Rejuvenation (company)
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Custom manufacturing, Retail |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Jim Kelly |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Key people | Jim Kelly, Founder Alysa Rose, President |
| Products | Lighting Hardware |
Number of employees | 240 |
| Parent | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
| Website | rejuvenation.com |
Rejuvenation is an American manufacturer and direct marketer of light fixtures and hardware. The company manufactures most of their lighting in Portland, Oregon. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. acquired the company in November 2011.<ref name='Oregonian2011-11-04'>Francis, Mike (2011-11-04). "Williams-Sonoma buys Portland's Rejuvenation Inc., plans growth". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2011-11-04.</ref>
History
The company began in 1977 as an architectural salvage shop in a former saloon in North Portland. The founder, Jim Kelly, began the business with $1,000 and his interest in architectural salvage. When business was slow, Kelly would restore vintage light fixtures to working order.<ref name=balle1>BALLE, Zero Waste Manufacturing: Rejuvenation, Portland, Oregon, www.livingeconomies.org.</ref>
As demand for the fixtures grew, Kelly began manufacturing reproduction vintage lighting in a Portland factory and selling it nationally through a mail-order catalog. A website was added in 1997, followed by a store in Seattle in 2004,<ref name=tice1>Carol Tice, Portland's Rejuvenation finally reaches Seattle, Puget Sound Business Journal, March 19, 2004.</ref> and a Los Angeles store located in the Helms Bakery buildings in late 2011,<ref name=latimes1>Lisa Boone, Rejuvenation opens store in Los Angeles updated</ref> along with a Berkeley store in 2012.<ref name=sfgate1>Elena Kadvany, Rejuvenation lighting comes to Berkeley</ref> Rejuvenation was acquired by Williams-Sonoma in 2011.<ref name=opb1>Kristian Foden-Vencil, Williams-Sonoma Acquires Portland's Rejuvenation</ref>
Rejuvenation is a major U.S. manufacturer of reproduction lighting and house parts.<ref name=vila1>Bob Vila TV, Classic Lighting from Rejuvenation, www.bobvila.com.</ref> The company has declared a commitment to green manufacturing<ref name=otns1>Oregon Natural Step Network Newsletter, The First Ten Years 1997–2007: A Framework for Change, www.ortns.org.</ref> and support for livable communities.<ref name=boscom1>Bosco-Milligan Foundation, 2002 Architectural Heritage Awards, www.visitahc.org.</ref>
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