HISTORY

Working Spaces Pacific was founded in Seattle in 1992 by Shaun Murphy. The focus, then as now, was to be the most competent, most competitive distributor of quality contract furniture and related services in the Seattle area marketplace. Before establishing the firm, Shaun had acquired 9 years industry sales experience working for contract furniture distributorships in Kansas City, Dallas, San Jose, and Seattle. The firm's first office was in a spare bedroom of Shaun's home, funded with personal savings. The frugal, conservative firm bootstrapped and self funded. The early years were times of wild adventures and hard work. The staff served and sold clients by day when the market was open, and worked late into the evenings performing the necessary administrative and finance functions to support the growing firm. Frequently the office staff spent their personal evenings and weekends loading trucks, unloading trucks, and delivering and installing furnishings, only to repeat the cycle at sunrise.

During these early years Working Spaces discovered the code to success in the contract furniture industry is excellent service, excellent products, excellent prices, strong financial management, and serious hustle. Growth with Working Spaces through the recession of the early 90's was rapid, through the boom was sensational, and through the recession of the early 2000's is rapid again. When supply and demand exist in the marketplace, Working Spaces shifts from focus on distribution of exclusively new Contract Furnishings to distribution of new and surplus Contract Furnishings. This shifting focus enables Working Spaces to remain competitive, and to better serve their clients with lowest cost solutions.

Working Spaces is supported by the very best manufacturing, labor, and design contractors that exist in the world today. This staff / contract balance broadens our capacity to superb competence. The Working Spaces team is tight knit, hard working, competent, and enabled. There are 3 members of the Murphy direct family currently employed in various positions within the firm. The firm is also graced with 2 family members from the Castillo family. Like in family culture, challenges may occur for Working Spaces staff at sunrise but by dinner the challenges are solved and the successes of the day are the memories.