Son of an upholsterer merchant, Charles Fridrich opened the Maison d'Art Lorraine at 38, rue Stanislas in Nancy in 1900. The programme of this original enterprise was set out in the magazine La Lorraine Artiste by its founder: "The Maison d'Art Lorraine, created with the aim of encouraging the spread of modern art, organizes permanent exhibitions in its rooms designed to publicise the results achieved by artists in their search for free and independent art. The Salon de l’Art nuveau founded by Samuel Bing in Paris in 1895 inspired the Maison d’Art Lorraine. It was a place for the dissemination of Art nouveau with a programme of conferences and an exhibition room where works were offered for sale. Charles Fridrich sold his creations there: decorated and coloured plush, embossed velvets and tapestries, whose decorations were supplied by Victor Prouvé, Louis Hestaux, Jacques Gruber and Paul Nicolas, among others.

After opening branches in Vittel and Luxembourg, Maison d'Art Lorraine disappeared in 1903. After this date, Charles Fridrich continued to take part in the various exhibitions organized by the École de Nancy.

He was a member of the École de Nancy's steering committee from 1901.