For three decades, Creative Leather has been synonymous with quality. The company was founded in 1990 in Tempe, Arizona as a small factory with a single 1000-square foot showroom. Catering to the discerning customer who appreciates the better things in life, our business demonstrates integrity, responsibility, and superior customer care. We were named by Furniture Today as "One of the top 100 organizations to watch in the new millennium," and the business quickly became one of the fastest-growing leather furniture companies in the country.
Not long ago, we opened a new state-of-the-art factory and corporate Headquarters. The new factory, located in Chandler, AZ, has allowed us to increase productivity, and create stunning new lines of designer furniture built around our customers' needs.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
A family business 50+ years in the making with over 30+ furniture showrooms, we are a contemporary home furnishings destination rooted in our love for Nordic culture, modern design and quality craftsmanship. Through each item hand-selected by our team, we strive to blend the timeless tradition of Scandinavian design with your individual style. Our product is made to complement the art of living well - because Scandinavian design is a way of living, not just a design style.
WE MAKE IT SIMPLE, YOU MAKE IT HOME.
OUR STORY
The adventurous spirit of our founder is a great source of pride and inspiration for all of us at Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture. Like many business success stories, ours begins there - with an entrepreneur, a necessity, a sense of adventure and a discovered passion. It was on a trip back to his native country of Norway, after being in the United States for a few years, that our founder began his career in furniture. At the 1963 furniture show in Stavanger, Norway, he met with several small furniture factories that all agreed to give him modest credit on a handshake. "That's how business was done over there in those days," he recalls.
Beginning as a one-man operation, he worked in every position the business required - from trips back to the Scandinavian furniture fairs to place orders, to picking up furniture shipments from the pier in San Francisco, displaying product in the store, advertising in the local newspaper, selling the furniture and filling out delivery orders by hand, to loading the merchandise in the back of his van to cart off to the customer.
He still appreciates the relationships with his early customers, recounting stories of how they would insist that he sit and join them for dinner after an evening delivery, and how they became loyal to his philosophy on modern design. This is the man who furnished mid-century modern homes up and down the west coast in the 1960's and 1970's.
Through the years, his three sons grew up watching their father build our organization, and it was only natural that they decided to join in. The foundation and history of this family business is based on valuing authenticity and honoring our obligations. Our entire team embraces these principles and strives to deliver the best customer service and the finest quality products at an exceptional value.
Our brand new store located in Glendale, AZ is NOW OPEN!
101 & Bethany Home Rd. Across from University of Phoenix Stadium. It has over 160,000 square feet of retail space! Come in and check it out!
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