Our mission to create high-end luxury furniture manufactured in the USA, with a European aesthetic for the Contract and Hospitality markets, will help to guide all decisions regarding product and customer interactions.

Paul Brayton Designs remains committed to textiles and will use the launch of a new furniture brand to enhance their textile business. PBD will take advantage of efficiencies gained from producing disparate contract/hospitality products, textiles and furniture, under a single brand name, leadership and sales force.

The launch for the Paul Brayton Designs Furniture Collection will be at NeoCon in Chicago, IL on June 13, 2011, booth 8-1087. PBD looks forward to hosting you there for this exciting launch. PBD will make more information available as it is ready and appreciates your patience during this busy period.

At Paul Brayton Designs furniture we create high-end luxury furniture with a European aesthetic that is hand-crafted in the USA for the Contract and Hospitality markets.

As most of you know Paul Brayton created the Brayton International Collection in 1973 (borrowing money from a local banker with only a handshake to seal the deal) to bring European design to the contract furniture market in the US. The Brayton International brand was purchased by Steelcase in 1987 from Mr. Brayton but no longer exists. A decision made by Steelcase in 2009.

Almost 40 years after establishing the Brayton furniture brand, our leader, Paul Brayton has come full circle, ready to do it all over again, bringing high-end, European and US furniture designs, hand-crafted in the USA to the Contract and Hospitality markets.

Many milestones have been reached in Paul Brayton's long career. Fourteen years after the launch of The Brayton International Collection the name was simplified to Brayton International and Steelcase purchased the company in 1987 to provide lounge products to the Steelcase dealer network. Paul Brayton was appointed as the President and CEO of the Steelcase Design Partnership in 1991 overseeing all of the companies that had been purchased by Steelcase (Brayton International, Vecta Contract (later simplified to Vecta), Metropolitan Furniture Company (later called Metro), Atelier International, Design Tex Fabrics, Details and Stow Davis). Brayton International, now known as Coalesse, has shifted their focus.

This has created a new need in the market. Mr. Brayton will use his unique perspective and experience (along with deeper pockets – no bankers needed) with the launch of the Paul Brayton Designs Furniture Collection.

Our mission to create high-end luxury furniture manufactured in the USA, with a European aesthetic for the Contract and Hospitality markets, will help to guide all decisions regarding product and customer interactions.

Mr. Brayton has a love of fine European cars. The quality, styling and attention to detail found in his exotic car collection heavily influence every aspect of his furniture design and construction.

Prior to creating the Brayton International Collection Mr. Brayton worked in the office furniture industry with Lehigh Leopold and in 1971 he founded L. Paul Brayton, Ltd. a manufacturer of contemporary accessories and lighting. Since these early days of his career Mr. Brayton has been attending NeoCon, even before it was called NeoCon and he’s pleased to be back again this year with his new venture.

All of Mr. Brayton's success and experience lead him to strike out on his own again in 1993. He left Steelcase behind to start Paul Brayton Designs, a successful and award-winning textile company. He has always been dedicated to creating original textile designs and producing them in the United States. Paul Brayton Designs textile and leather collections focus specifically on the Hospitality, Healthcare and Contract markets. PBD offers an extensive selection of fabric, leather and faux leather collections. Many of these collections offer recyclable and sustainable textiles, furthering Mr. Brayton’s commitment to environmentally friendly processes.

Paul Brayton Designs textile and leather collections are graded in with some of the finest contract, hospitality and healthcare furniture manufacturers including Cabot Wrenn, Carolina Business Furniture, Cartwright, DarRan Seating, David Edward, Legacy Furniture, Patrician Furniture, Segis, Source International and Woeller Group. PBD has representation in all 50 states and in 9 countries worldwide.

Mr. Brayton has received many accolades over the years including an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Kendall College of Art and Design, the Distinguished Star Award by the Institute of Business Designers for outstanding contributions in the interior design industry and numerous furniture and textile design awards.

Paul Brayton has given to many philanthropic causes over the years, but his largest gift to date is a property worth $2.3 million that he has given to High Point University. Two of Mr. Brayton’s daughters are graduates of HPU.

Paul Brayton's successful career has allowed him to meet with many dignitaries including Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and George H. W. Bush, as well as the Rev. Billy Graham and Jean Kilpatrick, former UN Ambassador.

Mr. Brayton is easily identified around High Point. People don't necessarily recognize him because of his success and involvement in the contract industry, but because he can be seen driving a different exotic automobile practically every day from Ferrari's to Lamborghini's, Porsche, Bentley's and Rolls Royce. His love of fine and luxurious things has always been a trait of his, a trait that he has injected into his many businesses creating high quality textiles and furnishings.

TOP: Outside the "barn" with a portion of the collection. BOTTOM: Paul Brayton’s estate is situated on many rolling acres just a stones throw from High Point where Paul Brayton Designs is located.

Our mission to create high-end luxury furniture manufactured in the USA, with a European aesthetic for the Contract and Hospitality markets, will help to guide all decisions regarding product and customer interactions.

Paul Brayton's long and successful career has made him one of the most interesting in the contract and hospitality industries to date. His tenure gives him a unique perspective on these markets as he is poised to take care of "UNFINISHED BUSINESS" and become a major player, yet again, in the high-end contract furniture market.

The furniture will be manufactured exclusively in the North Carolina Triad area, utilizing eco-friendly processes.

Mr. Brayton would like to thank God for his abilities and success, as well as his family for supporting him through all of his past ventures and future endeavors. A special thanks also goes out to all of his invaluable and capable employees who have committed themselves to the success of Paul Brayton Designs textiles and furniture businesses.