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Ébénisterie Legato |
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About Legato |
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History Ébénisterie Legato was founded in 2001 by Jean-François Lépine, an artist passionate about wood, with a drive to make beautiful furniture. Pursuing this passion, Jean-Francois has worked for 20 years creating beautifully crafted pieces from wood. What started as a hobby – making artistic creations from wood in his spare time – quickly became a full-scale passion for working in wood. He has completed several stunning pieces that clearly show his love for both the wood and the craft. |
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Pursuing this passion, Jean-François Lépine has worked for 20 years creating beautifully crafted pieces from wood. What started as a hobby – making artistic creations from wood in his spare time – quickly became a full-scale passion for working in wood. He has completed several stunning pieces that clearly show his love for both the wood and the craft. Jean-François’ furniture has won awards for both workmanship and design*, fueling his desire to create pieces of the highest possible quality. (*see magazine articles under the following heading: Media) Mission Creating furniture from wood is a timeless art. Throughout time, man has been constantly innovating and developing new techniques in the assembly and finishing of furniture. The consistently renewed creation of aesthetics and style has lead the art of woodworking to levels of beauty and quality unsurpassed today. In our times, focus has been on economy and practicality. Today, it is rare to find furniture of impeccable quality and exquisite beauty. However, we notice that in spite of the market being inundated with average-quality furniture, a good number of people still notice and appreciate the qualities and beauty found in exclusive creations. The mission of Ébénisterie Legato is to create exclusive solid wood furniture of unparalleled quality, from primarily hardwoods, as well as occasionally from exotic woods. Ébénisterie Legato The name “Ébénisterie Legato” borrows, from the realm of music, the concept of “smooth, flowing, unbroken transmission between notes” represented by the legato and brings this to furniture-making – namely the link we endeavour to establish between the traditional craft of furniture-building and modern day design and ergonomics. |
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