Sam Baron
Born in France in 1976, Sam currently lives and works between Paris and Lisbon. He graduated in design from the School of Fine Arts in Saint-Etienne and the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Sam likes to reinterpret traditional construction methods, raising questions about the usefulness of current material productions. From 2006 to 2018, he directed the Fabrica studio in Treviso (Italy). In parallel, he is an independent designer and consultant for international companies such as, Louis Vuitton, LaRedoute, Vista Alegre and Hennessy alcohols. He creates exhibition and interior design projects, giving life to transversal works mixing art and design. In January 2009, Sam Baron received the "Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris" in the design category and during the 2010 edition of Maison & Objet, Philippe Starck selected him as one of the ten important designers of the next decade.
Among his references: Louis Vuitton, La Redoute, Vista Alegre, Hennessy alcohols ...
For NOMA, Sam Baron has developed “Pedra 99.6 *”, a range of objects made from quarry waste from marble from Portugal.
