Kohler Interiors is the furniture, title and decorative products division of the
Kohler Company
Kohler Co., is an American manufacturing company founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, based in Kohler, Wisconsin. Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and El ...
. It includes six subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries
Ann Sacks
The Kohler Company acquired Ann Sacks in 1989 from teacher and owner Ann Sacks. In 2011, Ann Sacks opened an international showroom in London. Since its start in 1980, Ann Sacks has been based in
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
, 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. The company creates high-end designer furniture of bamboo, laced rawhide, and aluminum in
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
. Baker is sold at
Marshall Field's
Marshall Field & Company (colloquially Marshall Field's) was an American department store chain founded in 1852 by Potter Palmer. It was based in Chicago, Illinois and founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, ...
and
Macy's
Macy's is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. The first store was located in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets, south of the present-day flagship store at Herald Square on West 34 ...
, in addition to a flagship store in Chicago.
Mark David
In May 2008, the Kohler Company acquired Mark David, an upscale provider of upholstered seating to the hospitality industry. 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.
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
High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph County, North Carolina, Randolph, ...
. Samson already owns and operates furniture manufacturing companies in the middle and upper price point segments of the home furnishings industry.
[https://www.corporate.kohler.com/press-releases/2017/2/16/test]
References
External links
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Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin