Michel Design Works

Michel Design Works has one goal: to create high-quality products featuring their distinctive designs and fragrances that customers will love both to use and give as gifts. For them, it’s personal and what began as a simple, home-based business has grown into a beloved company with loyal customers around the globe.

Over 30 years ago, Deborah and Bruce Michel launched Michel Design Works, featuring beautiful paper gifts, such as photo albums, journals, and stationery, and from the beginning, believed that packaging was just as important as the gift itself. Inspired by her lifelong love of nature, Deborah developed her own unique style of layering and often recoloring multiple antique images into one cohesive piece of art creating a stunning, often whimsical look that is always recognizable.

Michel Design Works then began to expand into the world of personal care products and home fragrances as Deborah began to explore her passion for fragrances. Preserving their brand’s reputation for affordable luxury, they sought out the premier soap makers and fragrance houses in the world to provide customers with top quality triple-milled soaps. Next came lotions and then bubble baths. As they grew, they experienced a kind of customer excitement and loyalty never witnessed with their paper products; they loved the creative, luxurious, yet reasonably priced items. Michel Design Works continued to develop new products and collections while their brand and reputation continued to grow. While still headquartered in the charming town of Katonah, NY, Michel Design Works is now a global brand.