Frigieri & Co. London

Frigieri & Co. London Ltd. was founded and registered in London, UK (14634494) in 2023 by Jean-Claude Frigieri, a London-based Italian British Maltese businessman & Alexandria-based Egyptian architect/ interior designer May El Tabbakh.

Frigieri & Co. London, the House of Mediterranean Designs trades in a variety of modern interior and exterior products, which are finely selected from partners from all over the Mediterranean and offers them for sale in the British markets.

The link to this spectrum of designer products is the fruit of over two decades of the professional experience of May. Each product tells the success story of its creator and of years of studying, cultural diversity, cultural depth, cultural history and a lot of intercultural dialogue. Jean Claude’s business management background of over 30 years in London has certainly made managing this company and opening trading channels from within London feasible.

History

Frigieri Frères (French for “Frigieri Brothers”) was a prominent hardware and ironmongery business in Alexandria, Egypt, established in 1939 by Joseph Frigieri, a Maltese-Italian entrepreneur. The store became renowned among Alexandria’s cosmopolitan community for offering a unique selection of imported tools and equipment, including British products from BUCK & HICKMAN Ltd, American STANLEY tools, and YALE locks.

The business was later managed by Joseph’s sons, Mario and Carlo Frigieri. However, due to political and economic changes in Egypt during the 1990s, and the subsequent emigration of many cosmopolitan communities, the shop was permanently closed in 1996 by Jean-Claude Frigieri, Mario’s son.

In 2023, Jean-Claude Frigieri, now based in London, co-founded Frigieri & Co. London Ltd. with Egyptian architect and interior designer May El Tabbakh. The company, known as the “House of Mediterranean Designs,” offers a curated selection of interior and exterior products sourced from across the Mediterranean, continuing the family’s legacy of craftsmanship and cultural appreciation