Zimmer + Rohde
The German engineering brain of luxury textiles — restrained, technical, and architect-favored on European and American projects.
Brand overview
Headquartered near Frankfurt, Zimmer + Rohde represents an umbrella of brands including Ardecora, Étamine, Travers, and Hodsoll McKenzie. The group is known for technical drapery cloth that meets European fire codes without compromising hand.
Zimmer + Rohde is a textile mill and design house. Drapery is fabricated by independent workrooms — at House of Drapery, in our case.
Rankings based on long-standing positioning in high-end interiors, textile heritage, and the studio’s direct specification experience across luxury residential projects in Los Angeles. Lower numbers indicate stronger fit.
- Architectural drapery for new construction
- Fire-retardant programs for high-rise residential, hospitality, and assembly spaces
- Long, continuous Wave Fold or Ripple Fold runs on contemporary glass
- Restrained, architectural, palette-driven
- Technical plain weaves, jacquards, sheers, and fire-rated cloth
- Color stories that read as material rather than decoration
- Inherently flame-retardant cloth that meets NFPA 701 without aftermarket treatment
- Dimensional stability on long horizontal runs
- Color depth in solid grounds — particularly stones, taupes, and warm whites
- Floor-to-ceiling glass living and dining rooms
- Hospitality and commercial residential interiors
- Architect-led modernist houses
- High-rise condominium units with fire-rated requirements
Upper tier — $130–$350 per yard at the bolt
Questions about Zimmer + Rohde
- Is all Zimmer + Rohde cloth fire-retardant?
- No. The group offers both standard and inherently fire-retardant ranges. We specify the FR ranges when the project requires NFPA 701 compliance — hospitality, commercial, or high-rise residential.
Specifying Zimmer + Rohde for your home?
House of Drapery is a to-the-trade workroom. We specify Zimmer + Rohde on behalf of our clients, fabricate the drapery in our own workroom, and install and service every program we make.
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