Who owns West Elm?
West Elm is owned by Williams-Sonoma (the United States, NYSE: WSM).[1]
Evidence: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Brooklyn, New York
- Founded
- 2002
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Furniture
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: WSM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About West Elm
West Elm sells modern furniture at lower prices than Pottery Barn and was created by the group in 2002 rather than acquired. It has built much of its range around fair trade certification and locally made products. It was among the first large American furniture retailers to publish where its products were made and to commit to fair trade certified factories at scale.
What Williams-Sonoma's annual report says about West Elm
Sentences about West Elm from Williams-Sonoma's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
West Elm Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 2002, West Elm is dedicated to transforming people's spaces through creativity, style and purpose.
West Elm creates unique, modern and affordable home d cor and curates a selection of goods that are crafted by makers from across the world.
West Elm saw brand comp growth of 2.9% in fiscal 2025 driven by new seasonal assortments, strength in retail and collaborations.
How often Williams-Sonoma names West Elm in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of West Elm
- Current owner Williams-Sonoma [1] verified
Where West Elm sits in Williams-Sonoma
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Mark and Graham (2012)
- Pottery Barn (1949)
- Rejuvenation (1977)
- Williams Sonoma (1956)
Other brands in furniture, and who owns them
The 51 brands in furniture on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is MillerKnoll, with 8; Williams-Sonoma has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Design Within Reach | MillerKnoll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bontempi Casa | Colombini Group | 🇸🇲 San Marino |
| Bradington-Young | Hooker Furnishings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| England | La-Z-Boy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lovesac | Lovesac | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Citterio | Molteni Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Focus on Furniture | Adairs | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Home Box | Landmark Group | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
About the owner: Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: WSM.
Williams-Sonoma started in 1956 when a builder returned from France with cookware nobody in California sold and opened a shop to sell it. The group now runs several furniture and homeware chains that are far larger than the original store.
Williams-Sonoma: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 West Elm and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; West Elm is not one of them.
- 3 Day Blinds — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 7-Eleven — Seven & i 🇯🇵
- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of West Elm?
The parent company of West Elm is Williams-Sonoma, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is West Elm American?
Yes. West Elm originated in the United States in 2002 and its owner, Williams-Sonoma, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is West Elm still owned by Williams-Sonoma?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, West Elm is still owned by Williams-Sonoma. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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