Strobus Forge

It is from the heart of his native countryside, between the four cedar shingle walls of his forge workshop, that Remi Bedard gave birth to Strobus. Located in Saint-Agapit, Quebec. With a background in biology and a naturalist's heart, he wishes above all to take the time to make. His creations combine the ancient with the modern, the beautiful with the useful. They are durable and dignified, like the wooden houses of the country that are said to be "as old as the road."

The company's name comes from the colossal white pine (Pinus strobus) , the largest tree growing in Quebec. Seen from the workshop, their tall silhouettes punctuate the horizon like so many colossi; lignified in a heroic immobility.

"Strobus, venerable edifice springing from the time of my ancestors. You built my country and today you still hold the vault of heaven at arm's length. "

Dompierre

Coming from the world of visual arts, the ceramist Marie-Eve Dompierre began her artistic journey in art & photography on the majestic coasts of Gaspésie. In Montreal, her passion was then transferred to clay. Her hands always in search of the perfect medium met clay more than 10 years ago and thus was born DOMPIERRE. Initially self-taught, Marie-Eve furthered her knowledge by studying ceramics at Concordia University and the Cegep du Vieux Montréal. In each of her patiently designed pieces, she seeks to stay on that fine intrinsic line in harmony with the warmth of purified handwork and design. The essence of earth emerges in DOMPIERRE's ceramics; her pieces are carefully balanced between organic and structural, rigidity and fluidity. Her objects are modern yet timeless. The trace of the human being, his imprint, is always felt in contact with his pieces.

Marie-Eve Dompierre's studio is located in Montreal, Quebec, where each piece is made by hand.

Fabrique Déco

It was Julie Morissette’s passion for design and her love of independent designers that inspired her to found Fabique Déco.

With their Scandinavian-inspired wood designs, Fabrique Déco's creations offer a simple vision of the traditional candlestick. Julie uses local wood species such as maple, oak, ash and walnut, shaping them into subtle curves. She offers simple candlesticks and decorative objects that bring warmth to any living space. The pure and timeless style of her creations will make sure that they are passed from one generation to another.

Julie's studio is in Sherbrooke, Quebec, where she handcrafts each piece.

Concrete Memory

It all started when Myriam reconnected with her passion for nature when she got some plants and was looking for a nice pot to put them in. In 2021, she decided to pursue her entrepreneurial passion full-time and create beautiful concrete objects. Thus was born Mimipots, located in Mascouche, Quebec.

She creates various handcrafted items for the home in a variety of colours to match as many decors as possible. Each decision has been made to offer quality, such as the choice to colour items with pigment instead of paint. She even makes her own silicone molds to design unique items. Concerned with the environment, she reuses all packaging and tries to reduce her water consumption in the manufacturing process.

Both her creations and her smile infuse our world with warmth!

Sophie Manessiez

Sophie Manessiez discovered her love for ceramics over 30 years ago when she met and observed a potter at work while studying art. She was fascinated by the precision of the gestures, subjugated by the movement of the wheel and seduced by the touch of the material and the pieces that appear.

After several years of practice, training and study, she developed her own body of work. Her work in ceramics today reflects her attraction to an aesthetic where the meeting of material and form becomes the subtle elegance that gives each piece its unique character.

Sophie's studio is located in the Eastern Townships where she handcrafts each piece.

Casannita

Concerned about the environment and a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle, Annie Comeau created Casannita Linen. Cassanita proves that home goods can be high quality, sustainable and environmentally friendly as well as beautiful. Coming from the fashion industry and a family that values handmade work, Annie knows the importance of focusing on the quality of the work and all of the small details that go into handmade items. The pieces you will find at Casannita are reusable and are designed to have longevity, which means you will keep them longer, like a legacy for the next generation. Consume less and better, that is Cassanita’s motto.

Les deux soeurs dans le même panier

Les deux soeurs dans le même panier is the story of a weekend activity that turned into a passion. “It was in a Vermont museum that we learned the basics of the traditional "over and under" finger weaving technique.”

For Nathalie, basketry remained a hobby. But for Fabienne, this new love for basketry led her to develop all aspects of finger weaving, first by participating in trade shows, then by offering workshops. “For the past few years, we have been proud to see our baskets being sold in beautiful independent boutiques across Quebec.

Although our basic material, rattan, is grown overseas, all our baskets are made and "handmade" by Fabienne Clément, here in Quebec in our workshop on Beaconsfield Street in Montreal.”

Ruby Brown

Ruby Brown, a successful leader and entrepreneur, founded her first company in 2011. Back in Montreal, after her career modelling in Europe, she decided to share her passion for perfume and introduced Essence Workshop: an inspiring, interactive workshop where one creates bespoke perfume.

Praised for her work, her olfactive talent and her individuality, name brands such as Le Cirque du Soleil, Luxury Retreats, and Hotels Germain, soon started commissioning Ruby to create their bespoke fragrance. Her flair for opportunity and her entrepreneurial spirit led to the expansion of her company which now houses her eponymous brand.

Ruby offers art de vivre products with an amazing scent ranging from candles to amenities products for hotels. Her dedication to beauty is everywhere and in everything she does. She’ll tell you herself that at the core of her creative process is her desire to translate memories and emotions into products and experiences.

For Ruby Brown, everything is emotion!

Luminaire Authentik

As an entrepreneur, Maude Rondeau believes authenticity starts with genuine decisions, such as opening a workshop in the middle of the countryside, turning a former schoolhouse into a creative space, and then proceeding to build headquarters that can house growing ambitions. Luminaire Authentik creates authentically custom lighting for residential and commercial projects. Inspired by organic and minimalist aesthetics, their lamps are drawn, designed and 100% locally made in their Cowansville workshop, in Canada. They honour the spark that drives one to work with passion, and to create with ambition, every day, an array of colourful, playful & versatile designs to create personalised ambiances.

John Murphy

John Murphy’s love for woodworking started at an early age. It continued to grow after he took a house building course in Maine. He started building his own house on his own, with the help of his wife Judy (while raising their two children, Jonathan, and Jennifer) using recycled barns and demolished houses. This evolved into building furniture in the basement for their home. After working on the Great Lakes as a helmsman for 37 years, he finally began his full-time career in woodworking in 2012. As of then, in his workshop, he has been passionately building cutting boards and other kitchen products from locally sourced hardwoods and a few plantations grown exotics species.

Robin Badger & Robert Chartier

After meeting, while studying pottery in Old Montreal at the Centre de Céramique Bonsecours, Robin Badger & Robert Chartier opened the Down to Earth Pottery studio in 1995. The studio showcases the work of both very different clay artists. Situated on a 100-acre family farm in the mountains of the Eastern Townships, the studio is an oasis of peace and tranquillity in today’s busy world. They strive to create pieces that are a joy to use as well as to look at. They feel that a beautiful piece of pottery can add a quiet and subtle joy to everyday life. Using beautiful objects to prepare and serve the food we eat enhances this daily ritual.

L'Atelier EM

Émilie from L’Atelier EM creates from her workshop, adjacent to the family home in Lac-Brome. This space is her sanctuary and often one of her little children joins her in the creating process. She has a sleek and minimalist aesthetic, and her pieces are made with care and a lot of respect for traditional pottery techniques. Each piece she makes is completely handmade and therefore unique.

Boutiverre

Caroline, from l’atelier Boutiverre, has been blowing glass for over 15 years. After obtaining a DEC in glass art at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, she did an apprenticeship in New-Zealand, and quickly made the switch to recycled glass, a material that is totally in line with her philosophy of sustainable development. She breathes new life into bottles by transforming them into new objects with simple shapes to which she adds texture with natural materials such as water and wood ash. The resulting product is warm and fits into both modern and rural settings. In 2015, she set up her workshop-boutique in the heart of the village of Brome Lake in the Eastern Townships. She welcomes people who are curious and sensitive to art, and wish to acquire unique items, handcrafted and tailor-made with care.

La Compagnie Robinson

Patrice, the artisan behind The Robinson Company creates timeless, minimalist and durable objects to be handed down from generation to generation. He believes that the sentimental value an object carries when it is handed down and becomes a family heirloom is priceless. He works with leather that is ethically sourced and vegetable tanned, always putting quality and durability at the centre of what he does. Their products not only hold up to the test of time but also gain in character and increase in beauty.

Littledeer

In 1984, Tom Littledeer submitted the hypothesis that a curved, spoon-like canoe paddle would make the action of paddling easier. He therefore created and tested a variety of different models of paddles with Olympic canoeists as well as with the National Research Council of Canada. Tom made a series of miniature paddles as promotional items for the launch of the canoe paddles. These were proclaimed by his mother as "naj bolje za kuhati" (“perfect for cooking” in Croatian). These first paddles therefore became the Pot Scoop - the first wooden spoon designed specifically not to split. Tom Littledeer has created and built many things from his studio in Candiac over time; however, his Gourmet Paddles remain what he is best-known for.

Le point visible

Marilyn was raised by her grandmother and her aunts, all of whom were seamstresses. In their household, every moment could become an excuse to take out the needle and thread. Over the years, home became a place of exploration of materials, textures and colours.

In 2017, after moving to the Eastern Townships, Marilyn met France Verrier, an experienced quilter from the Cercle des Fermières de Cowansville organisation. It was this meeting that sparked Marilyn's passion for the art of quilting. This artisanal method resonated both with her personal history and her values. Today, Marilyn strives to promote this cultural heritage traditionally practised by women in Quebec and to grant greater visibility to this art that has long been overlooked.

Les filles du coin

Les filles du coin is a warm and dynamic place where three ladies from Knowlton, in the Eastern Townships, Anne Piché, Dominique Mackay and Renée Beaulne, express their creativity and talent in a fun environment. Whether they act as graphic designer, artist, buyer, weaver, seamstress, window dresser or shopkeeper, the common thread of the workshop/boutique is always the desire to energise each other and share their passion. They create durable heirloom pieces that will last a long time. According to them, in a mass production world, in which originality is a rare commodity, artisan work and revalorization of ancestral know-how is the way to go about things.

Valérie Pelletier

Valérie’s work evokes simplicity, sobriety in the shapes she works with and her sleek aesthetic. All her collections are complementary, timeless and stand out with their pale blue glaze. The blue brings depth to pieces with its shine and clear look, highlighting the interesting contrast between the natural aspect of naked clay and the shine of the glaze. With precise attention to technique, Valérie wishes to preserve the human touch behind the handmade artisan work. She wants to touch people through her sensitive and tactile clay works.

Verre d'Onge

Verre d’Onge explores blown glass as a realm that lies between functional objects and works of art. Each piece emerges from a direct dialogue with the material: the breath, the heat, the line, the color, and the form.

Her work draws inspiration from ceramics, archaeological glass, and the tradition of glassblowing, while adopting a free and contemporary approach. The resulting vases and objects are never mere containers: they bear the imprint of the artist’s touch, the effort involved, and the incandescent moment when the material takes shape.

Timeless, delicate, and sculptural, Verre d’Onge’s pieces celebrate an ancient technique while bringing it into our modern living spaces.

La ferme Humminghill

Humminghill Farm is Maison Brome’s exclusive agricultural partner. Located in West Bolton, it grows and processes local produce in the spirit of permaculture, seasonality, and respect for all living things.

Cut flowers, honey, maple products, flavored vinegars, and seasonal condiments connect Maison Brome to the land around it. Each product reflects the patient craftsmanship, natural rhythm, and way of life unique to the Eastern Townships.