Who We Are
Business Overview
Artisant Lane is a designer and manufacturer of curated high-end custom furniture, serving both residential and contract markets.
While the brands are distinctive, each offers bespoke products with a specific design and merchandising aesthetic.
The company has been built on a foundation of innovation and operational excellence, fully integrating Lean/Six Sigma principles across its portfolio with a US manufacturing base.
Artisant Lane
Our Mission
Bring unmatched innovation in comfort, style, quality, value, and speed to the furniture industry.
What We Care About
Our Values
Our commitment to integrity and innovation defines us. We deliver superior furniture that sets new benchmarks for comfort, style, and value, ensuring an exceptional experience for our customers and a healthy environment for our employees.
Meet the team
Our Leadership
CEO
Brian Golden
CFO
Gerry Maters
COO
Walt Hammond
CHRO
Julio Wong
President, American Leather
Veronica Schnitzius
President, LEE Industries and Brookline Furniture
Russell Towner
President, BenchMade Modern and EVP of Business Development
Dan Campbell
Phil Milazzo
Our History
What started with a mission to improve the way furniture was made has grown into a portfolio of brands driving innovation through style, operational excellence, customer service, merchandising, and digital marketing.
Recognized as the industry leader in innovation, American Leather delivers high-quality, made-to-order contemporary and transitional furniture in three weeks or less to its retailers.
Innovatively styled, high-quality home furnishings in Conover, North Carolina, LEE Industries adheres to a set of values that focuses on its associates, vendors, community, and environment.
Brookline Furniture enables Artisant Lane to offer our hospitality customers an even broader product line with price points that complement American Leather’s and LEE’s focus on the high-end of the hospitality market.
Leading online retailer of high-quality, made-to-order custom contemporary furniture enables Artisant Lane to leverage the platform's operational efficiency to reach a new audience.
Artisant Lane has named Brian Golden as the company’s new CEO. Golden brings with him more than 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, manufacturing, e-commerce and technology. Prior to Artisant Lane, Golden was CEO of York Wallcoverings, a global manufacturer of commercial and residential wallcoverings where he oversaw the distribution in over 85 countries through independent retailers, e-commerce, big box retailers and direct sales.
Justin Emig has been named vice president, e-commerce for Artisant Lane. He will be responsible for developing digital tools and content to enhance the customer experience and will work closely with the divisional presidents and their teams to execute the digital strategy for each brand.
Artisant Lane is pleased to announce that Gerry Maters has joined as our Chief Financial Officer. Gerry has held top financial positions with complex manufacturing firms for over 20 years. More recently, he was CFO for Flexitallic, a leading global manufacturer of sealing solutions with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Over the last eight years Gerry led the Company through several growth initiatives, including acquisitions and technology integrations. His career in Finance started with General Electric, where he was part of their highly regarded financial management training program. His time at GE included 16 years of financial leadership at G.E. Plastics, G.E. Lighting and G.E. Capital.
Dan Campbell will be joining Artisant Lane as Executive Vice President, Business Development, & President, BenchMade Modern. Dan is a seasoned veteran of the furniture industry. He has held senior-level positions with several prestigious brands serving both the residential and contract segments. Most recently, Dan was Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Holly Hunt, a global high-end furniture retailer that sells exclusively through designers. Additionally, Dan is an architect by trade.
Walt Hammond has been named Chief Operating Officer of Artisant Lane. In this capacity, Milazzo will lead the overall operations of the organization, including supply chain and logistics. His deep operational experience and strong leadership skills will help us realize our vision and commitment to operational excellence and innovation across the business.
Real Change Requires Real Action
Our Environmental Commitment
A commitment to sustainable practices is a cornerstone of the Artisant Lane brands. From brands being founding members of the Sustainable Furniture Council to using environmentally friendly leathers and fabrics, the brands of Artisant Lane share a passion for manufacturing products that are comfortable, while being environmentally conscious.
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