Since almost 3000 years, embroidery accompanies man in his determination to embellish his immediate environment.

Originally, suppliers to Napoleon III, the Michonet and later on the Lesage families, embroider since 1868.

Located in Madras since 1993, it is this tradition that the House of Jean-Francois Lesage, specialising in embroidery for interiors, perpetuates today in its hand-made work, thanks to the fruitful collaboration between its French team and its 120 Madrassi master craftsmen.

Knowledge of their métier, a common passion which livens them, a love for a well-done work combined with a very contemporary dynamism enables the Jean-Francois Lesage team to express themselves through innumerable stitches and techniques that hand-embroidery offers on fabrics such as silk, linen, cotton, wool, velvet, leather, suede, …which adorn chairs, curtains, blinds, wall panels, borders, bed covers and all other textiles that go into a house. 

Embroidery multiplies the number of colours, marries the most unexpected materials and is not limited as it can be expressed through the most simple tools which are the eye and the hand.

Some embroideries can necessitate several hundreds or sometimes several thousands of hours, having around one single frame around twenty master craftsmen working together. It is often necessary to have a microscope to make out the miniscule differences which are part of the richness of these works orchestrated by 40 hands.

It is this variety that the embroidered creations of the House of Lesage would like to show and it regularly enriches itself with new designs meant for the professionals of the trade.