About us
THE BEST WOOD BED FRAMES. MADE IN CANADA, EASY TO MAKE, AND MADE TO LAST.
History
The year was 1991…Bryan Adams was topping the charts, the Cold War was wrapping up, the World Wide Web was going worldwide, and a scrappy little furniture company was blowing the sawdust off its very first bed frame. Quagga Designs was born. A lot has changed since then, but one thing hasn’t: our slightly over-the-top obsession with creating the most intuitive, interesting and just plain playful furniture.
ORIGINS of the Quagga Name
You’re probably wondering what an extinct South African zebra has to do with a Canadian furniture company. You’re not alone. Well, when we were starting out, we saw more and more companies switching to mass production, and we started to feel like high quality and lower cost furniture had become nearly extinct. Just like the Quagga had. So we made it our mission to resurrect it (the furniture, not the animal.)
A Word From Our Founder
My venture into woodworking began in January of 1991 in a small shop located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The long days in the shop made me appreciate wood and its unique characteristics. Growing up in Germany, I was exposed to the “Ikea” craze. That led me to design furniture, in particular beds, that are minimalistic and easy to assemble. Utilizing all resources available to us here in Canada is our priority.
