Created by the interior designer Jean de Lessard, the new Indian fusion restaurant Rasoï, located in Saint-Henri, Montréal, is a true heightened sum of sensations. I wanted to recreate through shapes how I perceived the colours and flavours of the Indian cuisine while I was in London, a few months before I was commissioned to… [Read More]
Exuberant Nights in the Land of the Morning Calm
The transformation by the design firm Jean de Lessard – Designers Créatifs of a vast space abandoned for six years gave birth to the Ganadara Bar, last June. The design successfully modulates conflicting needs right from the start: to create a warm and comfortable environment, but in a place dictated by the aesthetics of Korean… [Read More]
Aloha Espresso Bar: Café for the New Flavors and History Buffs
Behind the grey cut stone of an old warehouse store (1869), in the Old Montreal, the most recent Aloha Espresso Bar café explores through shapes the history of Hawaii and the spirit of aloha that intangibly permeates the inhabitants of this rugged terrain archipelago. Created by the interior design firm Jean de Lessard – Designers… [Read More]
Special Features to watch for at IDS 2018
Tomorrow evening marks the opening of the most anticipated design show in Canada. The 2018 Interior Design Show will start with a gala opening night on Thursday, January 18, followed by a Professional Trade Day the following day, a Globe Style Saturday on the 20th, and a House & Home Sunday on the 21st. IDS will take… [Read More]
PixMob by Jean de Lessard
Once a textile factory in Montreal’s fashion district, the new PixMob office space is full of dynamism and edgy design statements. Canadian designer Jean de Lessard integrated the client’s DNA right into the space by reflecting the cutting edge digital technology research and creativity of PixMob. Large monolithic shapes seem to be carved out of the building bringing a… [Read More]
Jean de Lessard brings Feng Shui into Montreal pharmacy
Known for his bold and whimsical spaces, Jean de Lessard designs a pharmacy that steps out of the norm through fun aesthetics and feng shui principles. Located in Quartier DIX30, on the outskirts of Montreal, the Uniprix pharmacy challenges accepted notions. We wanted the space to reflect the human side of the profession, that it becomes… [Read More]
Jean de Lessard designs store inspired by Jules Vernes
Interior designer Jean de Lessard has designed the fish market store Némeau by drawing inspiration from Jules Vernes’ novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Chapter XV – A walk on the bottom of the sea. Located in Lévis, on the south shore of Québec City, the fish market offers customers the ability to discover fish products differently, by… [Read More]
Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ by Jean de Lessard
Montreal based interior designer Jean de Lessard has designed the Chez Carl Tapas & BBQ in Nun’s Island, Canada. The restaurant interior was inspired by fractal theory, an interpretation of nature’s geometry, and its wonderful irregularities. The variable geometry that was integrated succeeds in breaking the monotony and gives beat to the space. But it… [Read More]