Schumacher is an esteemed American textile company known for its fine pillows, wallpaper and carpets. The family-owned business is still managed by its founder’s descendants. While committed to its history and traditions, the brand has evolved to maintain its vaulted status for more than 130 years.
Schumacher was established in 1889 in New York by Frederic Schumacher, who was born in France and moved to America that same year. By 1898, the Gilded Age elite were patrons of the company’s exquisite imported European fabrics. Schumacher became one of the first to produce luxury textiles in America and its fabrics began appearing in upscale properties like the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
Schumacher grew in prestige in the early 20th century due to its partnerships with top designers such as Josef Frank and Dorothy Draper. Its textiles graced the White House and captured the attention of leading decorators, including Edith Wharton and Elsie de Wolfe.
In the 1920s, Schumacher was a favorite at Mar-a-Lago estates and Newport’s ritzy summer cottages. In the 1930s, French fashion designer Paul Poiret helped usher in the company’s Art Deco era. Schumacher textiles could be found on the sets of Hollywood films, most notably the Hydrangea Drape wallpaper in Gone with the Wind.
After World War II, Schumacher began a decades-long partnership with designer Vera Neumann, whose scarves were worn by the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly. In 1955, legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright developed a textile line with Schumacher. Known as the Taliesin line, it was the first commercial venture of the architect’s career.
In 2011, Andrew and Stephen Puschel became the fifth generation of Schumacher’s descendants to join the family business. The company continues to exemplify a spirit of innovation by partnering with exciting modern designers like Miles Redd, Mary McDonald, David Kaihoi, Veere Grenney and David Oliver. Under the creative direction of Dara Caponigro, Schumacher has also partnered with the biannual luxury interiors magazine Cabana.
On 1stDibs, find Schumacher textiles, wall decorations, rugs and more.
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Panel swatch dating to frank Lloyd wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. "Design 102" Extremely rare original large scale fabric swatch. This swatch is also in the collec...
Linen
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer Textile Panel Curtain, Drape, Tapestry, 1955
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer textile panel, curtain or drapery. Extremely rare panel, large scale. Dana House fabric panel, #14730 (1955 / 1986) Measures: 4' 10" W x 7' 11" L.
Textile
$3,300Sale Price|25% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher, Imperial Peacock, Tokyo, Textile Tapestry
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Tokyo Imperial Hotel Geometric Textile Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Imperial Peacock Textile. 54" x 80". Wright...
Cotton, Linen
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer Textile Oversized Sample Reference, 1986
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Sheer textile oversized sample reference, 1955 / 1986. Extremely rare set of large scale sheers (which are miniaturized...
Textile
19th Century Uzbek Silk Embroidered Suzani Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
19th century Uzbekistani hand spun linen Suzani with silk embroidered floral motif and silk ikat border. Reverse side has original antique Fine hand printed cotton backing.
Linen, Silk
Sven Markelius "Pythagoras" for Knoll Textiles Drapery Panel
By Sven Markelius, Knoll
Located in Hanover, MA
Sven Markelius (1889-1970), Pythagoras drapery panel produced in 1952 by Ljungberg's Textile AB, Sweden for Knoll Associates, New York, NY. Overall dime...
Linen
Stone Washed Linen Swatch
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Stone wash linen fabric sample. Please note that dye lots may differ from the swatch. - 18 oz - 100% stone wash linen. Colors: - Oyster White - Greige - Flax - ...
Linen
Zabihi Collection 18th Century Tapestry Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Mid 18th century european Tapestry Fragment. Measures: 1'9'' wide x 2'10'' long. Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
Wool
Textile & Needlework Collages of Rose K. Lautman & Miriam Shorr
By Rose K. Lautman & Miriam Shorr
Located in Hanover, MA
Miriam Shorr was a water colorist as well as a talented needlepoint artist. All the work she did was to her own design, as she used the yarn in much the same way she used paint. She also worked in ink on rice paper, including the shore birds and the street scape...
Yarn, Felt, Thread, Ink
$995Sale Price|66% Off
H 34 in W 45 in D 20 in
Early 20th century Mid-Eastern Camel Head Dress Textile Wall Hanging
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size woven camel's headdress featuring much detail with bright strong colors and multiple wool tassels. This piece is difficult to photograph without a camel as a model but it ...
Cotton, Wool
$1,709
H 76.78 in W 70.87 in D 0.4 in
Large Vintage Uzbek Suzani Needlework Textile Blanket or Tapestry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large vintage Suzani Uzbek Samarkand textile, Suzani means needlework and these embroideries are some of the most characteristic forms of tex...
Silk, Cotton
A Large Modernist Abstract Tapestry by Mathieu Mategot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modernist wool woven tapestry designed by French artist and designer Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001) circa 1960s. The piece is signed with Matégot and monogrammed TMP fino (Manufactura...
Canvas, Wool
Vintage Swedish Bed Cover/Tapestry by Malmöhus Läns Hemslöj, 1927
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish bed cover/tapestry Sweden, circa 1927 A dark brown ground with poly-chrome vases, red lions, birds, gentry and flowers. A blue mela...
Wool
$5,895
H 39 in W 79 in D 1.5 in
Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon Taliesin Mid Century Mahogany King Headboard
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Henredon
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Frank Lloyd Wright for Henredon Taliesin Mid Century Mahogany King Headboard This headboard measures: 79 wide x 1.5 deep x 39 inches high Good Vint...
Mahogany
Graphic Hand Woven Shaker Textile
By Shakers
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Late 19th or early 20th century Shaker textile with colorful and graphic horizontal bands and scalloped border. Ohio/Pennsylvania origin. Professio...
Wool
Zabihi Collection Indian Elephant Embroidery Tapestry Textile
Located in New York, NY
Hand-embroidered Indian Large Patchwork Elephant Textile Confabulated Tapestry from the 2nd quarter of the 20th Century made from old 19th-century textile fragments Measures: 6'10" ...
Cotton, Beads
Frank Lloyd Wright Design #105 for Schumacher, 1955, USA
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Partial design #105 textile swatch. Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher, c. 1955. USA Frank Lloyd Wright designed a line of decorative fabrics and wallpapers called the "Taliesin L...
Textile
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H 8 in W 12 in D 12 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Design 105 Schumacher, Red
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large textile panel swatch (approximately 48 x 24) Design 105 dating to Frank Lloyd Wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. Extremely rare original large scale fabric, with...
Linen
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H 1 in W 24 in D 53 in
Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Taliesin Design 107 Lotus Pink Textile, 1956
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Taliesin design 107 Lotus Pink Textile, 1956. Toward the end of his life, in 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright produced the “Tali...
Cotton, Linen
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H 1 in W 63 in D 53 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large panel swatch dating to Frank Lloyd Wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. "Design 106" Extremely rare original production (1955) in the rarest of colorways. A smalle...
Linen
Frank lloyd Wright Schumacher Textile Swatch fabric Collection 1986
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright fabric swatch books and sheer panels published and produced by Schumacher, six total, two books of sheer panels with rope handles...
Textile
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcoverings Catalogue Reference Book 1986
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright interior design book published by Schumacher, "Wallcoverings." 12" H x 9" W x 1.5" D, This volume was originally part of a three volume box set (a whole set in ...
Paper
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H 1 in W 48 in D 28 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
By Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large panel swatch dating to frank Lloyd wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. Extremely rare original large scale fabric, with surged edges to facilitate long term displ...
Linen
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H 1 in W 30 in D 30 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large panel swatch dating to frank Lloyd wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. Extremely rare original large-scale fabric, with surged edges to facilitate long term displ...
Linen
Sold
H 1 in W 48 in D 28 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Large Linen Textile Swatch 1955 Signed, Schumacher
By Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large panel swatch dating to frank Lloyd wright’s original 1955 collection for Schumacher. Extremely rare original large-scale fabric, with surged edges to facilitate long term displ...
Linen
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H 3 in W 8 in D 11 in
Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher Archetype Textile Woven Swatch Collection 1986
By Schumacher, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Frank Lloyd Wright for Schumacher large textile woven Swatch collection 1986 for Archetyoe Associates design firm in NY. Dimensions are approxim...
Textile
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H 3 in W 10 in D 14 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering Fabric Book Catalogue Reference, 1986
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering & Fabric Books Catalogue Reference Anyone with an ounce of interest in architecture knows Frank ...
Paper
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H 3.5 in W 10 in D 8 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher Wallcovering Fabric Book Catalogue Reference, 1986
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Schumacher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frank Lloyd Wright Schumacher wallcovering & fabric books catalogue reference Anyone with an ounce of interest in architecture knows Frank L...
Paper