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Colefax Group

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Colefax Group plc
Company typePublic limited company
LSECFX
IndustryLuxury fabric and wallpaper company
Founded ()
Headquarters
United Kingdom Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
UK, USA and Europe
Key people
  • David Green (Chief Executive)
Revenue£80.48 Million (2017)
£2.94 Million (2017)
Websitewww.colefaxgroupplc.com

Colefax Group plc is a designer and distributor of furnishing fabrics and wallpaper, based in London, United Kingdom.

History

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The business was founded in the 1930s by Sibyl, Lady Colefax (1874–1950). In 1938, she was joined in the business by John Fowler, and the business became known as Colefax & Fowler. In 1944, the business, managed by Fowler, took a lease on 39 Brook Street, Mayfair where it remained until December 2016. Also in 1944, Colefax sold the business to Nancy Tree (Nancy Lancaster as she became in 1948) for a sum in the order of £10,000.

The group now has offices in the United States, France, Germany and Italy. It owns the brands Colefax and Fowler, Cowtan and Tout, Jane Churchill, Larsen and Manuel Canovas.[1]

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