The History of Fried Frères dates back to 1886 when Gustave and Otto Fried were 20 years old in Vienna. They had developed a passion for Paris fashion and were also fascinated by the extraordinary creativity of the bohemian glass makers who were concentrated in Gablonz which today is the Czech town of Jablonec.
They conceived the idea of setting up a shop in Paris to display and sell the best of bohemian creations and products. They devoted their whole lives to promoting pearls and buttons that were snapped up by dressmakers, embroiderers, glove makers and fashion creators. Need we be reminded that, at this time, ready-to-wear clothes did not exist? A multitude of tailors and dressmakers busied themselves with creating garments to suit all tastes.
1905
The team of Fried Frères at the shop "13, rue du Caire".
1914
Production of beaded flowers and opening of a factory in Bergerac "Lieu-dit" Maillebois.
1918
Jean and Lucien Fried joined the firm and initiated the creation and production of fashion jewellery which was quickly taken up by the Paris department stores.
The team of Fried Frères at the shop "13, rue du Caire".
1914
Production of beaded flowers and opening of a factory in Bergerac "Lieu-dit" Maillebois.
1918
Jean and Lucien Fried joined the firm and initiated the creation and production of fashion jewellery which was quickly taken up by the Paris department stores.
By this time Fried Frères had acquired a building in Gablonz and become the second largest
exporter of bohemian pearls and buttons.
1925
1925
Embroidered dresses are all the rage ; the firm is called on to supply large quantity of buttons, pearls, sequins, reflectors to the fashion houses. Lucien concentrates on research and creation of new products, a workshop for dyeing pearls and buttons is opened. Jean manages the factory in Bergerac producing pearl brooches and opens a shop in St. sabin street to sell crystals for chandeliers. Around this time the firm opens another shop in Princes Street in London to satisfy the growing demand in England for Parisian sequins and bohemian pearls.
After the world war II
The company continues to expand its product range, like wooden buttons, and it developes new sources of materials for beads like nylon or plexiglas that they would find around the world.
50's and 60's
Fried Frères launches a new iris coor named "l'aurore boreale" (polar dawn).
They sign a contract with a large department store in New York, becoming a 10 years supplier of beaded flowers for the home decoration department.
While it obtains a contract with a large department store in New York for the creation and selling of jewellery made out of giant sequins. This was a real hit in the United States.
The company introduces a new activity: buttons (still very active today). It begins with glass buttons (jais).
Fried is one of the only companies in the world to still own a consistent stock of these items.
70's and 80's
Fried Frères designs and produces new collections of costume jewellery and signs contracts with fashion houses and famous hairstylists. It deals with a strong demand from the haute couture and well-known Parisian designers.
1986
Fried Frères celebrates its first century of existence. Gérard and Bertrand Fried receive the Medal of Paris from the hands of Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris at the time.
90's
Creation of accessories for the hobby sector. It is the first company to introduce "kits" of jewellery sold under the brand of "La Boîte à Perles", addressed to all kinds of clients, not only wholesalers.
2005
The family company is sold to the Czech company Jablonex Group as, world leader in manufacturing glass beads.
2007
Fried Frères starts an outstanding process of modernization including logistics and IT. All the stocks are gathered in one locations, easy, accessible, at Le Blanc Mesnil and are likely to constitute the most amazing beads stock in terms of variety and rarity.
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