private industry manufacturing design founded boulder colorado u.s. 2006 headquarters boulder colorado u.s. key people seth murray founder president juli pearce director sales & marketing paige mackey murray v.p. operations products baby carriers website http www.bellebabycarriers.com belle baby carriers is a privately held company that designs and manufactures a new form of front baby carrier . 1 belle was founded in 2006 and has quickly grown to sell its carriers in over 250 stores in the united states and in many other countries . belle has received notable press from abc news the boulder county business report and the rocky mountain news and was featured in the october 2008 edition of entrepreneur magazine . 2 its products have been reviewed in numerous independent national publications such as people magazine her sports and fitness earnshaws pregnancy and fit pregnancy . 3 belle s carriers have been photographed on julia roberts 4 jessica alba 5 angelina jolie 6 and nicole kidman . the company is based in boulder colorado and is a division of inventista inc. a colorado design and engineering firm . 1 belle is known for producing an unusually simple comfortable and easy to use baby carrier that provides direct contact between the parent and the child . 7 belle has patents pending and is trademarked in the united states and internationally . 8 belle manufactures its products in the united states and consolidates its manufacturing and distribution facilities in the colorado front range area . 9 founders edit belle was founded in 2006 by boulder resident seth murray . 10 prior to the new venture murray a mechanical engineer worked with industrial designer mark lebeau of logan utah to develop and test more than 30 climbing gear products for trango a climbing equipment company based in louisville colorado . 11 lebeau and murray named the company after their daughters named isabelle and isabel respectively . 1 they designed the product and then tested a prototype for over a year with other parents . 1 products edit belle baby carriers products include black organic cotton and hemp baby carrier moss organic cotton and hemp baby carrier sand organic cotton and hemp baby carrier denim organic cotton and hemp baby carrier earth organic cotton and hemp baby carrier black micro suede and kashan baby carrier sky micro suede and kashan baby carrier cappuccino micro suede and kashan baby carrier cherry deco micro suede woven and kashan baby carrier cheetah micro suede faux fur and kashan baby carrier orange blossom micro suede embroidered and kashan baby carrier belle baby carriers modern line are made from upholstery grade micro suede breathable mesh and kashan and incorporate outdoor industry grade buckles and welded stainless steel rings . belle carriers also incorporate a ring pad made of environmental natural rubber yoga mat material . belle baby carriers organic line are made from 100 % organic cotton and hemp fabrics and feature the same buckles rings and yoga mat used on the modern line . 9 references and footnotes edit a b c d boulder county business report feb. 2 2007 entrepreneur oct. 2008 page 53 . people magazine dec. 10 2007 her sports and fitness march april 2007 earnshaws sept. 2007 people magazine june 2007 people magazine october 2008 w magazine november 2008 her sports and fitness march april 2007 abc news 7 los angeles october 2 2007 united states patent and trademark office a b http www.bellebabycarriers.com boulder county business report feb. 2 2007 boulder county business report feb. 2 2007 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title belle baby carriers & oldid 702746099 categories companies established in 2006baby productscompanies based in boulder colorado navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 february 2016 at 12 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view