needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message f. schumacher & company type privately owned industry textile design founded 1889 1889 in new york city united states founder frederic schumacher headquarters new york usa area served worldwide key people terri eagle ceo 1 products fabrics wall coverings trimmings furnishings and floor coverings brands schumacher & patterson flynn martin owner steven puschel 1 website www.fschumacher.com f. schumacher & co. is a privately held company based in new york city and newark delaware that designs products for the interior design industry in the united states . established in 1889 by frederic schumacher 2 f. schumacher & co. is a fifth generation business 3 and the only supplier of decorative textiles from the 19th century still privately owned and managed by direct descendants of its founder . the company sells fabrics wall coverings trimmings furnishings and floor coverings under two brands schumacher & patterson and flynn & martin . f. schumacher & co. currently maintains 18 showrooms in several countries and sells to the interior design trade . contents 1 history 2 beginnings 1889 1925 3 a modern approach 1925 1945 4 post war 1945 1970 5 today 6 high profile clients 6.1 film industry 6.2 government 6.3 public spaces 7 references 8 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message beginnings 1889 1925 edit frederic schumacher came to new york with the french textile company passavant & co. in the same year he opened f. schumacher & co. at 22nd street and broadway on manhattan s ladies mile now the ladies mile historic district . 4 with the gilded age in full swing by 1893 schumacher became a textile supplier and sold decorative fabrics to new american mansions and hotels including the waldorf astoria and the vanderbilt . in 1895 the company purchased a domestic fabric manufacturing facility the waverly mill in paterson new jersey . the factory later helped with the production of parachutes and other military equipment during the world wars . a modern approach 1925 1945 edit in 1925 schumacher took part in the exposition internationale des arts d coratifs et industriels modernes in paris an exhibition of modern art a movement which inspired styles such as art nouveau and art deco . according to jeffrey simpson who wrote in architectural digest in 2008 it is most likely that just before 1930 pierre pozier nephew and heir of frederic schumacher brought poiret into the company as its first fashion luminary . at that time poiret was asked to create the first designer fabric collection for the company . poiret came up with simple modernist shapes for his fabrics inspired by his contemporaries cubist painters . 4 by 1939 during the great depression and second world war the company contributed to the war effort by producing material for parachutes life preserves and other wartime products for the navy and air force . from 1939 until 1946 schumacher s new jersey based mill waverly operated 24 hours a day . post war 1945 1970 edit with rise in suburban communities and the american housewife waverly a division of schumacher which was sold in 2007 marketed directly to the department store consumer and began advertising in print media in 1944 with the first slogan all three allowing customers to purchase fabric wallpaper and carpeting in one place . in 1951 a custom designed liberty bell and liberty cap were woven at the schumacher mill for both the united states senate and the house of representatives . in 1950 first lady bess truman selected fabric from f. schumacher & co. designed by vera neumann to decorate the white house s third floor solarium windows and upholstery . today edit currently f. schumacher & co designs manufactures and is a supplier of decorative fabrics for residences and other interiors . they sell luxury textiles to the contract market . they specialize in historic reproductions oriental rugs exclusive designs by wilton and rugs which are tufted by hand . they also design handmade rugs . they sell exclusively to interior designers utilizing a network of sales people and showrooms located throughout the world . 5 in 1990 the company opened a distribution center in richburg south carolina . in 2014 the company moved to a smaller facility in fort mill sc to better accommodate a work force of 40 while still being a convenient distance to the charlotte douglas international airport . 1 the company is planning to move its headquarters in new york from 79 madison avenue between east 28th and east 29th streets to 875 avenue of the americas at west 31st street . the move is planned for the summer of 2015 . 3 high profile clients edit film industry edit set designer hobe erwin designed a line for schumacher that was used to decorate the set for gone with the wind 1939 . cecil beaton society photographer and fashion designer for stage and screen my fair lady and gigi was enlisted as a guest designer for f. schumacher . in addition sets for a bed time story 1933 i love lucy 1953 the age of innocence 1993 washington square 1996 atonement 2007 and others included schumacher in their designs . government edit the company has supplied textiles to the white house and for the chambers of the united states supreme court 3 and the smithsonian institution . 1 public spaces edit f. schumacher was involved in the design of the metropolitan opera in new york city . 1 references edit a b c d e worthington don 30 april 2014 . f. schumacher moves distribution center from richburg to fort mill . heraldonline.com . the herald . retrieved 22 april 2015 . schumacher ceo terri eagle said the company which sells high end fabrics and furniture to interior designers selected the site because of its proximity to the charlotte douglas international airport . f. schumacher & co. people collection of smithsonian cooper hewitt national design museum a b c schram lauren elkies 11 february 2015 . home furnishings company relocating to west 31st street this summer . commercial observer . retrieved 22 april 2015 . a b simpson jeffrey 2008 . historic design fashionably inspired at f. schumacher a tradition of combining couture and interior design . architectural digest . knapp communications corp. 5 65 82 97 . issn 0003 8520 . retrieved 22 april 2015 . company overview of f. schumacher & co. inc. . bloomberg business . retrieved 22 april 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title f. schumacher % 26 co. & oldid 742842784 categories interior design firmscompanies based in new york citycompanies established in 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