JCL
FOUNDED IN 2023 BY INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER JEAN-CLAUDE LEBLANC, JCL IS A COLLECTION OF LIFESTYLE OBJECTS DEVELOPED USING NATURAL MATERIALS. A GROUP OF USEFUL PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY MEMORIES AND EVERYDAY LIFE THAT HELP BRING ROOMS TOGETHER AND THE ENTIRE HOME AS A WHOLE.
OUR AIM IS TO FORM COHESIVE MATERIAL COLLECTIONS THAT ADD A SENSE OF CALM AND SIMPLICITY. OBJECTS THAT STAND ALONE BUT ALSO BLEND WELL WITH OTHER BRANDS.
EACH PIECE IS MACHINED USING CNC TECHNOLOGY AND HAND FINISHED FROM SOLID BLOCKS OF STONE. THROUGH CRAFTSMANSHIP, MATERIAL SELECTION AND RIGOROUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THESE PRODUCTS ARE MADE TO LAST A LIFETIME.
JEAN-CLAUDE LEBLANC
RAISED IN A SMALL COMMUNITY IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, JEAN-CLAUDE DISCOVERED SKATEBOARDING AT AN EARLY AGE. THIS SUB-CULTURE NURTURED HIS CREATIVITY AND BEGAN HIS LIFE LONG OBSESSION WITH CUSTOMIZING HIS CLOTHING AND SURROUNDINGS. IN THE LATE NINETIES HE MOVED TO VANCOUVER WHERE HE CO-FOUNDED CLOTHING COMPANY BLANC & NOIR AND MORE RECENTLY, MENS DENIM BRAND, PURPLE.
WHILE LOOKING FOR AN ARCHITECT TO DESIGN A HOUSE, JEAN-CLAUDE WAS INTRODUCED TO LATE ARCHITECT, PETER CARDEW. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIFTEEN YEARS HE WORKED WITH PETER ON MULTIPLE FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE AWARD WINNING LEBLANC HOUSE. COMBINED WITH JEAN-CLAUDE'S INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ARTISANS AND MANUFACTURERS, PETER'S INFLUENCE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING HIS TECHNICAL PROCESS AND AESTHETIC.