1 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. AS OF FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 28, 1996 23 2 EXHIBIT 21: SUBSIDIARIES OF WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. AS OF FISCAL YEAR END JANUARY 28, 1996 Subsidiary Name State/Date of Incorporation - --------------- --------------------------- Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc. California, October 29, 1984 Gardener's Eden, Inc. California, October 29, 1984 The Pottery Barn East, Inc. California, August 18, 1986 Hold Everything, Inc. California, September 30, 1986 Chambers Catalog Company, Inc. California, February 1, 1995 24