History

Ernest Rust with nothing but a journeyman's title opens a tiny carpentry shop in a rented room. He gets a carpenter's table from his brother-in-law, buys his first heblocks and drills.... Everything is gaining momentum.

In the 1980s, the company makes custom furniture, offering living room wall units and kitchen sets. Sales are focused mainly on local customers. Orders are taken once or twice a year during special exhibitions in school gymnasiums.

Ernest's son, Marian Rust, becomes involved in the company and together with his father expands the production facility. Rust enters into cooperation with the renowned appliance distributor Siemens and realizes the first kitchen with built-in appliances. A strategic partnership is established with ICA, a leader in modern varnishing technologies.

Rust is starting to export furniture to Western Europe and the US. Despite the fact that Polish companies have not yet enjoyed recognition abroad, Rust succeeds in expanding its business thanks to its high quality and unique design.

The company focuses on originality and creativity, which results in the creation of many original collections that become an inspiration for customers looking for unique solutions in kitchen interior design. In 2009, the family business is joined by Patryk Rust - the founder's grandson, who takes on the task of developing and expanding the company's operations in international markets.

Rust is the first Polish manufacturer of kitchen furniture to participate in the EuroCucina Salone del Mobile in Milan, the most important design fair in the world.

Rust is the first Polish company in the kitchen industry to exhibit its furniture at the largest interior design trade show in the United States, the Kitchen and Bath Industry KBIS in Las Vegas. The presented solutions are gaining recognition among visitors from all over North America.

Rust decides to conduct a rebranding: changing its name and corporate identity. It refers to the company's founder so that the company's beginnings and Ernest's contribution to its development are never forgotten. In addition, the company is again participating in the KBIS trade fair in Orland this year.

ernestrust, thanks to its achievements in kitchen furniture, is the only Polish company invited to participate in the prestigious exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington. Together with other home furnishings manufacturers, it is contributing to the exhibition of a full-size apartment. Thousands of people visit the exhibition over the course of 10 months.

In 2019, ernestrust is expanding its business by partnering with institutional clients in the United States to equip hundreds of apartments with kitchens and bathrooms.

Today, ernestrust focuses on continuous development, introduces many unusual solutions. It creates collections appreciated by customers around the world. It no longer resembles a small plant by anything. All that is left are memories and gratitude for what we can continue.