From their workshop in the Lower St. Lawrence region, Le Tenon et la Mortaise designs and manufactures minimalist, timeless and playful furniture. The duo values quality materials and traditional craft methods, offering adaptable, bespoke and functional pieces destined for the online market.
Furniture shapes the way we inhabit a space.
It supports everyday rituals, holds the objects we value and quietly evolves alongside the people who live with it.
At Le Tenon et la Mortaise, we design furniture that makes room—for living, creating, collecting and making a place your own.
Founded by Caroline Roberge and Benoit St-Jean, our studio grew from a shared desire to build a life where craftsmanship, family and creativity could evolve together. After meeting at Montréal's École d'Ébénisterie d'Art, we chose to establish our workshop in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, where we could shape both our work and our way of life with intention.
Every piece is designed and handcrafted in our workshop from carefully selected North American hardwoods. Guided by traditional cabinetmaking, contemporary design and a deep respect for natural materials, we create furniture meant to endure—pieces that can be repaired, lived with and passed on.
