We make the things you need into the things you love.What things? Brooms, dishcloths, dustpans, storage boxes, aprons, and more. You know, home goods, the category that used to be an afterthought. Things you hid in a closet and shoved away as soon as possible. Not anymore. KEPT is home goods worth hanging onto. Things you’d be proud to let your guests see.Our designers are taking a fresh approach to home-keeping and scouring the globe to find beautiful, high-quality versions of the products you use every day. And if we don’t find them, we make them.

Kara Mann is the founder and creative director of KARA MANN established in 2005 with offices in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Over the past fifteen years, Mann has acquired the reputation of a cultural vanguard for pushing the boundaries of tradition. Her impactful, refined interiors draw inspiration from a myriad of creative fields including art, architecture and fashion, where Mann began her career.Described by The Wall Street Journal as a “sparkplug in the world of design,” Mann juxtaposes formal design elements with unexpected materiality, architecture and an irreverence that has attracted clients in the art, fashion, finance, music and entertainment industries.A steady stream of residential and commercial projects caught the attention of Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop, which sought her out for a collaboration in Chicago. The same year she was enlisted to reinvigorate Baker Furniture’s Milling Road line and debuted a collection of furniture that blurred the lines between classical and contemporary. In addition to ongoing residential projects, Mann launched two high profile furniture collaborations launching in 2020 with McGuire Furniture and national retailer CB2. Mann has been profiled in multiple design books and top publications worldwide including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, WWD, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.