Simone Aïda Baur is an award-winning interior designer and multi-lingual hospitality professional. In 2014 she founded boutique interior design consultancy GLOBAL INSPIRATIONS DESIGN and has built a reputation for creating unique spaces that reflect her clients’ personality, culture, and life journey. Her ability to create that ‘Sense of Home’ in private homes and vacation homes worldwide, especially throughout Switzerland and the Caribbean, is a direct result of her previous career in the hospitality industry and her own experience of living as an expat across the globe.

As a vegan she’s on a mission to create sophisticated interiors without the use of animal-derived products. In line with her values, she’s committed to sourcing ethical and sustainable materials and actively raises awareness of the need for vegan and sustainable materials in the interior design and furniture industry.

As they say, once a hotelier, always a hotelier. Looking for a way to bridge the gap between her experiences, passions and values, the idea for Vegan Hotel Concepts came about. Simone’s vision is to help hotels around the globe create a seamless customer journey for the discerning vegan guest allowing them to attract and cater to this growing customer segment and helping them take an important step towards their sustainability goals. At the same time, life kept pulling her back to the Caribbean, which is why she’s now launched her hospitality consulting business PURE CONCEPTS & CONSULTING Ltd. in Barbados.