John Maple opened a small furniture shop on London's Tottenham Court Road in the mid-nineteenth century.
In the 1880s, with the help of his son Sir John Blundell Maple, he grew the business to become the largest furniture shop in the world. Famous for their quality, they specialised in copying antique designs –Hepplwhite and Chippendale– and giving them a modern touch.
Following the Second World War, with changing tastes and a boom in mass production, the company's fortunes began to decline. In 1980, furniture manufacturer Waring & Gillow entered into partnership with Maple & Co., and the firm was renamed 'Maple, Waring & Gillow'.
John Maple opened a small furniture shop on London's Tottenham Court Road in the mid-nineteenth century.
In the 1880s, with the help of his son Sir John Blundell Maple, he grew the business to become the largest furniture shop in the world. Famous for their quality, they specialised in copying antique designs –Hepplwhite and Chippendale– and giving them a modern touch.
Following the Second World War, with changing tastes and a boom in mass production, the company's fortunes began to decline. In 1980, furniture manufacturer Waring & Gillow entered into partnership with Maple & Co., and the firm was renamed 'Maple, Waring & Gillow'.