Mike Kreiss
Introduction


**Michael Lawrence Kreiss** (December 22, 1951 – March 5, 2012\) was an American furniture designer and professional [tennis](/wiki/Tennis "Tennis") player. He served as an executive of the family company [Kreiss](/wiki/Kreiss "Kreiss"), a luxury furniture manufacturer.

Kreiss, the eldest son of Kreiss company founder Norman Kreiss, played collegiate tennis while at [UCLA](/wiki/UCLA "UCLA") and featured twice in the main draw of the [US Open](/wiki/US_Open_%28tennis%29 "US Open (tennis)"). His middle brother [Robert](/wiki/Robert_Kreiss "Robert Kreiss") was a junior Wimbledon champion and youngest brother Thomas, former husband of [Lisa Bonder](/wiki/Lisa_Bonder "Lisa Bonder"), was also a professional player.

A furniture designer, Kreiss founded *Kreiss Design* in 1976, which sits within the family business.

Kreiss died in 2012 and the company is now headed by his son [Loren](/wiki/Loren_B._Kreiss "Loren B. Kreiss").


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