JEAN DE LESSARD

What JEAN DE LESSARD does

Jean de Lessard is a privately held, founder-owned commercial interior design studio based in Montreal, Quebec, established in 1990 by principal designer Jean de Lessard. The studio delivers bespoke interior design services across four primary verticals: restaurants, bars and cafés; retail stores and boutiques; healthcare and service-company facilities; and corporate offices and workplaces. Engagements are full-service and project-based, spanning concept development, spatial planning, material selection, and construction supervision, with each project treated as a narrative exercise to express the client's brand identity.

The studio's core technology is its design craft and accumulated portfolio rather than a software platform; deliverables are physical spatial designs supported by a content library of 20+ completed projects, extensive award documentation, and a website portfolio that functions as the primary marketing surface. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct engagement via phone, email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and in-person consultations at the Montreal office in the Villeray district (6639 1ère Avenue), with no resellers, distributors, or formal channel partners. Pricing is project-based and determined by scope, complexity, and square footage; specific rates are not publicly disclosed.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from professional services fees tied to individual design commissions. The customer base spans SMBs across hospitality, retail, and healthcare, with occasional larger enterprise workplace engagements (notably PixMob and ManyVids). The studio operates as a sole-designer or small-creative-studio model with no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no parent company. Geographic scope is concentrated in Quebec, with recent projects extending to the Laurentians, Lanaudière, Gatineau, and Trois-Rivières, and a growing portfolio presence in residential and pop-up retail verticals beyond the original commercial four-vertical focus.

Name

JEAN DE LESSARD

Legal name

Jean de Lessard

Website

https://delessard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Jean de Lessard is a Montreal-based commercial interior design studio, founded in 1990, delivering bespoke spatial design for restaurants, retail, healthcare, and corporate office clients in Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Commercial interior design
• Restaurant design services
• Retail space design
• Workspace interior design
• Hospitality design studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Custom commercial interior design services for restaurants, bars, retail stores, healthcare facilities, and corporate offices. Projects are typically bespoke engagements involving concept development, space planning, material selection, and construction supervision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JEAN DE LESSARD is a Montreal commercial interior design studio delivering bespoke interior design services for restaurants, bars, retail stores, healthcare facilities, and corporate offices. Each engagement typically covers concept development, spatial planning, material selection, and construction supervision, with projects tailored to the client's brand identity and operational requirements. The studio operates as a sole-designer or small creative practice rather than a large multi-disciplinary firm.

Product overview

Jean de Lessard is a Montreal-based interior design studio that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core offering encompasses commercial interior design services across four main sectors: restaurants and bars, retail stores and boutiques, service and care companies (including healthcare facilities and pharmacies), and corporate offices and workplaces. The studio is known for creating distinctive, identity-driven spaces that reflect each client's unique brand and culture. Notable featured projects include award-winning designs for Kinoya and Izakaya Kinoya restaurants, Bicom Communications and ManyVids offices, PixMob headquarters, The Standard Café, Némeau Fish Shop, Uniprix Kieu Truong Pharmacy, Centre Médical Alexandre, and various other restaurants, bars, and retail spaces throughout Montreal and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Design Services for Restaurants and Bars Full-service interior design for restaurants, bars, izakayas, ramen shops, and cafés, including concept development, spatial planning, material selection, and construction supervision, with a focus on creating unique brand identities and memorable dining experiences in often compact footprints.
• Interior Design Services for Retail Stores and Boutiques Commercial interior design for retail stores, specialty shops, fashion boutiques, fish shops, pharmacies, and brand showrooms, focusing on product presentation, brand expression, and customer experience through innovative layouts and integrated furniture solutions.
• Interior Design Services for Service and Care Companies Interior design for healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and service businesses, incorporating spatial organization principles (including feng shui-inspired approaches), material choices, and aesthetic signatures tailored to each sector's specific functional and atmospheric requirements.
• Interior Design Services for Corporate Offices and Workplaces Professional office interior design for creative agencies, technology companies, and corporate workplaces, capturing organizational identity and transforming spaces into vibrant professional environments through identity expression and workplace-culture-driven planning.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GBA (Architecture firm)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with GBA architecture firm on the Place Mont-Laurier restaurant redesign project. GBA provided architectural services while Jean de Lessard handled interior design.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Group: New York-based design practice with a substantial hospitality, restaurant, and experiential interiors portfolio globally. Larger-scale peer operating in adjacent typologies (restaurants, hotels, immersive environments) that compete for premium commercial interior commissions.
• Lemay: Major Montreal-headquartered architecture and design firm with deep interior design capabilities across hospitality, retail, workplace, and healthcare. Larger incumbent competitor in the same Montreal commercial interiors market.
• B+H Architects: Toronto-founded global architecture and interior design firm with significant healthcare, workplace, and commercial interior practices. Larger incumbent peer operating at the upper end of the same commercial design market.

Direct peers

• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto/NYC interior design studio with deep expertise in high-end hospitality, retail, and commercial interiors, frequently award-recognized. Comparable to Jean de Lessard in cross-vertical commercial work and international award pedigree.
• AvroKO: New York-based hospitality-focused interior design firm known for restaurant, bar, and hotel projects globally. Closest direct analogue to Jean de Lessard's narrative-driven, identity-expressive approach to commercial interior design for F&B clients.
• Atelier Barda: Montreal interior design studio working at similar boutique scale on commercial, hospitality, and retail projects with a craft- and identity-driven approach. Most directly comparable in size, geography, and design philosophy to Jean de Lessard.

Regional players

• Provencher_Roy: Montreal-based architecture and design firm with a substantial interior design practice serving commercial, cultural, and institutional clients in Quebec. Competes for the same Montreal commercial interiors work as Jean de Lessard but from a much larger architectural base.

Emerging players

• Mason Studio: Toronto-based interior design practice with a strong craft/material narrative and award-winning commercial and hospitality work. Comparable in scale and approach, with a similar emphasis on identity-driven space-making.
• Hickory Interiors: Toronto-based design-build firm delivering interior design and construction services for commercial, hospitality, and retail clients. Comparable commercial interior scope with a vertically integrated delivery model.
• Studio Paolo Ferrari: Toronto-based interior design studio with a portfolio of award-recognized hospitality, retail, and commercial interiors, particularly restaurants. Comparable typology mix and brand-led approach to Jean de Lessard.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/delessard
• Instagraminstagram.com/_jean_de_lessard_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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