Michael Lawrence Kreiss (December 22, 1951 – March 5, 2012) was an American furniture designer and professional tennis player. He served as an executive of the family company

Kreiss Kreiss is an American luxury furniture manufacturer, retailer and interior design firm based in Los Angeles. Kreiss is known for pioneering ''The California look''. History Kreiss was founded in 1939 by Murray Kreiss and his two sons Norman and ...

, a luxury furniture manufacturer. Kreiss, the eldest son of Kreiss company founder Norman Kreiss, played collegiate tennis while at UCLA and featured twice in the main draw of the US Open. His middle brother Robert was a junior Wimbledon champion and youngest brother Thomas, former husband of

Lisa Bonder Lisa Bonder (born October 16, 1965), also known as Lisa Bonder-Kreiss or Lisa Bonder-Kerkorian, is an American former professional tennis player. During her career, she won four singles titles on the WTA circuit and reached a highest ranking of N ...

, 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 Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Ber ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kreiss, Mike 1951 births 2012 deaths American male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players American business executives American furniture designers Tennis players from California