ABOUT
Fueled by the belief that simple, innovative and refined design is ageless and essential to the human experience, Audrée L. Larose and Félix Guyon founded design studio Larose Guyon in 2015 in Verchères, Quebec.
Presenting a rightful escape from urban cacophony, Verchères, an enclave of natural beauty, rich in history, stunning foliage and picturesque panoramas, inspires tranquility and creativity. Taking cues from the majestic surrounding nature the duo continuously explores and reinterprets the moving landscape and its complex identities through unique design and noble materials. In a resolutely modern and luxurious style, Larose Guyon uses lighting and object design as a medium to further seek a connection to space and roots. The outcome is sensuous, organic and delicate shapes that are daring, sophisticated and are imbued with heritage and myth.
Evoking the rich elevated language and ingenuity of jewelry, the compelling compositions espouse the concept of natural luxury, combining high design with refined materials that boast various finishes and textures.
The intricate silhouettes, mesmerizing lighting structures and exquisite objects strike a perfect balance between heritage and modernity. Shaped by local master artisans using age-old savoir-faire and traditional techniques, they are imbued with poetic allusion and elegance, seductively adorning a space and adding a hint of magic and bold expression to the everyday.
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
workshop
The story of refined materials is thoughtfully fashioned and retold at Larose Guyon’s workshop, where ingenuity, talent and high attention to detail meet harmoniously to yield structured, elevated and luxurious lighting and sculptural works. Both haven and laboratory, it is where the duo conceives original designs and infuses them with rich enchanting narratives. A vast and fluid surrounding nature presents an inexhaustible and vital source of inspiration, supporting the workshop's constant pursuit of the novel and the ideal.
Located in the centre of Verchères, Quebec, this place of rebirth for unique designs, safeguards local time-honoured traditions and fuses uncompromising quality with timeless craft. Devised to accompany a lifetime, Larose Guyon's designs carefully handcrafted, manipulated and assembled are the ultimate testament to the expertise, dedication and creativity of the workshop’s skilled artisans.
Housed in a storied 1880 building, then home to Verchères’ only general store, the newly modernized space boasts alongside the atelier, an exclusive and by-appointment-only gallery featuring a curated selection of pieces. The studio-cum-showroom allows the discerning visitor to delve into the incredible world of materials, elements, finishes, textures and to see the fabricators' expert hands at work.
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Larose Guyon’s sublime sculptural lighting and objects strike a perfect balance between age-old craft and modernity. With an unrelenting quest for excellence and a strong dedication to craftsmanship, designs are delicately, meticulously and locally made using traditional savoir-faire and unique types of expertise.
Distinguished by finesse and elegance, the designs blend elements of heritage and poetry using the language of seductive materials and elaborate details shaped and formed thoughtfully by skillful hands.
Each object is a harmonious homage to the creativity and competence of Quebec's master craftsmen. Embodying timeless craft, the intricate silhouettes reminiscent of heirloom jewelry showcase the genius and skill of the master artisans and their high attention to detail. Noble materials tell the story of each object in a superlative form, embracing the natural character of the elements through various finishes, patinas, textures and tones.
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
Photo: Chanel Sabourin
OUR TEAM
Audrée Larose
Félix Guyon
Catherine
Caroline
Élizabeth
Nicolas M.
Jacinthe