Keilhauer seeks out the best designers from around the world who share our commitment for excellence. Through collaborative partnerships, we create beautiful yet functional pieces that elevate design and comfort.
Designers
Aaron Duke
Aaron Duke is the founder of Intersection, an interdisciplinary design studio that has brought together a collective of designers, researchers and architects since 2009.
Read moreAfteroom
Afteroom is a Stockholm-based design studio, founded and directed by Hung-Ming Chen and Chen-Yen Wei. Their mission is to create beautiful products that add value over time – designs to grow old with.
Read moreAndrew Jones
With 25 years of design experience, Andrew Jones is a Canadian furniture designer working for international manufacturers of contract, outdoor, and residential furniture.
Read moreBendtsen Design
Based in Vancouver, Bendtsen Design Associates' designs are created by finding a harmony between the contour lines of a product and the technical components that hold it together.
Read moreChristen Sorensen
Christen Sorensen's long-lasting career resulted in a legacy of countless designs, including our Respons chair, which has remained in our catalog since 1990.
Read moreDerek McLeod
Derek McLeod is a designer known for his archetypal and usable pieces. In 2008, he founded Derek McLeod Design Inc., which provides professional contract and residential design services.
Read moreEd Keilhauer
Ed Keilhauer entered the realm of furniture design through his knowledge of saddlemaking and upholstery. His skills and knowledge continue to influence Keilhauer products today.
Read moreEOOS
EOOS operates in the field of furniture and product design, as well as shop design for clients such as Armani and Adidas. Juxta and Cahoots, their Keilhauer products, are award-winning.
Read moreFUWL
FORM US WITH LOVE is a Stockholm-based design studio whose practice blends traditional creative techniques with strategic application. Epix is their first collaboration with Keilhauer.
Read moreHelen Kerr
Since 1988, Helen Kerr and her team at Kerr and Company, a product and system development team, have been developing furniture and consumer products for the contract and retail markets.
Read moreMark Kapka
Mark Kapka strives to develop thoughtful, well-considered products that address the situational needs of users while exhibiting a refined, understated approach to design.
Read moreObservatory
Ayako Takase and Cutter Hutton are the creative partners behind Observatory, a Rhode-Island-based furniture and product design studio. Their work balances innovation and poetic simplicity.
Read morePatty Johnson
Patty Johnson is a highly-awarded Toronto-based designer with a roster of diverse clients, including Keilhauer, Sephora, and the United States Agency for International Development.
Read moreScot Laughton
Scot Laughton is a founding member of the design collective Furnace, and was named the Designer of the Year by the Toronto Interior Design Show in 2003.
Read moreStudio Babick
Tod and Erin of Studio Babick are guided by the belief that what humans find to be "beautiful" is determined by our innate preference for the natural environment in which we evolved.
Read moreTom Deacon
Tom Deacon is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Architecture program and the recipient of numerous design awards. His designs for Keilhauer include the Trua and Loon chairs.
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Scot Laughton
Scot Laughton was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1962. He studied industrial design at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. In his final year, he designed the Strala light, which Time magazine named one of 1987’s top ten designs. In the same year, he and two other OCA graduates founded Portico, a studio and manufacturing facility for their own limited-production furniture and lighting designs. Recognized for its high quality furniture, Portico achieved a synthesis between production and craft that became a model for others seeking to establish designer/maker studios.
Laughton opened his own practice in 1992 and has designed furniture and products for the residential and commercial markets. His clients include Keilhauer, Pure Design, Du Verre, Umbra and Nienkämper. Among his most recent designs are the Laughton Series Lounge collection for Keilhauer, which won the Silver award in the Seating category at NeoCon Canada 2002, and furniture for Lolah’s debut collection at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, which received the ICFF 2002 Editors Award for Best Furniture.
Laughton’s work has been selected for ID Magazine’s Annual Design Review and has appeared in many other publications, including Metropolis, Azure, Intramuros, FRAME and Ottagono. Exhibitions in Canada, Britain, Scotland and Japan have featured his designs. The Royal Ontario Museum and the Design Exchange in Toronto have recently acquired his work for their permanent collections.
He is a founding member of Furnace, a collective committed to producing thoughtful, functionally appropriate, minimalist designs through collaborative effort. In the fall of 2002, Furnace launched its first collection in London, England.
Laughton has taught at York University and Sheridan College and currently teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. He has conducted workshops at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum in New York City and other venues throughout North America.
In 2003, he was named Designer of the Year by the Interior Design Show, Toronto.
