DWR Contract Opens Showroom in the Boston Design Center
A first for the commercial division of modern furniture retailer Design Within Reach
STAMFORD, Conn., July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DWR Contract (DWRC), a division of modern furniture retailer Design Within Reach, today announces the opening of its first contract showroom in the country. The space, in the Boston Design Center (BDC), will serve commercial and hospitality clients in New England and marks an increased market presence for the company's fast-growing business segment.
Founded in 2010, DWR Contract now has 14 sales representatives serving contract and hospitality clients in every region of the United States.
The new showroom is located on the seventh floor in Suite 732 and joins a diverse group of more than 60 companies in the BDC, ranging from fabric and leather vendors to tile and furniture dealers.
Architects, designers and specifiers visiting the showroom will enjoy access to a single comprehensive source for dining, bar and lounge seating, outdoor furniture and more – much of which is quick-ship – and the ability to conveniently sample products for new projects and client presentations.
Brands represented in the new showroom include Tacchini, Softline, Stellar Works, Loll Designs, Muuto and Fritz Hansen. Exclusive products developed by DWR will also be shown.
"We are really excited about our new space in Boston," says Vice President of Contract Sales David Kennedy. "We offer a powerful synergy of solutions for commercial clients, and this space will give us a chance to show it."
DWR continues its partnership with New York-based architecture firm D Form A (DFA) to bring the DWRC Showroom to life, as well as enlisting the help of Light Studio LA in creating dramatic lighting design throughout the space.
The DWRC Showroom is at 1 Design Center Place, Suite 732, Boston, MA 02210. The Showroom may be reached at 617.439.8789. Open Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
About Design Within Reach, Inc.
Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is the world leader in modern design. The company sells its furniture and accessories to residential and commercial customers through retail Studios in North America, via the Web at dwr.com, by phone at 1.800.944.2233 and through the DWR Contract division at dwrcontract.com. Design Within Reach, Inc., is a subsidiary of Herman Miller, Inc.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
Herman Miller is a globally recognized provider of furnishings and related technologies and services. Headquartered in West Michigan, the global company has relied on innovative design for over 100 years to solve problems for people wherever they work, live, learn and heal. Herman Miller's designs are part of museum collections worldwide, and the company is a past recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper Hewitt National Design Award. Known and respected for its leadership in corporate social responsibility, Herman Miller has earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating in its Corporate Equality Index ten years in a row, was named a 2016 Top 100 Healthiest Employer and has earned numerous global sustainability awards. In fiscal 2016, the company generated $2.26 billion in revenue and employed nearly 8,000 people worldwide. NASDAQ: MLHR.
SOURCE Design Within Reach, Inc.
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