Paul Comar, the founder of Simrane, was an enthusiast of traditional Rajasthani craft.

Sitting Pretty

Long before table-scaping was a trend, Simrane was dressing the toniest tables around the world

By Chloe Malle

The name Simrane is inspired by a Sanskrit meditation chant meant to be pronounced with lingering, worshipful syllables.

Today, however, 50 years after Frenchman Paul Comar founded the so-named brand of Indian block-print textiles, “Simrane” is uttered with equal reverence from the lips of design cognoscenti from Paris to Park Slope.