Design Within Reach

Specialties

The Houston Studio occupies a newly renovated building in the Highland Village neighborhood, along a stretch of Westheimer Road lined with palm trees and populated with specialty stores and restaurants. At 10,000 square feet, this new space is much larger than where we were before and allows us to present furnishings in dramatic and innovative contexts. Unique features include a large Light Cloud of pendant fixtures, the Design Library Swatch Wall, 28 full-​room vignettes, outdoor and café solutions and a private meeting room for clients and their designers. Ample off-​street parking is available. Proprietor Brian Latham oversees the Studio with his friendly and knowledgeable sales associates.

At Design Within Reach, we make authentic modern design accessible. «Within reach» means things not found elsewhere. It means in stock.

History

Established in 1999.

Our business started when founder Rob Forbes tried to furnish his apartment with the clean, simple classics he’d come to appreciate while living in London. He discovered that the work of designers like Saarinen, Eames and Bertoia were «out of reach» of anyone who did not know the secret handshake or have the patience to wait months for delivery.

There had to be a better way, so in 1999 we bought 20 containers of product, mailed out a catalog and waited for the phone to ring. (It didn’t for 24 hours, until we realized the nighttime answering machine had been accidentally left on.) The rest, as they say, is history. By giving customers access to the best in modern design — including iconic works that have been in production since the mid-​20^th century as well as innovative items designed today — we made design within reach.

Authenticity is something we’re proud to offer; elitism however is not. Visit any of our Studios and you’ll never see a «do not touch» sign. We invite you to linger,