Loren B. Kreiss

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Loren Kreiss
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Born (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma mater University of California at Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Interior designer, businessman
Known forCEO & creative director of Kreiss

Loren Kreiss (born February 12, 1981) is an American Interior designer and businessman. [1] He is the CEO & creative director of Kreiss, an American furniture brand. [2]

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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 following of interior designers and celebrities having designed the homes of Matthew McConaughey, DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Magic Johnson, Nicki Minaj, Metro Boomin and others. [6] [7] In August 2021, Loren made international headlines when he acquired Pamela Anderson's Malibu Colony home. [8] [9]

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] [10] He also created a second art project titled Ash in collaboration with Japanese illustrator, Aya Kakeda. [11]

In 2007, Loren ventured into photography with Hey Mister, a 15 panel photographic installation completed for the New York Foundling charitable organization. [12] He earned The Heart of Gold award from the New York Foundling Hospital for his artistic contributions to charity. [12]

Loren also created another art project titled Say Hello to my Little Friends in 2007. [12] He later showcased his artworks at a solo gallery show at AFP Galleries in New York City in 2009. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stephen P. Williams, "Where Time Is of the Essence". The New York Times . 2006-04-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Kavita Daswani, "Kreiss, the store credited with creating the 'California casual' look, continues its legacy". Los Angeles Times . 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. ↑ "Pamela Anderson Sells Mansion in the Exclusive Malibu Colony for $11.8 Million". people.com. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  9. ↑ Rachel Davies, "Pamela Anderson Sells Malibu Colony Home for $11.8 Million". architecturaldigest.com. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  10. ↑ Mark Ellwood,Ellwood, Mark (2007-11-04). "Be Your Own Superheropublisher=nytimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. ↑ "He'll go to the Wall for You". theartworkoflorenkreiss.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  12. 1 2 3 "The stories that matter". newyorker.com. 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  13. ↑ "Loren Kreiss: Say Hello To My Little Friends". coolhunting.com. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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