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Artisanal umbrella manufacturing service
Since 1882 and 5 Generations in the François Family in Poitiers, we produce handmade umbrellas using quality and upmarket materials. Our products are sustainable, strong, elegant, chic and guaranteed - they could be repaired. François umbrellas are French umbrellas made in the same place in our family for over a century : See our story
A guarantee of quality and know-how, and a reference for our customers, the François Umbrella Factory is certified
Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant. A brand that combines tradition and modernity to meet the needs of the most demanding customers.We make sunshades, umbrellas for men, women and children. But we also produce foldable umbrellas easy to carry and straight umbrellas : Discover our umbrellas
We work with different fabric such as cotton, polyamide or taffeta, an exceptional polyester. Our fabric could be plain, printed or woven. We use different types of weaving such as serge or jacquard weave.
Paisley jacquard fabric Luxury blue jacquard fabric On all our straight umbrellas, we are using carbon fiber ribs (like the structures of kites). Even if there are high winds, your umbrella will not turn it inside out and will resist to the unpredictable forces of nature for many years.
On our folding umbrellas, we use stainless steel and fiberglass ribs, even more resistant than the ones made from aluminum. The handles are made of maple but it is possible to ask us, depending the stocks, to put a chestnut handle instead., a straight handle rather than a curved handle, a leather handle or a knob.
Folding umbrella ribs in steel and fiberglass Carbon fiber straight umbrella ribs Rattan Shepherd Umbrella Ribs The shafts are made of beech tree except from English umbrellas which are made with one piece of wood coming from hazel trees and chestnut.
Chestnut wood English umbrellas Chestnut wood English umbrellas Hazel wood English umbrellas Congo wood English umbrellas Since 1882, we have always made sheperd umbrellas in a traditional way.
The ribs are made from rattan and they are entirely crafted by hand. With their big diameter they can be used as parasols and this kind of umbrella is ideal for using it on the seaside, in the mountains or in the country.
The real shepherd's umbrellaWe are also the specialists
of the English Umbrella
or “English umbrella”, with the Fox assembly type :
The English umbrella with Fox assemblyThese two models are emblematic umbrellas of our company, of our history and our craft of umbrella makers.
At François Frères we attach a lot of importance to the materials.
The one who has a “François umbrella” has in its hands a French product made entirely in the spirit of craftsmanship. From the handle to the ferrule nothing is overlooked. A large range of our production is presented on our website. But we could create bespoke umbrellas or on demand for our customers, and depending on our available stocks in our workshop : Bespoke and customisation production
Payment can be made by credit card on the website using the 3D Secure payment system (a one-time code is sent to you by SMS to validate the payment), by cheque, by bank transfer or by credit card by telephone. The umbrella will be manufactured as soon as we receive your payment.
Postage and packing are additional to the price of the umbrella :
– €13 for one or more folding umbrellas
– €17 for one or more straight umbrellasOrder times are approximately 3 to 6 working days, the time it takes to manufacture and ship the package.
Our umbrellas are guaranteed for one year and repairable.
La Fabrique de parapluies François sells its umbrellas exclusively on its website and in our Poitiers shop, located in the historic centre, in the same place since 1882. We do not use resellers for our umbrellas. They are sold directly from the producer to the consumer, with no intermediaries ! Our philosophy is to produce small quantities, but above all quality, and to be as close as possible to our customers.François umbrellas, umbrellas you'll never forget !