{"id":426,"date":"2020-11-25T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T10:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/la-manufacture\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T14:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:03:46","slug":"the-manufacture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/the-manufacture\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"lead-paragraph-block_5fd8dca018a6b\" class=\"lead-paragraph\"><div class=content-wrapper><div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-N-solo.svg);min-height:200px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nobel Manufacture creates exclusive designs to the highest standards of craftsmanship using leathers selected for their exceptional quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"savoir-faire\" class=\"text-grid color-bg count-2\"><div class=content-wrapper><div class=intro-wrapper><h2>Savoir-faire<\/h2><div class=intro><p>We are constantly on the lookout for innovative ideas, thus we keep our craftsmanship built on a shared passion for beautiful materials and leather work alive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><ul><li><h3>Leatherwork<\/h3><div class=content><p>Inventors of the watch travel case, we are specialized in the art of luggage making and small leather goods.<\/p>\n<p>Craftsmen, designers and innovators, we control the entire production process in order to create unique items of exceptional craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>100% of our designs are made to measure in our workshops.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li><h3>Skins<\/h3><div class=content><p>Because we want our creations to provide a full sensorial experience, our leather experts collaborate with partnering tanneries to produce exceptional leathers.<\/p>\n<p>They select the finest skins and develop innovative techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Experience unique textures, grains and colors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n<style>.full-width .content-wrapper p:before{background:url( https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dashline-pomegranate.svg) no-repeat center \/ 27rem;}<\/style><section  style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fullwidth-leather-touch.jpg);\" id=\"full-width-block_5fd8ffcd0864e\" class=\"full-width transparent-bg\"><div class=content-wrapper><p>Our artisans work with passion, patience and precision<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"history\" class=\"timeline transparent-bg\"><div class=content-wrapper><h2>History<\/h2><ul class=timeline-carousel><li><span>1984<\/span><div><div class=timeline-details><h3>Family tradition<\/h3><p>Altan G\u00fcld\u00fcr, founder of Nobel Manufacture, was trained in his father&#8217;s bootmaker&#8217;s workshop. His father passed on to him his passion for leather work and his love of beautiful objects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><span>1987<\/span><div><div class=timeline-details><h3>Entrepreneurial spirit<\/h3><p>Altan G\u00fcld\u00fcr opened his first leather workshop when he was only 18 years old. From the very first year, he made a wallet for the customers of a bank in the canton of Vaud. It was then that he decided to specialize in corporate gifts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><span>2000<\/span><div><div class=timeline-details><h3>Founding of the Manufacture<\/h3><p>Opening of the first Nobel Manufacture workshop. From this date on, the entire production is carried out by the craftsmen of the Manufacture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><span>2007<\/span><div><div class=timeline-details><h3>Invention of the watch travel case<\/h3><p>It was in 2006 that the idea emerged in Altan G\u00fcld\u00fcr&#8217;s mind: the watch case should allow the watch to be positioned optimally, both elegantly and practically. After a year of manufacturing tests, the first version of the Geneva case was launched in spring 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><ul class=carousel-nav><li>1984<\/li><li>1987<\/li><li>2000<\/li><li>2007<\/li><\/ul><\/div><span class=\"time-line transparent-bg\"><\/span><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"values\" class=\"text-grid color-bg count-5\"><div class=content-wrapper><div class=intro-wrapper><h2>Values<\/h2><div class=intro><p>Our values are the guidelines that drive us in our daily activities. They contribute to the sustainability and success of our company.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <a href=\"http:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Company-Charter.pdf\">Company Charter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><ul class=grid><li class=grid-item><h3>Equity<\/h3><div class=content><p>We treat all our employees fairly and value everyone&#8217;s ideas, at all levels of the company and without hierarchical, gender, origin or religious distinctions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=grid-item><h3>Passion<\/h3><div class=content><p>Leatherwork is an art craft that we perform with passion. The perpetuation of an artisanal savoir-faire, the use of noble materials and beautiful designs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=grid-item><h3>Respect<\/h3><div class=content><p>Respect is the foundation of our relationships with our employees, customers and suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>We expect the latter to provide us with raw materials that are produced responsibly for people, animals and the environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Suppliers-Code-Of-Conduct.pdf\">Suppliers&#8217; Code of Conduct<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=grid-item><h3>Trust<\/h3><div class=content><p>We work in mutual trust and honor all our contracts transparently and with integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Each project is managed with the utmost discretion and your designs will never appear in our catalog to ensure the magic of your brand is exclusively reserved for your own clients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=grid-item><h3>Well-being<\/h3><div class=content><p>We are convinced that the most beautiful designs emerge from a positive environment where creativity is encouraged. This is why we ensure that our employees work in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"ethics\" class=\"tabs color-bg\"><div class=content-wrapper><div class=intro><div class=intro-paragraph><h2>Ethics<\/h2><p>Nobel Manufacture is committed to conducting business respectful of people, ethics, law and the environment. We expect the same commitment from our partners and suppliers.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=image-wrapper><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/leather-cut.jpg\" height=\"572\" width=\"800\" alt=\"D\u00e9coupe du cuir\"><\/div><\/div><div class=tabs><ul class=tab-menu><li data-index=1 class=active><a href=#social-responsibility>01 &#8211; Social responsibility<\/a><\/li><li data-index=2><a href=#environmental-responsibility>02 &#8211; Environmental responsibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=tab-content><li data-index=1 id=social-responsibility><span>01<\/span><h3>Social responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>We manufacture 100% of our products in our own workshops which are human-sized. We encourage the passing on of the traditional craftsmanship and savoir-faire by welcoming apprentices every year.<\/p>\n<p>We offer attractive working conditions with in particular :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a family atmosphere that promotes the well-being of our employees;<\/li>\n<li>free &#8220;home-made&#8221; lunch every day;<\/li>\n<li>shuttles to facilitate commuting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li data-index=2 id=environmental-responsibility><span>02<\/span><h3>Environmental responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>We are convinced that a luxury item can only be conceived with high quality materials, that are responsibly sourced and produced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have set up a sustainable supply chain and only use raw materials that are REACH certified;<\/li>\n<li>Responsible resource management measures have been implemented in our workshops to avoid waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We expect the same responsibility from our suppliers and ask them to adhere to our code of conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Read our <a href=\"http:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Suppliers-Code-Of-Conduct.pdf\">Suppliers&#8217; Code of Conduct<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"internal-links-block_5ff494b695029\" class=\"internal-links transparent-bg border-style\"><div class=content-wrapper><h2>Nobel Manufacture<\/h2><ul class=count-2><li><a href=https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/leather-goods\/><div class=internal-links-thumbnail style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/product-entry-rectangle-09964.jpg)\"><\/div><h3>Designs<\/h3><\/a><button><a href=https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/leather-goods\/>Discover<\/a><\/button><\/li><li><a href=https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/custom-made\/><div class=internal-links-thumbnail style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/fullwidth-ecrin-1024x427.jpg)\"><\/div><h3>Bespoke<\/h3><\/a><button><a href=https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/custom-made\/>Discover<\/a><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1591,"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/426\/revisions\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nobel-manufacture.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}