

Designers Guild history

Tricia Guild founded Designers Guild in 1970. The company is jointly owned by Tricia Guild, founder and creative director, and her brother Simon Jeffreys, Chief Executive.

Development

Turnover has grown over the past 20 years from less than £3 million to over £50 million selling to interior designers, department stores, retailers, and the hotel and contract market. The largest single market is the UK, with sales overseas being conducted through key Designers Guild showrooms and operating centres. There are Designers Guild showrooms in London, Paris, Munich, and New York, with additional locations in over 60 showrooms across the world, including all of Europe,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, and Sydney. Designers Guild also has an online shop.

Collections

Designers Guild collections offer a range of luxury furnishing fabrics and wall coverings including Designers Guild Kids and ‘Essentials’; a library of plain fabrics, for both domestic and contract sectors. The range of products as well as furnishing fabrics and wall coverings includes furniture, bed and bath, “home fragrance”, and accessories. In addition to the Designers Guild collections, the company designs and manufactures under license William Yeoward Fabrics and Paper, and is the European and Middle East distributor for

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his c ...

Fabric and Wallpaper. In 2011, Designers Guild launched a further license for the luxury brand

Christian Lacroix Christian Marie Marc Lacroix (; born 16 May 1951) is a French fashion designer. The name may also refer to the company he founded. Lacroix's designs combine luxury and insouciance. He prefers artisanal trades, fringe, bead, and embroidery. He's ...

. In September 2008, Designers Guild launched under license from the ‘Royal Collection’ a division of the Royal household, the Royal Collection Fabrics and Wallpapers. This collection was inspired by the interiors of Buckingham Palace and

Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. The original c ...

, and by the official archive of art in the Royal Collection.

Awards

*1996: Queen’s Award for Export Achievement. *2008: Microsoft award for Best Use of Technology. *2010: Best British Brand awarded by Elle Decoration UK

References

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External links

DesignersGuild.com
Design companies of the United Kingdom