Dacor has designed and built kitchen appliances in Southern California since 1965, when Stanley M. Joseph founded the company, and it has been part of Samsung Electronics America since 2016, with the brand, its operations and its US manufacturing kept in place. It is the luxury appliance name inside Samsung's portfolio, and it is still sold and serviced as Dacor.
In Roseville, Dacor is installed in its own display kitchen: Calacatta Castana quartz on the island, New Gray soft-touch slab fronts, matte black pulls. Open the doors, work the controls and judge the finishes against the stone and cabinetry they will live with, then compare with the Thermador and Wolf kitchens on the same floor.
On the floor in Roseville
See Dacor in a finished kitchen display at Design Gallery Roseville. Book a visit and we will walk you through it in person.
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Ownership is the question people search first, so here it is plainly: Samsung Electronics America announced its acquisition of Dacor on August 10, 2016, and said the brand would keep its corporate identity, its operations and its US-based manufacturing. What changed is the engineering depth behind the design; what did not change is where the appliances are made.
For a designer, Dacor is the connected, design-forward option in a kitchen that has already settled its cabinetry and stone: the Contemporary and Transitional style lines, the Graphite Stainless finish and the Illumina knobs give a room a register the other brands on this floor do not, and the Calacatta Castana kitchen is where that register is tested against real materials.
Who owns Dacor, and where is it made
Dacor is a Southern California company, founded in 1965 by Stanley M. Joseph, that designs and builds its cooking appliances there. Since August 2016 it has been wholly owned by Samsung Electronics America, which bought it to enter the luxury end of the home-appliance market and kept the Dacor brand, operations and US manufacturing as they were. So the honest answer to both questions is one answer: an American luxury brand, still made in Southern California, now with Samsung behind it.
The same question, asked of every brand on this floor, is answered in one place: who makes the brands on our floor.
The Dacor style lines: Contemporary and Transitional
Dacor names its style lines Contemporary and Transitional, and the choice is about the room's register rather than the machinery. Contemporary is the flush, handleless, glass-and-graphite direction; Transitional keeps knobs, handles and the proportions of a professional range in a quieter finish. Across both, the pieces Dacor is known for are the Graphite Stainless finish, the Illumina knobs that light when a burner is on, and steam cooking in the ovens.
The Dacor kitchen in Roseville
The Dacor kitchen at Design Gallery is the Calacatta Castana kitchen: an MSI Calacatta Castana quartz island, DreamLine Elements slab fronts in AGT Soft Touch New Gray, Richelieu matte black pulls, and Dacor cooking installed in it. It is a display kitchen rather than the demonstration kitchen, so what you judge here is fit, finish and control: the weight of a door, the feel of a knob, the finish against the stone. Bring the drawings and our team will plan the suite against it.
Dacor or Thermador, Dacor or Wolf?
The three answer different briefs, and all three stand on this floor. Wolf is the range you can watch cook at a demonstration. Thermador has its own display kitchen a short walk from Dacor's. Dacor's case is connected control and the graphite-and-glass finishes. Compare the oven doors, the controls and the finishes side by side, in the room, before you specify.
The Wolf range our chefs cook on is a few steps away, which is the fairest comparison there is.
Specifying Dacor with our team
For a designer, Dacor is connected luxury that has to earn its keep in real cooking, and the Gallery is where a client can decide whether it does. Bring your plans and our team can walk you from the range and suite to the ventilation and rough-in, and a client can work the controls in the room. See the Trade Program for designers to set up a partnership.
Where to see it
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Dacor appliances?
Dacor makes them: a Southern California company that Stanley M. Joseph founded in 1965. Samsung Electronics America bought Dacor in 2016 and left the brand, the operations and the US factory as they were. The Dacor kitchen at Design Gallery in Roseville is where you judge the result in person.
Where are Dacor appliances made?
In Southern California, where Dacor has built since 1965; the Samsung acquisition left that manufacturing where it was. Open the Dacor pieces in our Roseville display kitchen and the build is the first thing you notice.
Is Dacor a luxury brand or a Samsung brand?
Both statements are true. Dacor is the luxury appliance brand inside Samsung's portfolio, sold and serviced as Dacor, with its own style lines (Contemporary and Transitional), its own Graphite Stainless finish and its own Illumina knobs. See them in the Calacatta Castana kitchen at Design Gallery.
Is Dacor better than Thermador or Wolf?
Only your cooking can answer that, which is why all three are on one floor in Roseville. Wolf is what our chefs cook on during demonstrations; Thermador and Dacor stand in their own display kitchens. Compare the controls, the oven doors and the finishes before you specify.
Where can I see Dacor near Sacramento?
At Design Gallery, 900 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, in the Calacatta Castana display kitchen. Dacor is available through DreamHome Appliance Group, inside Design Gallery, and our team helps designers plan the suite, the ventilation and the rough-in.
See it in the gallery
See Dacor in a finished kitchen display, then book a visit to walk the floor with us and see our working kitchen.
900 Sunrise Ave, RosevilleMonday – Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM(916) 500-5417
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