A century of American craft,
under one roof.
Two American legacies, brought together within a single house. Baker — refined, globally inspired, defined by more than a century of American luxury furniture. McGuire — Californian, material-led, working in cane, rattan and hand-bound rawhide.
Founded by Siebe Baker in the late nineteenth century, and joined a century later by McGuire of San Francisco. Two American houses, with different temperaments and a shared workshop discipline.
Two legacies,
one continuous library.
Baker has long defined American luxury furniture — refined silhouettes, globally drawn references, more than a hundred years of cabinetmaking heritage. The collection holds the architectural register in a room: tailored upholstery, sculpted hardwoods, considered proportion.
McGuire works in a quieter, more material-led language — cane, rattan, bamboo and hand-bound rawhide, made in the Californian craft tradition. It brings warmth and texture into more architectural interiors without losing refinement.
Specified together, the two read as a single library — designers move freely between formal and relaxed, hardwood and fibre, within the same scheme.
Hardwood, fibre,
hide and cloth.
Hardwoods, woven natural fibres, leather, linen and hand-applied finishes — selected to move comfortably between more formal architecture and relaxed interiors.
A broad finish library, COM capability and material flexibility allow collections to adapt naturally across residential and hospitality projects.
Walnut, oak and darker architectural tones alongside softer, lighter finishes designed to shift the mood and formality of a piece.
Rattan, cane and natural fibres that introduce texture, warmth and spatial lightness without overpowering a room.
Tailored upholstery, leather and COM options designed to support layered interiors across both traditional and contemporary spaces.
The work of the hand,
held to the eye.
A house designed
to live across many.
Baker McGuire works across the architecture of a home — a tailored sofa in the drawing room, a rattan dining chair in the kitchen, a hardwood bench in the entrance, a woven lounge within a quieter sitting space. Different materials, different levels of formality, held together through proportion, texture and atmosphere.
More than a century of American craftsmanship sits behind the house — Grand Rapids hardwood, San Francisco rattan, and generations of workshop knowledge shaping pieces designed to endure beyond trends or moments.
Designers including Barbara Barry, Thomas Pheasant and Jacques Garcia have contributed to the house over time, helping shape a portfolio that feels refined, restrained and comfortably lived with rather than overly decorative.
Inside the workshop,
where the pieces are made.
A short film from the workshop — frames cut and joined, hides cut and bound, finishes laid by hand.
Drawn into
each scheme.
Finish, scale, upholstery and material can be adjusted across the collection — pieces drawn into the architecture and atmosphere of a particular room rather than dropped into it.
Valley & Laurel works alongside designers throughout — finishes, textile references, COM, sampling, bespoke enquiries, project coordination. Quietly, and through the project.
From the entrance
through to the quiet rooms.
A reeded walnut sideboard at the entry, alabaster glowing against fluted plaster. A curved bouclé bed set quietly against soft sage limewash. A walnut bench at the foot of it; a faceted mirror above the chest. The house carries through the architecture of a home in registers — formal, transitional, restful — without ever raising its voice.
Pieces are drawn into rooms rather than dropped into them — proportion, finish and material chosen to settle within the plaster, the rug, the cloth at the window, and the way the room is meant to be used.
See Baker McGuire
in the showroom.
Experience the collection within the Valley & Laurel showroom at Chelsea Wharf — layered materials, finish samples, upholstery, woven textures and the atmosphere of the house in person.
Showroom · Chelsea Wharf, London
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the conversation.
For specification support, finish references, showroom visits and project discussions.
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The best rooms
hold contrast quietly.
London Showroom · Chelsea Wharf