125th Brochure

The 125th Anniversary Collection

Our History An 1898 photograph of Frederic Schumacher, fourth from the left, and his staff © F. Schumacher & Co.
at the entrance to F. Schumacher & Co., New York City. The 222 Fourth Avenue
When Parisian-born Frederic Schumacher
arrived in New York and founded his business in address (now Park Avenue South) was the second corporate headquarters.
1889, the metropolis was booming. Gilded Age
manses sprouted along Fifth Avenue and
Vanderbilts and Astors competed with each
other to fill them with the finest things money
could buy. The sophisticated Schumacher was a
keen distiller of popular taste. The fabrics he
imported were the most refined that Europe could
offer: brocades and damasks designed for

2 Catherine the Great; velvets fit for Louis XV. His
client list soon included top-shelf talent like
Stanford White. Schumacher fabrics lined walls
at the Breakers and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

We’ve kept our finger on the pulse of fashion
ever since, melding the best Old World traditions
with ever evolving modern tastes. At the turn of
the century, Schumacher was an early adopter
of Art Nouveau. In 1925, the firm exhibited at the
groundbreaking Exposition Internationale des Arts
Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and was among
the first to introduce Art Deco textiles to America.
Since then, our designs have been woven into the
fabric of American culture—Schumacher textiles
and wallcoverings hang in historic residences like
the White House and have had supporting roles
in countless TV series and films, from I Love Lucy
to Gone With the Wind and The Age of Innocence.
A respect for classicism and an eye for the cutting
edge are part of our DNA, and have made us
a go-to source for a who’s who roster of style
setters, from Edith Wharton and Jacqueline
Kennedy to Richard Burton and Jennifer Lopez.

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Mick Jagger
at home in 1966
with walls and

curtains in
Queen of Spain,

a perennial
Schumacher

favorite.

A respect for classicism and an Vivien Leigh
eye for the cutting edge have descends the
made us a go-to source for a stairs in a famous
who’s who roster of style set-
ters, from Edith Wharton and scene from
Jacqueline Kennedy to Richard Gone With the
Wind; decorating
Burton and Jennifer Lopez.
the walls is
Hydrangea
Drape, a pattern

that is still
in production.

An ad from 1964 shows notable
Schumacher commissions with the slogan

“This is the company you keep
when you decorate with Schumacher.”

Jackie Kennedy adjusts a candelabra in the Blue Designer
Room of the White House, where walls were uphol- Collaborations

stered in the Schumacher Blue Room Lampas. What do Cecil Beaton, Elsa Schiapa-
relli and Paul Poiret have in common?
Richard Burton’s They’ve all created patterns for
portable Schumacher. From the very beginning
we’ve sought out the finest talent
dressing room on from every corner of the design field,
the set of Camelot sourcing inspiration from the leading
luminaries in the worlds of fashion and
was lined art. Which is not to say that architects
in a Schumacher and interior designers haven’t had
an influence on the house, either. The
design. biggest names in the business have
gone to the drafting board for
Schumacher—Dorothy Draper, Frank
Lloyd Wright and Josef Frank to name a few. It’s a
legacy that continues to live on, with current stars
like Mary McDonald, Celerie Kemble, Timothy Cor-
rigan, Alessandra Branca and Martyn Lawrence
Bullard crafting new classics for a fresh generation
of tastemakers.

Celebrating 125 Years

We’ve spent the last 125 years cultivating the
highest forms of beauty. To pay tribute to that
extraordinary heritage, we’ve mined our archives
to pull together a best hits roundup of our most
prized fabrics and wallpapers. Some precisely
mirror the documents on which they’re based,
while others are loose interpretations reimagined
for our current age: a hand-drawn toile is
modeled after an original 18th-century design;
a bejeweled tape takes its inspiration from
an antique batik. The patterns punctuate our
rich timeline and have been lavished with
our trademark attention to detail and quality.

The Modern Face of Schumacher

Meet our models: Our favorite trendsetters in the world of fashion and design.

Behind the scenes: Interior designer, Architect Will
Jennifer Vaughn Miller, founder and prin- Meyer of Meyer
cipal of Vaughn Miller Studio, gets cute
with husband Derrick Miller, co-founder Davis Studio
pals around with
and creative director of Miller’s his children Lilly,
Oath, a bespoke men’s fashion brand. 8, and William,

5. Meyer’s
projects include
the restaurants
Locanda Verde
and The Dutch,
as well as retail
spaces for Oscar
de la Renta and
John Varvatos.

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Caped crusader and future heartthrob “It” girl Taylor Chase Booth and William Meyer talk shop.
Henry Davis, 5, perches on an armchair Tomasi Hill is Booth manages special projects at Meyer
effortlessly Davis Studio and is a former editor at domino.
slipcovered in Song Garden. elegant. The
street style icon
has logged
stints at W and
Marie Claire, and
is the former
creative director

of Moda
Operandi, the
high fashion
online retailer.
Her latest role is
floral designer.

ipclaoernodic-

Our bold and playful
Iconic leopard print

gives Henry, and
his curiosity, a boost.

Wallpaper Iconic
Leopard Graphite

5007012

Marie Therese Side
Chair SA140

in Iconic Leopard
Graphite 175722

iconic leopard

EBONY/NATURAL 175725 INK 175720 FUCHSIA/NATURAL 175723
Wallpaper also available

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GRAPHITE 175722 LINEN 175721 INK/NATURAL 175724

First produced in the 1970s, this classic animal print pares down a
natural pattern to an artful composition of line, form and color—a
versatile dose of Pop Art sophistication rendered on gorgeous linen.

A patrician

ZfrTaetrnwoerzklpialbttiaesrnr,
was introduced in
the 1970s. Our updated

version has been
reimagined as a fresh

linen-cotton print
with plenty of graphic
appeal—a deliciously

updated throwback
in any setting.

JADE MATTE 175741, JADE CHINTZ 175731

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CANARY MATTE 175740, CANARY CHINTZ 175730

LACQUER MATTE 175742, LACQUER CHINTZ 175732

Wallpaper also available

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Wallpaper
Zanzibar Trellis
Canary 5006940

Theodore
Armchairs SH141
in clockwise from left back
Gainsborough
Velvet Yellow 42829,

Mandeville
Field midnight 68802,

Gweneth
Linen Claret 79779

GCairtrduesn
is based on an archival botanical pattern that acclaimed
midcentury designer Josef Frank created for Schumacher
in 1947. Frank combined Weiner Werkstatte principles
with a loose, hand-drawn sensibility to create textiles that
possess a modern, inimitable charm. This edition has all
his sought-after hallmarks, with vibrant butterflies swirling
14 around highly stylized lemons, leaves and blooms.

PRIMARY 175760 POOL 175761

Who doesn’t love a
cupcake? Chase, Will, Lilly

and William enjoy a
whimsical garden party
with a tablecloth in Citrus
Garden and chair cush-
ions in Iconic Leopard.

Skirt Citrus Garden
Primary 175760

Cushions Iconic
Leopard Ink 175720

The charismatic
flower and pagoda

Sgoardnegnpattern that decorates

comes from an 18th-cen-
tury French Chinoiserie
original. In a new lavish
scale, it takes on a fresh
and modern relevance

while retaining
its hand-hewn charm.

CHARTREUSE 175751 GREIGE 175750

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COCOA 175753 LACQUER 175752
Wallpaper also available

Lilly takes forty winks on an
antique chaise covered in
Manor Rose, a buoyant
chintz that is equally
fashionable as a dress.

Antique chaise
in Manor Rose
Nightfall 175772

Sundress Manor Rose
Pink Lady 175770

marnoosre PINK LADY 175770

is a bright, bold chintz that 19
bears all the trademarks of
Dorothy Draper, whose lush
sense of color, drama and
scale blazed a trail through
post-Depression era America.
The fabric was one of Draper’s
first of many for Schumacher.

BREEZE 175771 NIGHTFALL 175772

toileshengyou

Taylor reclines against a
wall covered in Shengyou
Toile, a reimagined classic

that pairs beautifully with
the graphic chevron stripes

of Shock Wave velvet.

Wall Upholstery
Shengyou Toile Iris

175801

Throw Pillows
Shengyou Toile Indigo

175800 and Charcoal
175803, Shockwave
Midnight 54862

Bench Upholstery
Gweneth

Linen Greige 79771

Shengyou Toile

CHARCOAL 175803 INDIGO 175800

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DRIFTWOOD 175802 IRIS 175801

The antique document textile that inspired Shengyou Toile
is rare enough to hang in a museum. The pattern was

drawn by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, a court painter to Marie
Antoinette, and printed in 1785 at the Oberkampf factory

in Jouy, the genre’s seminal mill. In an era of digital
reproduction, ours is hand-drawn and engraved, providing

unparalleled layers of exquisite, gorgeous dimension.

odalisque

reprises two symbols long associated with paradise and
royalty—the paisley and the peacock—into a worldly, soft wool

with a large scale pattern and a truly luxurious hand.

GRISAILLE 68921 CINNABAR 68922 TABAC 68920

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Throw Blanket
Odalisque Tabac 68920

with edging, Prestwick
Wool Satin Rouge 68617

Pillows Odalisque
Cinnabar 68922

Bernbaum Floor Lamp
Polished brass

STR901 by Todd Romano
for Schumacher

Henry brushes his teeth in
a bathroom lined in Indian

Arbre, a quintessential
tree of life pattern that
is always fresh and stylish.

Wall and Ceiling
Upholstery Indian
Arbre Hyancith 175781

inardbiarne SPRING 175782

is based on a traditional 27
palampore—hand-painted
panels created on the Subcon-
tinent and first introduced to
Europe in the 17th century. Our
classic version debuted as a
block-printed linen in the 1920s
and is just as beautiful today.

TEA 175780 HYACINTH 175781

swhaovcek

28 Crafted in Italy at one of the finest mills in the world, this lush
ombré chevron velvet is so painstaking to create, the looms

on which it’s woven can produce only eight meters of fabric a day.

MIDNIGHT 54862 Sand & Sable 54861 Platinum & Jet 54860
This is a directional fabric.

RUBY 54863

Slipcovers
Boughton House Gris

175791

BoHuoguhsteon

is inspired by a delicate and rare Victorian fragment from our
archives. Our unabashedly feminine reinterpretation

expands the scale of the original and features a romantic
stripe of charming poppies, peonies and roses.

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GRIS 175791 PORCELAIN 175790

Valkyrie
flame stitch

Cornelia Slipper Chair STR103 by Todd Romano
for Schumacher in Valkyrie Flame stitch Delft 68940

is an interpretation of a motif that traces its roots to 15th
century Central Europe. Our reintroduction adapts the look as

an upholstery-worthy woven in two bewitching colorways.

SHALE 68941 33
DELFT 68940

Nothing says luxury like
a richly woven animal motif.
The Millers arrive in black-tie
style through foyer curtains
in Serengeti, a sumptuous
chenille worth dressing up for.

Curtains Serengeti
Tigre 68900

Les Gazelles au Bois
and Serengeti

Screens Les Gazelles
Au Bois Noir 68910

Jansen Sofas SH370A in Serengeti
Tigre Blanc 68901

Pillows Gweneth Linen Greige 79771
Bernbaum Floor Lamp
Polished Nickel STR900

by Todd Romano for Schumacher
Universal Cocktail Table SCM1010
covered in Haruki Sisal Ivory 5004716

rugs patterson flynn martin

serengeti

TIGRE 68900 TIGRE BLANC 68901

Popularized as a silk warp print more than a decade ago,
this new woven chenille version adds an opulent

dash of texture to the mix—sublime for upholstery or
draping, and incredibly sumptuous in hand.

This is a directional fabric.

Les gazelles au bois

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spring 23975

ECRU 68911 NOIR 68910

A masterpiece of Art Deco design, Les Gazelles Au Bois is an
iconic pattern that we first introduced in 1927 that stunningly

reflects the mood of the era, with twirling foliage and
leaping gazelles rendered in glinting precious metal tones.

tape callas
jet 69010

Curtain gweneth
linen 79772

BEDAZZLED BORDERS

This range of neutral tapes is handsewn with glimmering
crystal fireworks in ethereal palettes. They have a hushed
splendor that feels like vintage jewelry—the perfect finishing
touch for a chic bit of sparkle in any space, quiet or grand.

wallis diamond 68960

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Simpson diamond 68970
maria jet 69000

callas jet 69010
This is a hand-embroidered tape. Variations in color and placement are part of its inherent beauty and should not be considered defects.

since 1889

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