Pottery Barn, a portfolio brand of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced today the upcoming launch of an accessible home furnishings collection developed in collaboration with Michael Graves Design. Renowned for expertise in accessible design innovation, Michael Graves Design and Pottery Barn have partnered to create a new collection of bedroom furnishings and upholstery pieces, thoughtfully designed to make life at home safer and more accessible. The Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn collaboration will launch in July 2024.
The new collaboration expands on Pottery Barn’s commitment to provide functional, beautiful and accessible products. The approach to the products featured in the Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn collection is inspired by the legacy of Michael Graves, who was celebrated for his commitment to Design for All. The partnership aims to redefine the notion of accessible lifestyle furniture, appealing to a broad audience by integrating novel, functional enhancements that put safety first, while celebrating the beauty and quality for which Pottery Barn is known. The Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn collaboration will consist of collections designed to serve a variety of communities, from those aging in place, to individuals with permanent, situational, or temporary disabilities, without sacrificing beautiful design.
The Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn inaugural collection will be available for purchase on potterybarn.com and in select stores starting July 2024.
ABOUT POTTERY BARN
Pottery Barn, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) portfolio of brands, is a premier specialty retailer for casual, comfortable and stylish home furnishings. The brand is dedicated to beautiful ideas for real life, quality products that are crafted to last, sustainability and service. Key product categories include furniture, bedding, bath, rugs, window treatments, tabletop, lighting and decorative accessories. Nearly all Pottery Barn products are designed in-house and are exclusive to its catalogs, stores and website. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
ABOUT MICHAEL GRAVES DESIGN
Michael Graves Design, known as the Most Accessible Design Brand, creates moments of joy with products that are visually appealing, full of character and purpose, and that enhance people’s lives. Michael Graves Design transformed retailing by establishing the Design for All strategy, credited with raising America’s expectation for good design. Today, Michael Graves Design is focused on enhancing all people’s lives, regardless of age or physical ability, by designing products that are visually beautiful and physically accessible. We call it Delight for All. Employing the power of design, Fast Company has named Michael Graves Design one of “The world’s top 10 most innovative companies.”
