Like their subtle, well thought-out and far-ranging designs, Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings need not shout to relay their identity. Their work life and home life are essentially one life that draws inspiration and adaptation from both sides. Scholten, a Design Academy Eindhoven alum, and Baijings, a self-taught designer, joined forces in 2000. Rooted in Amsterdam, Scholten & Baijings runs with 12 young designers who help accommodate clients like Maharam, Mini, Herman Miller, Samsung, Karimoku New Standard, Georg Jensen, Victoria & Albert Museum and 1616/Arita Japan. On August 1, they will unveil their 27-piece collection for Ikea including their new twist on the Klippan chair. The founders have also collaborated on home decor with HAY, which has a global following. At the end of September, Scholten and Baijings will headline the eighth installment of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s Design by Hand series. The Van Cleef & Arpels-supported initiative will feature workshops highlighting the complexity of the designers’ approach to color and form. During a preview at the Maharam design studio, the Dutch couple shared their design ethos, as the museum’s executive director Caroline Baumann, Van Cleef & Arpels’ president and chief executive officer Alain Bernard, Maharam’s senior vice president of design Mary

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