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Kreiss: Casual Elegance

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Kreiss is a nominee the Luxist Award category of best in furniture.

Since its founding more than 70 years ago, Kreiss has been family-owned and operated. The company is credited with pioneering the "California Look" with its stylish use of natural materials and casual yet elegant and comfortable designs.

Each Kreiss piece is an impressive combination of originality and master craftsmanship. They are made with all natural materials including pure, artfully woven fabrics. Every design is an original, inspired by the lives and travels of the Kreiss family while created by craftspeople whose skills in hand-detailing and hand-finishing is unrivaled. Indeed, everything made by Kreiss is "done by hand", from being handmade, hand-carved, hand-finished and hand-stuffed to hand-packed and hand-delivered.

The Kreiss Collection of furniture, offers hundreds of combinations, encompasses California Casual as well as European Formal, Spanish Mediterranean and other classic styles. This diverse selection allows a versatility to create living spaces that suites homeowners' unique personalities and lifestyles. From a coffee table with a polished travertine top, to an armoire finished with French wax, a bed of hand welded iron or the look of hand distressed wood, the Kreiss Collection offers fine furnishings and accessories for a life of casual elegance.

First available only to the trade, the Kreiss Collection has now grown to 20 retail/trade Kreiss showrooms across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company has a loyal following of clients, ranging from international celebrities, to captains of industry, to a cross section of discerning homeowners.

The entire Kreiss Collection is designed and manufactured at the company's San Diego headquarters.

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Exotic and Traditional: Kreiss

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The Nairobi Drum Table by Kreiss has been one of the trademarks of Kreiss' "exotic" look since it was introduced more than 15 years ago. An exotic colonial English-style piece, the table works just as well in a traditional as it does in a contemporary setting. The shell of the 140 pound table is tiled with treated coconut shells that were hand-applied into a mosaic pattern giving the piece a unique look. The table has cast bronze animal feet while the surface of the table has a medallion insert that has been etched to obtain an antique texture. The table, which measures 38 1/2 inches in diameter and 20 inches in height, retails for $4,650. It can be ordered directly from Kreiss at (800) KREISS1 or (800) 573-4771.

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