designchicagomag.com THE MART DESIGN CHICAGO 75 CULTURAL IDENTITY Maison Pierre Frey is known for bold eclecticism—a mix of influences that often includes tribal and global decorative arts, 18th-century French design, contemporary art and artists, and historical textile archives. Clockwise from top right: Louis Barthélemy’s Merveilles d’Egypte collection. True Velvet by India Mahdavi. Beau Monde by Noëmie Vallerand. A restoration of the author Victor Hugo’s Hauteville House in Guernsey. Hugo was devoted customer of Braquenié, which Pierre Frey acquired in 1991. They helped to restore his Red Room with archival, historically accurate fabrics, based on photographs from Hugo’s time in the home. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: YANN DERET, MOHAMED SHERIF, PHILLIPE GARCIA, PHILLIPE GARCIA, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE GODET.