JOB OPPORTUNITIES
In the early 1980s, our story began with great-grandfather Wieland, who turned a job loss during the Great Depression into an opportunity to fix furniture. Post-war, he had four sons, including Grandpa Roy. Together, they crafted fully upholstered “mid-century modern” furniture for homes. Each son eventually sold their company and started new ventures. Grandpa Roy, who was approached in Michigan to solve the issue of frequently damaged furniture in mental health facilities, dreamed up a mechanism for easily connecting and disconnecting furniture pieces.
Fast forward to the mid to late 1980s, Brace Wieland, one of Grandpa Roy’s sons, and his wife Brenda moved from Michigan to Indiana to work at a group home for troubled youth, driven by a mission to create comfortable, healing spaces. This led to Wieland Furniture’s relocation to Indiana for better efficiency. During this period, they developed several patents for renewable furniture with replaceable parts and fabrics, setting the stage for a new era of furniture innovation.
In the mid-1990s, Brace left manufacturing to chase a vision of creating residential-looking furniture with commercial durability. In 1997, he founded Transformations Furniture (TF) after purchasing a patent from Grandpa Roy. Meanwhile, Sauder acquired Wieland Furniture, allowing TF to focus on healthcare and college education markets. TF revolutionized the industry by giving customers the ability to replace covers and repair any broken parts on TF’s main product lines (which are highly durable) quickly and easily with no tools required—saving customers time and money.
By the late 1990s, TF had become a favorite in colleges and universities, with group homes and behavioral health facilities as secondary markets. Recognizing the critical need in behavioral health, TF aimed to refocus its efforts to better support this sector.
With more than 40 years of experience, we’ve proven that beauty, comfort, and function can coexist. Ready to explore a world of possibilities? Transformations Furniture is here to help you create inviting, durable spaces that stand the test of time.
Brace and Brenda Wieland
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You consider yourself a creative problem solver
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