kitchen appliances predecessor stanthony corp 1950 founded pasadena ca usa 1965 founder stanley m. joseph headquarters industry ca usa key people charles j. huebner ceo stephen joseph president karol becker senior vice president of sales products ranges wall ovens cooktops ventilation brands discovery renaissance distinctive classic website www.dacor.com dacor de k r day core is a california based family owned privately held company that designs manufactures and distributes kitchen appliances specializing in the ultra premium product tier including wall ovens ranges cooktops dishwashers warming drawers microwaves ventilation hoods refrigerators wine dispensers barbecue grills and beverage centers . 1 founded in 1965 by stanley m. joseph the company has been continuously owned and operated by three generations of the joseph family . the company s headquarters and 325 000 square foot manufacturing facility are based in city of industry california . it distributes its products throughout the united states canada and mexico selling directly to over 1 300 dealer showrooms . the company operates a design and culinary center in san francisco and factory showroom in los angeles . contents 1 history 2 partnerships 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit stanley m. joseph started his first business in 1933 when he opened a small retail appliance store in northern california . he began manufacturing kitchen ventilation hoods with his brother anthony in 1948 selling them under the name stanthony ventomatic . stanthony corp was incorporated in 1950 . 2 in 1959 stanley joseph was issued united states patent 2 903 549 for a small electric barbecue unit the first of its kind to be specifically designed to be built into a kitchen counter . 3 he was also awarded a design patent for a combination vent hood and warmer . 4 small electric appliances were marketed under the stanthony name until the early 1970s . the details of stanley joseph s early experiences were documented in his book adventures of a salesman . distinctive appliances incorporated better known as dacor was founded in 1965 ; stanley joseph s sons stanford graduates and vietnam veterans michael and anthony led the company through its second generation having learned the business working together with their father and ultimately purchasing the company from him in 1982 . in 1989 stanley joseph was inducted as a charter member into the national kitchen & bath association nkba hall of fame ; his award notes that he developed the first fully self contained ventilating hood for residential use under his company name of stanthony . stanley joseph s sons michael and anthony joseph were also inducted into the nkba in 2004 ; their honor states that they have taken the industry one step further by creating new patents for kitchen appliances . to date the joseph family is the only family to have three nkba hall of fame inductees . 5 in september 2011 stanley joseph s grandson stephen took the helm of the company as president . in april 2013 dacor announced that its board of directors elected charles j. huebner as the organization s ceo . partnerships edit in 2010 dacor began a collaboration with bmw group designworksusa which led to the introduction of its distinctive 36 gas cooktop as well as the interface for its discovery iq controller for its top of the line wall ovens . 6 in june 2014 le cordon bleu global network of culinary educational establishments conducted ultra premium appliance testing . its master chefs tested a variety high end cooking appliances and deemed dacor superior along numerous testing parameters . 7 as a result le cordon bleu contacted dacor to forge a strategic partnership . 7 dacor products now feature a le cordon bleu seal of excellence and dacor ovens and ranges will be featured in upcoming le cordon bleu cooking classes demonstrations and academy kitchens . 7 awards edit to date the joseph family is the only family to have three members inducted into the national kitchen & bath association nkba hall of fame 5 stanley joseph 1989 michael joseph 2004 anthony joseph 2004 dacor with longtime partner bmw group designworksusa has been recognized with a 2013 good design award the world s most prestigious design awards program organized by the chicago athenaeum museum of architecture and design for the dacor discovery iq graphical user interface gui . 8 at the 2014 international consumer electronic show ces dacor won a digital trends best of ces 2014 award home for its discovery iq 48 dual fuel range . 9 the company won four 2014 best of kitchen & bath industry show kbis awards for its discovery winestation discovery iq 48 dual fuel range discovery iq 30 wall oven and renaissance 30 induction range ; winning categories included kitchen & bath technology smart appliances appliances cooking and accessories kitchen accessories . also at kbis dacor won a better homes & gardens top 30 most innovative products for its discovery winestation . 10 in 2014 the dacor renaissance 30 double wall oven received the highest rating from cnet . 11 references edit dacor ceo michael joseph announces charles j. huebner as his successor . . dacor.com . retrieved 22 april 2013 . http www.californiacompanieslist.com stanthony corp 1ktk4 http www.google.com patents us2903549 https www.google.com patents usd197263 a b http www.nkba.org about awards halloffame.aspx http www.retailobserver.com uploads 2 4 4 7 24474667 12 2010 december.pdf a b c http www.kbbonline.com kbb news and features le cordon bleu and d 5826 . shtml http www.autoevolution.com news bmw designworksusa wins eight good design awards 74971.html http www.digitaltrends.com ces best of ces http n1b.goexposoftware.com events kbis14 goexpo exhibitor viewexhibitorprofile.php id 463 http www.cnet.com products dacor renaissance 30 double wall oven external links edit dacor official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dacor kitchen appliances & oldid 728785588 categories cooking appliance brandshome appliance manufacturersluxury brandshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 july 2016 at 17 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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