Behind the Brand Archives - Schwartz Design Showrooms

Behind The Brand: Adriana Hoyos

We’re thrilled to welcome Adriana Hoyos to our portfolio. Founded in 1994 by Eduardo Pérez and Adriana Hoyos, this family-owned luxury design brand has grown from a single Ecuador showroom into a global name, with showrooms spanning Latin America, the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East—including a new location in High Point, North Carolina.

Behind The Brand: Old Biscayne

Founded in 1990 by Nick and Gretchen Gabrielli, Old Biscayne Designs blends Nick’s Argentine heritage with Gretchen’s Southern sensibility to create iron beds and wood furniture inspired by European antiques. Every piece is handcrafted in Americus, Georgia, and signed with the Gabrielli name and year of creation—down to a custom bunk bed that Old Biscayne named “The Ayden,” after Alexis’s daughter.

Behind the Brand: Lee Industries

Our Behind the Brand series continues with a name that has defined custom-built, made-to-order upholstery for more than 50 years: Lee Industries. A Legacy Built on Craft Lee Industries was founded in 1969 by Bill and Dottie Coley, who started the company in a modest 7,500-square-foot factory in Newton, North Carolina. What began as a […]

Behind the Brand: The Tac Room

Bespoke upholstery, built one piece at a time in Los Angeles. Our Behind the Brand series continues with The Tac Room—a Los Angeles design workshop built on a simple idea: real upholstery should be made by hand, one piece at a time, by people who know exactly what they’re doing. A Los Angeles Workshop, Start […]

Behind the Brand: Highland House

At Schwartz, the brands we bring into our design portfolio are chosen for one reason above all others — they make our designers’ work better. Highland House has been doing exactly that for interior designers across the country for decades.

Behind the Brand: Jimeco

Schwartz is proud to introduce a new editorial series: Behind the Brand, beginning with Jimeco. Each installment will offer a closer look at the makers and manufacturers behind our curated trade only furniture and design resources.