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Quebec Furnishing Revamp: Choose Long-Lasting Pieces from Homegrown Designers and Craftsmen

Why not ditch the mass-produced, questionable-quality home decor from multinational corporations and opt for unique, eco-friendly items crafted by Quebec-based designers and artisans? Let's take a look at five local companies that deliver timeless style, quality materials, and mindful designs for your home.

Blaise Émilie - Joliette's Know-how

Located in Joliette, in the Lanaudière region, this cabinetmaking company is the brainchild of Blaise Lebeau, a skilled carpenter, and Émilie Parent, a designer. Their team, committed to responsible sourcing, crafts furniture that not only boasts solid wood production but also adheres to a wide range of ecoconnective criteria, from material selection to retail practices.

Embrace the North American legacy with Blaise Émilie, which engraves an authenticity certificate under each created object, guaranteeing the item's origin, craftsmanship, wood type, and forest source, among other details (client consent required for personal ownership traceability). The company, born in 2024, seeks to celebrate and preserve the continent's heritage through their handcrafted, durable creations.

Disamare - Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby's Family Affair

With a family history steeped in engineering and cabinetmaking, the co-founders of Disamare - Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby's local company - set out to offer beautiful, eco-friendly furniture pieces in limited series that evade fleeting trends.

This Estrie company designs libraries, offices, and lighting using durable wood sourced from Canadian forests. Prioritizing local materials and minimizing plastic usage, they even package their creations in recycled materials. Disamare's creations are marked by elegance and meticulous attention to artisanal craftsmanship and eco-responsible production.

Studio boté - Montreal's Material Transformers

Revival is the lifeblood of Studio boté, a Montreal workshop that doubles as a materials library. Led by founder Philippe Charlebois-Gomez and strategist Véronique Grenier, this innovative company upcycles discarded materials to create one-of-a-kind, functional, and elegant pieces.

Established in 2017, Studio boté serves a local clientele to honor their eco-responsible principles. Each bespoke, upcycled creation tells a story, from the material's journey to the hands of skilled artisans crafting the design.

The mortise and tenon - Bas-Saint-Laurent's Craftsmanship

Located in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, The tenon and the mortaise workshop is a small-scale human venture run by artisan cabinetmakers and designers Caroline Roberge and Benoit St-Jean. Focusing on minimalist design, the duo creates high-end and functional, yet playful furniture pieces such as libraries, side tables, stools, and wooden armchairs.

True to the slow design philosophy, their approach ensures personalized, long-lasting creations that minimize waste and respond to evolving customer needs. Discover their captivating, high-quality designs at the Maison Kei Akai, a contemporary art gallery in Montreal, from May 20 to June 8, 2025.

The other workshop - Montreal's Master Craftsman

Since 2012, Julien Marechal's workshop in Montreal has delivered sleek, eco-friendly furniture pieces in small series to a variety of customers. Whether you're on the hunt for bedside tables, dressers, or tool chests, The other workshop's careful design process and commitment to sustainability promise thoughtful, lasting creations.

Marechal's ecological concern stretches even to his finishing products, which are made using eco-friendly processes. Currently, he is working on a simple, modular furniture project, turning one piece of milled wood into a chair, armchair, or bench tailored to clients' needs. Stay tuned for his creations' international debut in the coming months.

Nota bene: This content was produced by Le Devoir's special publications team and does not involve input from the newspaper's editorial staff.

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To support local artisans and promote eco-friendly home decor, consider investing in Solid Wood furniture from Blaise Émilie, expertly crafted in Joliette, Quebec.
For a family-oriented business committed to sustainability, Disamare in Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby provides elegant, eco-friendly furniture pieces from Canadian forests.
Studio boté in Montreal, a materials library and workshop, transforms discarded materials into unique, functional, and stylish furniture pieces.
Discover The tenon and the mortaise workshop in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, where minimalist, high-quality, and playful furniture pieces are crafted by skilled artisans.
The other workshop in Montreal, led by Julien Marechal, delivers sleek, eco-friendly furniture pieces in small series, including customizable bedside tables, dressers, and tool chests.
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As for sustainable choices in your lifestyle, remember to prioritize relationships with caring artisans like those mentioned, who showcase timeless style and eco-friendly production in their unique creations.