1 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. AS OF FISCAL YEAR END FEBRUARY 1, 1998 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