Brun de Vian-Tiran
eight generations of wool weavers in pursuit of perfection in l'isle-sur-la-sorgue

The Brun de Vian-Tiran family woollen mill in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue has been in operation since 1808.  Pursuing excellence
from one generation to the next, they use the very best wool from all around the world to create blankets
and throws,scarves and fabrics right in the heart of the Vaucluse.

Brun de Vian-Tiran sources the very best in animal fibres from all around the world: the finest mohair, cashmere, yak wool, alpaca wool, and Arles merino are transformed into blankets, scarves and rolls of fine fabric in their L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue workshops. The Brun de Vian-Tiran atelier turns out 40,000 items each year, around one-third of which is blankets. 

Brun de Vian-Tiran sources the very best in animal fibres from all around the world: the finest mohair, cashmere, yak wool, alpaca wool, and Arles merino are transformed into blankets, scarves and rolls of fine fabric in their L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue workshops. The Brun de Vian-Tiran atelier turns out 40,000 items each year, around one-third of which is blankets. 

« LE CIRCUIT 1808 », VISIT THE BE ATING HE ART OF OUR WORKSHOPS

Find out everything there is to know about wool, fibres, bobbins, machines and fabrics! Take a tour of the Brun de Vian-Tiran workshops and get to know the people behind the brand: the expert craftsmen and women who devote their lives to excellence in textile manufacture.
“Circuit 1808 gives visitors a unique opportunity to see how we do things, from the moment a designer starts thinking about a
fabric to the moment it’s cut from the roll”, explains director Jean-Louis Brun. 

Thursday afternoons, by appointment 04 28 70 28 00.

The company’s history and skill-set are unique, and fa-mily is at the heart of everything they do: “It’s a family affair for us, and even for our employees: some families have been working here for several generations. Even our customers pass on their love of
our textiles from one generation to the next”. Long may it continue!

Brun de Vian-Tiran has been awarded the European Living Heritage label, alongside the PFV prize for the world’s best family companies.

"I wanted our brand to meet its audience"

A LA FILAVENTURE, AN INTERACTIVE, MULTISENSORY MILL EXPERIENCE 

Jean-Louis Brun had been nurturing the idea of a museum for many years, until his dream became reality in 2018. “I wanted to create a place where the public can get to know our company”, he says. “This isn’t a textile history museum, but a presentation of the way we work today”. Filaventure is a modern, interactive, living museum experience where visitors can see how wool is transformed from fibres to finished products. The vast entry hall features four interactive tables, representing the four groups of animals used to produce wool. Get up close and personal with fibres, globes, microscopes and screens. The museum features films presenting Brun de Vian-Tiran family’s vision, along with contributions from some of their expert craftsmen. You’ll also find explanations of every step in the fabric production process, plus presentations of the specialist machinery involved and a fun quiz. Since the company is constantly evolving, the final room on the tour presents the latest projects and innovations developed in association with students from the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle textile design program. A truly fascinating place to visit!

It seems you just can’t escape your destiny. Jean-Louis Brun may not have started out working at the family company, but that’s where he found himself in 2002, joining the outfit as director alongside his father, Pierre, the president of Brun de Vian-Tiran.

Under Pierre’s father and grandfather, the mill, on the banks of the Sorgue river, had grown into a flourishing business; then, in the early 1960s, Pierre Brun chose to take the company in a new direction, focusing on the luxury goods sector.

“My father made a bold decision for the time in targeting the luxury market”, says Jean-Louis Brun. “He understood that high-calibre clients want nothing but the best in terms of softness, lightness, and colour”.

Of course, a premium product calls for premium raw materials.

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