Charvet

The ancient city of Armen­tières sits just south of the border of Belgium, and for centuries has produced much of France’s best textiles. By the late 18^th Century, it was known as cite de la toile for its fabric exper­tise. Coin­ci­den­tally, or perhaps not, the house of TRP Charvet was founded in 1866 and remains the world’s pre-eminent source of linen to this day. While the company relies on the tradi­tional linen manu­fac­tur­ing the region is famed for, it doesn’t shy away from progress, but instead relies on modern weaving to produce classic tea towels in joyous overdyed color­ways, some with jacquard woven letter­ing or window­pane plaid. Its aprons remind wearers that cooking should be a plea­sure: luxu­ri­ous in length and boast­ing a large double pocket in front, they perfectly embody the blend of time-tested tech­nique and contem­po­rary comfort TRP Charvet has perfected over its 150-plus year history.