Martin/Ireland Licensing Partnership Extended to 2015

July 16, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Home Office on July 2007 Martin Furniture, San Diego, and Kathy Ireland Worldwide announced Monday that they have extended their Kathy Ireland Home by Martin brand partnership to at least 2015.

The partnership will extend Martin Furniture’s official license to produce home office and home entertainment furniture under the Kathy Ireland Home brand. Martin and Kathy Ireland Worldwide originally teamed up in 2003.

“Our partnership with Kathy Ireland Worldwide has been and continues to be a beneficial and wonderful experience for me personally and for our company,” said President and Owner of KIHBM Gil Martin. “We have grown immensely over the past few years with the partnership being an important contributing factor. We appreciate Kathy and her team’s efforts in making in all facets of our business successful and meaningful.”

“Our relationship with Gil Martin and the entire Kathy Ireland Home by Martin Team is extraordinary,” said Kathy Ireland Worldwide CEO and Chief Designer Kathy Ireland. “The values, work ethic and commitment to excellence inspire us and are shared by both teams. We are very fortunate that this relationship continues to grow in such powerful ways. We believe that we’re just getting started. We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come.”

The extended partnership will allow the expansion of products under the Kathy Ireland Office by Martin brand. KIOBM will allow the design team to develop product made specifically for the commercial office industry. Current efforts include a seating program with executive and guest chairs.