Flamant (company)

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Flamant
Company type Private
Industry Retail
Founded Geraardsbergen, Belgium (1978)
FounderAlex Flamant
HeadquartersGeraardsbergen, Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Products Interior design
Website www.flamant.com

Flamant is a multinational interior and home decoration brand, headquartered in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. The company has its own stores in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy and operates a wholesale network of about 500 multi-brand stores worldwide. [1] It was granted a royal warrant of the Court of Belgium in 2007, [2] that was renewed in 2014 with the succession of Philippe to the Belgian throne. [3]

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History

In 1978 Alex Flamant took over his father's antique shop and expanded the business into an interior decoration concept. [4] During the 1990s Flamant opened stores in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Knokke-Zoute and Lille. [1] During the first decade of the new millennium Flamant opened stores in Paris, Hamburg, Milan, Düsseldorf and Bordeaux.

In 2009 Edwin Vandermeulen was named the new CEO of the company. [5] An online shop was launched in 2012. [6] Subsequent store openings include the new Antwerp shop at the former royal palace in Antwerp, where Flamant occupies the listed coach house. [7] Flamant opened its fourth retail store in France, located in a boutique in Lyon, in October 2013. [8]

Products

The collection consists of furniture and home accessories and decorations: from dinnerware to dining tables and from bed linens to sofas. The brand also has a paint collection. [9] The style is described as a combination of classic and modern, charming and bohemian. [1] [10]

The department Flamant Projects realizes hospitality projects. Plan-drawing, 3D visualization, furniture production and installation are among their services. [11]

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  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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