Umbra

Umbra wants to adorn every nook and cranny of your home. The company designs and manufactures home furnishings and housewares. Umbra's products include chairs, dish racks, picture frames, and garbage cans, among others. The company sells its products through some 25,000 retail locations in more than 70 countries. Well known throughout North America, Umbra has been expanding into Western Europe, Japan, South and Central America, and Australia. Graphic designer Paul Rowen and industrial hardware manufacturer Les Mandelbaum struck out on their own and started the company in 1985. Company officers own Umbra. The company began to make towels through a deal inked in 2005 with India-based manufacturer Welspun USA.