Top Knobs was founded in 1994 and began its remarkable climb to leadership in the North American decorative hardware industry. Today Top Knobs is the #1 manufacturer of decorative hardware for the professional market. Top Knobs products are prominently displayed in leading kitchen, bath and decorative hardware showrooms in North America.

Sarah F. Cox is a Detroit-based real estate developer and the founder of Write A House. She writes on design.

A Harvard-trained German-American architect (d.1997).