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Kalon Studios

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Kalon Studios
IndustryDesign studio
Founded2007
Founder
  • Michaele Simmering
  • Johannes Pauwen
HeadquartersCalifornia, United States

Kalon Studios is a contemporary design studio based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 2007 by Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen.[5][6][7][8]

Awards and recognitions

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  • 2026: Sunset magazine's Western Home Awards, Best Locally Made Furniture[9]
  • 2025: Architizer A+, Popular Choice Winner in Residential Furniture (for the Element Bed)[10]
  • 2024: Domino magazine's Good Design Award, Material Mix Master (for the Element Bed)[11]
  • 2024: Wallpaper magazine's USA 400: Guide to Creative America (Michaele Simmering and Johannes Pauwen)[12]
  • 2024: Azure magazine's AZ Awards, Winner in Furniture Systems and Collections (for Material Studies – Rugosa)[13]
  • 2014: Martha Stewart's American Made Award for Design[14]
  • 2009: TIME magazine's The Green Design 100 (for IoLine crib)[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Slow Design: How Kalon Studios creates at its own pace". latimes.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  2. ↑ "A Quietly Dignified Shop for Los Angeles Wildfire Victims Opens Near Altadena". vogue.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Sustainable Brand Kalon Studios Releases Rugosa, Its First Furniture Collection In Two Years". forbes.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Kalon Studios wants "to think of the home as an ecosystem for a better life"". dezeen.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  5. ↑ "American manufacturing has crushed independent designers, reshaping your living room in the process". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Furniture Their Way". brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Kalon Studios wants "to think of the home as an ecosystem for a better life"". dezeen.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Designer of the Day: Kalon Studios". surfacemag.com. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  9. ↑ "Upgrade Your Living Space with These Award-Winning Ceramics, Tiles, and More". sunset.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  10. ↑ "The A+Product List: 49 Brands Architects and Designers Should Know in 2025". architizer.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  11. ↑ "The Best New Furniture of 2024". domino.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  12. ↑ "Wallpaper* USA 400: meet the people shaping Creative America in 2024" (PDF). sheilabridges.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  13. ↑ "Winner Furniture Systems and Collections". awards.azuremagazine.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  14. ↑ "Martha Stewart's Third Annual American Made Program Announces 2014 Winners". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  15. ↑ "The Green Design 100". content.time.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
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