The Scholten & Baijings Studio for Design was founded by the designers Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings in the year 2000 in Amsterdam. The firm combines minimal forms and balanced use of color with traditional craft techniques and industrial production in a distinctive design style. They seek to build a bridge between designer, artisan, and maunfacturer, and are lclosely involvedi n the production process for the pieces they design.