Paul Balin (1832–1898) was a French wallpaper designer and manufacturer. [1] Balin was active as a wallpaper manufacturer in Paris during second half of the 19th century. [2]
Balin was born in Paris in 1932. [3] In 1863 he assumed ownership of the Genoux company in Paris. [4] He received awards for his company's wallpapers at the Paris Exhibition of 1867, and at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. [4] Balin was featured multiple times in The Decorator and Furnisher in 1890 for productions of decorative wallpapers. [5] [6]
Balin held a dozen patents related to the embossing of wallpaper, which he registered between 1866 and 1884. [7] Between 1876 and 1885 he launched numerous patent infringement lawsuits against his competitors. [7]
Examples of his work are found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, [8] the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, [9] and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. [10]