Franquemont

Franquemont is a design house focused on fabrics and wallpaper, operating at the intersection of the arts, design and fashion. Drawing on the global textile heritage, from the revolutionary batik work of our namesake Carolina von Franquemont to 17th-century Dutch textiles, they reinterpret archival motifs into contemporary works of craftsmanship.

Franquemont was founded in 2023 by Svetlana Willems. While expecting her third child and renovating her 18th-century canal house in Amsterdam, she discovered a profound passion for textiles, spending countless hours sourcing exquisite fabrics and wallpapers. When importing a beautiful batik from a family-run shop in Jakarta and she realised that her passion for historic textiles could become something more meaningful.