Design Frères is an eclectic furniture line designed by Eric Thévenot, owner of Blend Interiors, an exceptional California-based dealer of vintage and contemporary furniture and decor.
Known for synthesizing divergent styles and peppering worldly spaces he creates with works stemming from varying origins and periods, Thévenot is a consummate decorator, and the chairs, tables, case pieces and other furnishings that comprise his Design Frères collection are sophisticated additions to any interior.
Originally from France, Thévenot opened Blend Interiors in Los Angeles in 2005. While the company offers a range of furniture and decorative objects from all over the world — most of which are sourced from its founder’s purchasing trips in Paris — Blend Interiors also offers art advising services and interior design consulting. And the exclusive furnishings he is creating and manufacturing for the Design Fréres collection are part of this endeavor to provide clients with a provocative fusion of design.
"I believe in mixing periods: Saarinen chairs in a French chateau, Louis XVI armoires in a futuristic pad," Thévenot has said. “I like pulling things out of different time periods and re-creating them for today’s lifestyle.”
Building on Blend Interior’s success, Design Frères was established in 2010 and is a growing venture.
Given the broad-ranging tastes and concepts at the core of Blend Interiors, it is appropriate that the Design Frères line is so diverse and interesting — the collection features Art Deco-style end tables topped with travertine and stylish counter stools with handwoven rush seats and slender frames of powder-coated steel. Elsewhere, Thévenot’s white oak shelving systems feature chic space elements and draw on the legendary mid-century modernist storage solutions designed by the likes of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, with each piece pairing nicely with the vintage European treasures that Thévenot is prone to acquire on his next trip to Paris.
On 1stDibs, find Design Frères tables, seating and lighting.
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Freres
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table....
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass and Raffia Pendant Lights, Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
French Art Deco Flush Mount or Pendant Chandelier by Muller Freres
By Muller Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Art Deco flush mount was created by the French artist "Muller Freres". The shade dimensions are 13.25" in diameter by 4.5" in Depth in clear frosted glass with intricate geo...
Glass
Four Raak Ufo Shaped Pendant Lights in Glass and Aluminum
By RAAK
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four pendant lights in glass and aluminum by RAAK, Netherlands. Measures: Diameter 34 cm. Height fixture 20 cm.
Aluminum
$1,941 / item
H 14.97 in Dm 19.69 in
One of Two Glass Pendant Lights by Peil and Putzler, 1970s, Germany
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two superb pendant lights in green and brown by the company of Peil and Putzler from Germany. The glass consists out of two layers. A white inner layer and a brown and green outside....
Glass, Murano Glass
$1,360 / item
H 11.82 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Mid-Century Brass Ceiling Lights with Four Pearl White Glass Globes
By Preciosa
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Brass Ceiling Chandeliers with Four Pearl White Glass Globes. This set of large midcentury brass ceiling lights or...
Brass
Brazilian contemporary pendant lamp in patinated brass
By Cristiana Bertolucci
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Cacau contemporary Brasilian Minimalist pendant light by Cristiana Bertolucci This poetic pendant was inspired by the fruit of Cacao, typical ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lights by Jørn Utzon, Brass & Metal
By Jørn Utzon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two brass and enameled metal pendants by Jørn Utzon. Denmark.
Metal, Brass
Set of Three Large Patinated Brass Pendant Lights, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of three large diabolo pendants with wonderful warm natural aged patina made of massive brass, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960. Each lamp has one socket for a medium or...
Brass
1 of 8 Pendant Lights, Aged Brass Glass, Rupert Nikoll, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg, Rupert Nikoll, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of eight very rare and exceptional patinated brass pendants by Rupert Nikoll, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). They are made ...
Brass
$4,694 / set
H 35.44 in Dm 11.42 in
Pair of Spanish Sunburst Pendant Lights in Gilt Iron and Amber Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of gilt metal sunburst pendant lamps, hanging lights or flush mounts. Spain, 1960s Gorgeous pair of gilt iron leafed sunburst hanging lights with amber glass shades. Each pendant feature a hand-hammered leafed flower / sunburst lamp with a an amber glass shade at the interior part. They have gold leaf gilt finish and a dramatic aged patina. They hang from a chain in different heights. The chains could be adjusted to de desired length. They will be a nice addition hanging over a kitchen's table, dining tabel...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
$11,900 / item
H 27.56 in W 63 in D 63 in
1 of 2 Monumental Kalmar Sputnik Chandeliers Pendant Lights, Glass Brass, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two extremly rare sputnik or atomic light fixtures "RS 16 HL" by J.T. Kalmar, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (at the end of 1960s...
Aluminum, Gold, Brass
$4,500 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 22.05 in
One of Four Kalmar Flush Mount Lights 'Pagoda', Glass Nickel, 1970
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of four large flush mount chandeliers "Pagoda" or "Pagode" by Kalmar, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (at the end of 1960s and beginning of 1970s). Each chandelier takes...
Nickel, Chrome
Four Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Set of four ceiling lights with decorated glass shade and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1960s second half. The lamps are fully working and in very good vi...
Porcelain, Glass