In 1917, the American entrepreneur Marshall Burns Lloyd invented a method of twisting kraft paper around a steel wire. These paper-wrapped wires were then woven on a loom, thereby creating a fine, regular and solid weave that strongly resembled rattan. Marshall Burns chris¬tened this weave Lloyd Loom. Furniture made from Lloyd Loom was an enormous success in the United States. As a consequence, Lloyd concluded a licensing agreement during the 1920’s with an English manufacturer who used the Lloyd Loom material in an original manner and created romantic English furniture collections.

In turn, Lloyd Loom became the rage all over Europe. Lloyd Loom furniture was seen everywhere: in hotels, restaurants, tea rooms, even on the Zeppelins, as well as on the promenade decks of luxury cruise liners. At the end of the second world war, pro¬duction ceased due to the bombing and subsequent destruction of the English factory.

In the early 1990s the Vincent Sheppard began importing small quantities of Lloyd Loom furniture from England. Demand grew so much that the English supplier could no longer keep pace. A production plant was started in Indonesia. Not content with this, Vincent Sheppard set up a second production installation in 1998 in Hungary to develop a new line based on beech wood frames.

Today, Vincent Sheppard is one of the few vertically integrated Lloyd Loom manufacturers. We control the entire production process from paper twisting and weaving to upholstering the Lloyd Loom. The furniture is then finished in almost any colour. We have a fully owned plant in Indonesia, Hungary and in Belgium, where our headquarters are based. We have a young team of in-house designers who bring innovative proposals every six months and we refresh our collection on a frequent basis. From Melbourne to Milan, from Tokyo to Toronto, with our different representations we are currently selling our line in more than 30 countries and are participating in the most renown furniture fairs over the world: Maison et Objet in Paris, Salone del Mobile in Milan, The Furniture Show in Birmingham, Mebel in Moskou, Interior Lifestyle in Tokyo, IFFS in Singapore,….

With this unique line of furniture, Vincent Sheppard stands for legendary seating comfort, fit for the new century, yet retaining the authentic touch that makes Lloyd Loom so distinctive and appealing.