Raymor

Raymor was the brand name of an import company and distributor based in America. It was active from 1941 until 1980 and worked with many leading American, Italian, and Scandinavian designers and the companies they worked for.
His founder, Irving Richards, who previously worked for Lightolier, founded it with Russel Wright in March 1936 as Russel Wright Inc. Only in February 1941, it became Raymor Inc. A few years later, they set a commercial agreement with Richards Morgenthau, which led to several companies under the Raymor and Richards Morgenthau names. 
Thanks to the contact set during the travels in Europe when working with Lightolier, Irving Richards had relationships with many factories in Italy, such as Bitossi. That made it import large amounts of Italian glass and pottery, mainly from factories in and around Florence and Murano: Bitossi ceramics designed by Aldo Londi, Bagni ceramics designed by Alvino Bagni, or by Mancioli and Ceramica Pozzi, and glass from factories around Empoli. Richards was also instrumental in introducing Ettore Sottsass to ceramics around 1956, placing him firmly under the wing of Aldo Londi at Bitossi.
In 1963, Raymor was sold to furniture company Simmons, then sold to Gulf & Western, and renamed as Raymor Richards, Morgenthau Inc. in December 1969.
In 1978, the company merged with Moreddi, another importer Californian company based in Long Beach, which finally led to its end.

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