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Cover Story

Family Ties
Multiple generations team up for
more than 80 years
By Alia Akkam

I

n 1934, in the midst of the Great
Depression, Ken Schindler's grandparents
ambitiously launched Walters Upholstery
and started selling antiques in a store above
their Manhattan apartment. These enterprising
mom-and-pop origins eventually flourished-
after iterations such as Walters Imports and
Walters Wicker Wonderland-into the current
version, Teterboro, New Jersey-based furniture
company, WALTERS.
"My grandparents went to Asia in the late
1940s on vacation, and while they were there
they befriended a gentleman who became our
Hong Kong importer for 50 years. Th is is how
we started bringing in the wicker we are so well
known for," reflects Schindler, now WALTERS'
president. "My father started working for my
grandparents in 1959 and took the business to
another level. Besides flying to Hong Kong, he
started working with factories in the Philippines
and Indonesia and started fi nding the more
sophisticated items that found their way into
family rooms, dens, and kitchens."

Left: Ken, Walter, and Adam Schindler
continue the legacy of their 80-year-old family
business. Above: A dining chair from the TVD
Rooftop collection designed by Virserius Studio
and distributed by WALTERS.

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NEWH - Summer 2015
Table of Contents
News
Who’s Who
Sustainability
Scholarships
Conference Recap
Q&A: Cindy Guthrie
Q&A: Cinnamon Alvarez Finken
Q&A: Kate Alison Grubb
Have You Seen?
Product Know How
On the Scene
On The Cover: WALTERS’ 80-plus year legacy
New Members
Save the Date
Partner Profiles
Chapter Highlights
Ad Index
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