COMPANY
The CRAVEN Co is an Austin-based architectural + design resource company collaborating with clients regionally, nationally and globally.
We work with commercial and residential architects, interior designers, general contractors and facilities managers through the entire design / build / renovation process, providing solutions thoughtfully tailored to the built environment.
Together with our brand partners – architectural and interior products manufacturers selected by The CRAVEN Co for their commitment to quality, social consciousness and wellbeing – we make spaces extraordinary.
Founder
Robert Craven is founder of The CRAVEN Co. With more than 25 years of experience in A+D and the commercial furniture industry, Robert perceives clients’ needs and guides them to meaningful solutions.
Robert Craven
Before forming The CRAVEN Co, Robert served as Vice President of Global Accounts and President of North America for Maars Living Walls, a MillerKnoll company.
Prior to his role at Maars, Robert worked for best-in-class, industry-leading brands Knoll, Interface and Wilkhahn. His career began with Steve Maturo + Associates, an independent group representing some of the most respected brands in the lighting, furniture and textile industries.
Marshaling his years of experience and passion for design, Robert brings to The CRAVEN Co innovative and productive ways to meet the evolving needs of those who create, transform and sustain the built environment.
Impact
To this end, Robert is an ambassador for the International Living Future Institute, a Seattle-based organization with global impact whose mission is to lead the transformation toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.
The CRAVEN Co honors this commitment through a curated portfolio of brands that support the Living Future philosophy. Each brand partner has been selected not only for product quality and sustainability but also because of unwavering dedication to creating healthy workplaces and thriving communities.
Closer to home, Robert is involved in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – the world’s largest – typically drawing 2.5 million attendees from 75 countries. Robert serves on the rodeo’s coveted Junior Market Steer Auction Committee. Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has provided more than $550 million for youth scholarships and related programs.
Advocating for the natural and built environment, and working to expand educational opportunities, are part of The CRAVEN Co’s passion and mission.