About Us | Mobilia Canada

A bit of history

Founded in Montreal by Hans Kau in 1966, Mobilia is a family business with nine branches in Quebec and Ontario. Mélanie Kau, daughter of the founder was president from 1988 to 2011 and in 2014, Johannes Kau, son of the founder, took the chair of MOBILIA. In 2015, the company has 8 stores and its website becomes transactional. Mobilia.ca offers more than 1,000 products and delivers from British Columbia to New Brunswick. (Opposite, front of the first store that opened in 1966 in Montreal's Westmount district).

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT

At Mobilia, we are passionate about quality and style. As a result, our customers benefit from our buyers’ experience in sourcing products at affordable prices. Canada’s first home furnishings retailer to offer leather furniture, its products stand out for their exceptional quality-price-style ratio.

We pride ourselves in offering an exceptional range of new and exciting home furnishings, some of which have been custom-designed, while keeping in mind our clients’ budget. Each year, our buyers travel thousands of kilometers around the globe searching for quality products to include in Mobilia’s four Worlds.

Our expertise in sourcing and importing quality home furnishings is evident in our affordable pricing, which is reflected in our unparalleled quality-price-style ratio. For over 50 years, Mobilia’s customers have not only benefited from exceptional prices, but also from our strict quality standards.

ALMOST 60 YEARS IN THE WORLD OF DESIGN

The very beginning

Hans Kau (founder of Mobilia) and his wife leave Germany to settle in Montreal.

Welcome to 1966: year of creation of Mobilia!

The apartment that served as the first Mobilia store, in the Notre-Dame-de-Grace district of Montreal- called Scandinavian Furniture - The House of Teak - at the time.

The 70s, 80s and 90s

Mobilia broadens the horizons of its brand and opens branches in Ontario and throughout the Greater Montreal Area.

A family history

Johannes Kau, son of the founders and president since 2014.

Since 1966, Mobilia injects creativity into living spaces and offers dreams, taste and style.