Everyone has heard of Lloyd Loom, but very few people know the history of the furniture or why it was invented and how it is manufactured.

We believe that it's the history of Lloyd Loom furniture, both in the UK and the USA, as well as the people involved in it's creation, which makes loom furniture unique, and which goes to explain so much of the mystique surrounding our furniture.

The history of Lloyd Loom furniture involves the exploration of the world by Magellan, the absolute genius and imagination of one man, Marshall Burns Lloyd, and the exceptional appeal of the furniture.

How did Lloyd Loom get from 1917 to the present day.

1917
Marshall Burns-Lloyd, already credited with 200 patented inventions, invents a new form of weaving, combining twisted paper and paper covered wire. Lloyd Loom fabric is stronger, smoother and longer lasting material than wicker.

1919
Burns-Lloyd becomes the ‘Baby Carriage King’ by replacing hand woven wicker with Lloyd Loom material. He goes on to develop a new stylish furniture range when he realises he can produce a chair five times more quickly using his new fabric.

1922
Lloyd Loom furniture comes to England, when William Lusty sets up a small manufacturing company in London. By 1930, Lloyd Loom becomes the most popular type of furniture in Great Britain with almost every household owning a Lloyd Loom linen basket.

1939
Disaster strikes when a bomb destroys the factory during the war. Fortunately nobody is killed because it is a Saturday, and the works cat is renamed ‘Lucky’ after he escapes the inferno.

1981
After decades out of production, Lloyd Loom of Spalding resurrects the traditional way of manufacturing Lloyd Loom furniture even using Looms from the 1930’s.

2006
The company exports to more than 85 countries worldwide from its base in Spalding, where every piece is lovingly made by hand. Visitors are positively welcome. After years of research and development, the company launches its ‘All Weather’ Lloyd Loom furniture.