Vincent Sheppard furniture
In 1917, the American entrepreneur Marshall Burns Lloyd patented a method of twisting kraft paper around a steel wire. These paper-wrapped wires were then woven on a loom, thereby creating a fine, regular and solid weave that strongly resembled rattan, but stronger and more solid because it was reinforced with steel wire. Marshall Burns christened this weave Lloyd Loom. Furniture made from Lloyd Loom was an enormous success in the United States. As a consequence, Lloyd concluded a licensing agreement during the 1920’s with an English manufacturer who used the Lloyd Loom material in an original manner and created romantic English furniture collections...
Dining Collection
Jim
Joe
Edward / Henry
Butterfly
Marco
Cordoba
Melbourne / Sydney
Louis / Nora
Richmond / Sylvia
Emma / Anna
London / Chester
...In turn, Lloyd Loom became the rage all over Europe. Lloyd Loom furniture was seen everywhere: in hotels, restaurants, tea rooms, even on the Zeppelins, as well as on the promenade decks of luxury cruise liners. At the end of the second world war, production ceased due to the bombing and subsequent destruction of the English factory...
Living Collection
Capri
Lazy Joe
Marco
Cordoba
Butterfly
William
Francis
James
Tokio
Sydney
Norfolk
...In the early 1990s Vincent Sheppard began importing small quantities of Lloyd Loom furniture from England. Demand grew so much that the English supplier could no longer keep pace. A production plant was started in Indonesia. Not content with this, Vincent Sheppard set up a second production installation in 1998 in Hungary to develop a new line based on beech wood frames...
Table Collection
Helsinki/Lille
Versailles
Stockholm
Snowdon
...In 2002 Vincent Sheppard started up a production line of outdoor Lloyd Loom chairs and sofas, and henceforth became one of the few producers in the world of outdoor Loom. This collection consists of rigid ultra light aluminium frames with a latex treated weave. These all-weather models for garden and terrace have been accepted very well by the market and proven to be a big success...
Sleeping Collection
Beds
Bedheads
Side table
...Today, Vincent Sheppard is one of the few vertically integrated Lloyd Loom manufacturers. We control the entire production process from paper twisting and weaving to upholstering the Lloyd Loom. The furniture is then finished in almost any colour. We have a fully owned plant in Indonesia, Hungary and in Belgium, where our headquarters are based. We have a young team of in-house designers who bring innovative proposals every six months and we refresh our collection on a frequent basis. From Melbourne to Milan, from Tokyo to Toronto, with our different representations we are currently selling our line in more than 30 countries and are participating in the most renown furniture fairs over the world: Maison et Objet in Paris, Salone del Mobile in Milan, The Furniture Show in Birmingham, IMM in Cologne, Mebel in Moskou, Interior Lifestyle in Tokyo...
Outdoor Collection
Gigi
Deauville
Classic
St.-Tropez / Monaco
Outdoor Tables
...With this unique line of furniture, Vincent Sheppard stands for legendary seating comfort, fit for the new century, yet retaining the authentic touch that makes Lloyd Loom so distinctive and appealing.
May we invite you to share the legacy with us.