Kohler Interiors Explained

Kohler Interiors
Type:Division
Location City:Kohler, Wisconsin
Location Country:U.S.
Key People:Rachel Kohler, Group President
Products:Furniture, title and decorative products
Parent:Kohler Company
Subsid:Ann Sacks
Baker Furniture
Dapha, Ltd.
French Heritage Furniture
Mark David
McGuire Furniture
Homepage:www.us.kohler.com

Kohler Interiors is the furniture, title and decorative products division of the Kohler Company. It includes six subsidiaries.

Subsidiaries

Ann Sacks

The Kohler Company acquired Ann Sacks in 1989[1] from teacher and owner Ann Sacks.[2] [3] In 2011, Ann Sacks opened an international showroom in London. Since its start in 1980, Ann Sacks has been based in Portland, Oregon, where it creates handcrafted tile, stone, and luxury plumbing fixtures.

McGuire Furniture

Founded by John and Elinor McGuire in 1948, McGuire Furniture was acquired in 1989 by the Kohler Company.[4] The company creates high-end designer furniture of bamboo, laced rawhide, and aluminum in San Francisco.[5] Baker is sold at Marshall Field's and Macy's, in addition to a flagship store in Chicago.[6]

Mark David

In May 2008, the Kohler Company acquired Mark David, an upscale provider of upholstered seating to the hospitality industry.[7] [8] Mark David was founded by brothers Mark and David Norcross in 1990 as a privately held, family-owned company, and became a supplier of case goods and seating to hospitality properties throughout the United States. As of 2015, Kohler has ceased producing custom contract furniture and Mark David was no longer taking new orders.[9]

Sale to Samson Holdings

In 2017, Kohler agreed to sell the Baker, Milling Road and McGuire luxury furniture brands to Samson Investment Holding Company, based in High Point, North Carolina. Samson already owns and operates furniture manufacturing companies in the middle and upper price point segments of the home furnishings industry.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bergquist. Lee. Kohler says '89 'tough year,' but gains made. Milwaukee Sentinel. April 21, 1990.
  2. Web site: Our Story. Ann Sacks. 24 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Ann Sacks. Bloomberg Business. 24 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Kohler Company. Funding Universe. 24 November 2015.
  5. Web site: The McGuire Story. McGuire Furniture.
  6. News: Upscale furniture designer to open store on Near West Side. 24 November 2015. Crain's Chicago Business. June 14, 2007.
  7. News: Kohler buys Mark David hotel furniture firm. 24 November 2015. Milwaukee Business Journal.
  8. Kohler Acquires Hospitality Furniture Leader Mark David. Kohler Company. 24 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Mark David. Mark David.
  10. https://www.corporate.kohler.com/press-releases/2017/2/16/test