RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) is an upscale American home-furnishings company headquartered in Corte Madera, California.
The company expanded slowly in Northern California and Boston before raising outside capital from Cardinal Investments which allowed it to accelerate its expansion.
[15][16] In 2013, RH also released the Objects of Curiosity source book, showing character pieces, artifacts, and unique décor.
[18] On March 7, 2013, RH opened a gallery in Boston's Back Bay in an 1864 brick and brownstone structure at 234 Berkeley Street.
[19][20] In May 2013, the company announced a multichannel RH contemporary art platform when it acquired the first edition of Rain Room by Random International with exclusive showing rights in North America.
[24] Time magazine was critical of the company for its large catalog called the "Source Book" for its length (992 pages), specifically its waste of paper.
[9] In an attempt to go further "up-market", the company has focused itself on furniture gallery offerings at higher price points to distinguish itself from competitors like Pottery Barn.
[27] The company designs, markets, and sells its collections through its retail stores, source books, and online.
"We have one full-time designer, Suzi Bolognese, working directly from London on our catalogs and displays" [its CEO] Friedman said.
[29] Jim Cramer of CNBC said that RH's source books were a tactic to move past the "four walls of the web" and to make it "exciting for people to shop again".
In April 2022, it was announced[34] that RH would purchase and renovate the Linden House, the home of the late Christel DeHaan,[35] in Indianapolis, Indiana into a store showroom and restaurant.
Gary Friedman was the company's chairman and co-chief executive officer from 2001 until his resignation in 2012 following an independent report from Weil, Gotshal & Manges into his inappropriate romantic relationship with a younger female employee.