Noir Trading

Our unceasing global exploration keeps us connected to how the world is shaping our products and the way we decorate our dwellings. From early backpacking trips through Southeast Asia to our continued exploration of the worlds cities, villages and back alley markets, we are on an endless quest for inspiration. Our tenacious curiosity ensures that n... o design opportunity is missed as we merge the cultures, experiences and materials of our travels into the wide range of styles for which we are known. The best way to describe our design process is relentless. We tinker. We experiment. We take something we love and find ways to tweak it, rearrange it and make it new again. This is how we achieve refined and classic, yet innovative and cool. Its how we mix inspiration with expertise, juxtapose materials and styles and ultimately, offer you finished pieces that can transform a space. Whether consumer, designer or retailer, we value relationships above all else. Thats why we share information, offer honest insight and relish the opportunity to guide. It is the pursuit of this personal creative connection that motivates our artfully curated showrooms and our design-obsessed sales staff. Nothing we do is ours alone. Each of our pieces is a story, and at the end of that story, is someone like you. In 2004, Georg Baehler and Stephanie Lu formed Noir Trading, Inc. with a mission to manufacture furniture that deftly balances design hand-crafted line of over 1200 products that is consistent, sustainable, and available. As the Lead Designer, Swiss-born Georg Baehler creates every item for Noir the old-fashioned way: with a pencil and paper. Whether wholly original or classically inspired, every Noir product is meticulously designed to scale by Georgs hand. Georgs passionate design regimen inspiration comes from an amalgam of classic furniture design, the craftsmen that bring his pieces to life, and sustainable local materials that are available to work with. By playfully experimenting with these three elements, Georg creates ...Read More