Write to the workshop
Contact Froumbra
hello@froumbra.comQuotes come back within 3 working days, from photographs and measurements. There is no form; one email is enough.
Hours and place
When and Where
Hours
Closed 1 to 24 August and 24 December to 2 January.
Where
Saturday mornings are for collections, drop-offs and workshop visits, arranged by email first. The posting address is sent once a quote is accepted.
What to put in your email
For a Quick Quote
Five things, and most emails only need the first three.
01Photos
The lamp with the shade off, the old shade or frame from the side, and a close look at anything broken. For an old frame, the guide to what can be saved shows what to photograph.
02Measurements
Across the top ring, across the bottom ring and the drop between them, in centimetres. The drawing on the new shades page shows where each one is taken.
03The fitting
Duplex, E27 ring, clip-on or UNO, if you know it. If not, a photograph from above with the old shade on is enough.
04The fabric you have in mind
Linen, silk, cotton or card, a colour, or a length of your own fabric. Leaving it open is fine too; Mireille will suggest two or three.
05Any date you are working to
A move, a wedding, a room being finished. Say so in the first email, and the quote will say plainly whether it can be met. Nothing is promised in under 10 working days.
August, in Mireille's words
The August closure
We close from the 1st to the 24th of August. The steam iron goes off, I go down to my sister's in the Drôme and I try very hard not to make anything with my hands for three weeks. If you post a frame to us during that time it is perfectly safe; it waits on the shelf by the door and it is the first thing I open when I'm back.
Mireille
Terms in brief
Deposit, Delivery, Timing
40% when the order is confirmed, not refundable once the fabric has been cut. The rest is due when you collect, or before the shade is posted.
Collection from the workshop is free. Hand delivery within 25 km of Lyon runs on Friday afternoons for €20, free on orders over €400.
Double-boxed, €35 to €55 in mainland France and €60 to €80 to Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Every price is on the full price list.
Usually 4 weeks for recovering, 5 for a new tailored shade and 7 for hand pleated silk, with a week more for a new welded frame. How the work is done is on the workshop page.
No minimum order. Matching sets are taken up to 12 identical shades.