Paul Iribe Blue Green Roses

All our velvet panne scarves are produced in very small series and they are all hand painted, so each piece is unique. IF THE COLOR IS NOT SPECIFIED in the product name, it is advisable to contact us before ordering, we can send you photos of the colors available at the moment.

Designer, decorator, artistic director, director, advertiser, publisher, Paul Iribe (1883-1935) is one of the most prolific of the first half of the 20th century and also one of the least known. He was 17 when he signed his first drawing, as soon as he left the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, and 52 when he died of a heart attack, in Chanel's villa. Designer of jewelry for Robert Linzeler, furniture for Coco Chanel, dresses for Paul Poiret, he settled in 1920 in Hollywood for 6 years where he met the filmmaker Cécil B. de Mille and collaborated on 16 films. Back in France, he created and published numerous advertising catalogues for the Normandie liner, Ford, Mauboussin, etc. The creation of the "rose-Iribe" in 1908, a stylized rose motif that would remain one of the symbols of the "Art Deco" period, launched his career. He would create others for the brands of Paul Poiret, Lanvin (Arpège bottle), and Bianchini-Férier fabrics.

MANUFACTURING

Two parallel sheets of silk muslin are connected by a viscose (wood cellulose) warp fed by 1064 bobbins.

Velvet is created by razor-cutting the viscose threads and separating the two layers of silk muslin. The incomparable moiré or shine is obtained by pannage of the velvet which is laid down and brushed with a steam roller. These first steps are carried out in our weaving workshops in the Loire.

After weaving, shaving and pannage, the two-tone piece (black muslin background and white viscose pattern), which measures on average 30 meters (which makes it possible to obtain around twenty shawls) arrives in our finishing workshop on rue Romarin in Lyon, to be colored. The coloring of the white velvet is done in an artisanal way by hand and with a brush, which means that each piece is unique.

Last operation: fixing the colors. This is obtained by steaming, which guarantees the definitive permanence of the shade.

It is in the sewing workshop near Lyon that this marvelous, long and precise work is completed by creating a satin stitch finish.