What Is Art Vans Real Name

Archie “Art” Van Elslander founded Art Van in 1959, opening his first store in East Detroit.

What is Art Van's new name?

Many of the old Art Van stores were later reborn in late summer and early fall as Loves Furniture, an entirely new company created by a Texas private-equity firm.

Is Art Van still alive?

Archie A. Van Elslander, who founded Michigan-based Art Van Furniture and donated millions of dollars to causes he championed, died early Monday from complications related to lung cancer. … In a memo to Art Van Furniture employees, company president and CEO Kim Yost said Van Elslander — known to many more simply as “Mr.