Loren B. Kreiss

Loren Kreiss (born February 12, 1981) is an American Interior designer and entrepreneur.[1] He serves as the CEO & Creative Director of Kreiss, an American furniture brand.[2]

Loren Kreiss
Born (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of California at Los Angeles
OccupationInterior designer, Businessman
Known forCEO & Creative Director of Kreiss, artwork

Life and career

As a teenager, Loren started a punk music zine and record label entitled Lurid. After high school, he entered University of California at Los Angeles.[1] At 21, he began his career with his family's business Kreiss in the company's Miami, Florida location.[1] In 2006, he moved to New York City where he was the director of East Coast Operations.[3] In 2009, he became the company's President and Lead Product Designer.[4]

After the deaths of his grandfather and father in 2011 and 2012, the company briefly ceased operations.[2] In 2014, Loren acquired and relaunched the brand in Los Angeles.[2] He opened the company's current flagship showroom in West Hollywood in 2016.[5] In the ensuing years, Kreiss has gained a dedicated following of interior designers and celebrities having designed the homes of Matthew McConaughey, DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Magic Johnson and many others.[6][7]

Loren began his art career in 2005 when he created the first of a series of custom art installations entitled The Artifact and the Manipulated Living in conjunction with former Batman illustrator Mike Lilly.[1][8] He also created a second art project titled Ash in collaboration with Japanese illustrator, Aya Kakeda.[9]

In 2007, Loren ventured into photography with Hey Mister, a 15 panel photographic installation completed for the New York Foundling charitable organization.[10] He earned The Heart of Gold award from the New York Foundling Hospital for his artistic contributions to charity.[10]

Loren also created another art project titled Say Hello to my Little Friends in 2007.[10] He later showcased his artworks at a solo gallery show at AFP Galleries in New York City in 2009.[11]

See also

References
  1. Stephen P. Williams,"Where Time Is of the Essence". nytimes.com. 2006-04-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. Kavita Daswani,"Kreiss, the store credited with creating the 'California casual' look, continues its legacy". latimes.com. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "Kreiss — BackToThe Future" (PDF). kreiss.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. Humberto Guida"Loren Kreiss Starts a New Career". theartworkoflorenkreiss.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. Clint Engel,"Kreiss returns to retail with West Hollywood flagship store". furnituretoday.com. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. Alicia Brunker,"How One Heritage Brand Is Being Revived by a New Generation". architecturaldigest.com. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  7. Emily Holt,"The Chair Man". wwd.com. 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  8. Mark Ellwood,"Be Your Own Superheropublisher=nytimes.com". 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  9. "He'll go to the Wall for You". theartworkoflorenkreiss.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  10. "The stories that matter". newyorker.com. 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. "Loren Kreiss: Say Hello To My Little Friends". coolhunting.com. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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