designer

At age 21, Normand Couture, a freshly graduated designer, opened his first retail store in Montreal, Canada, mainly offering furniture imports from world leading companies. Later Domicil became a public company with 7 stores, a contract division and an upholstery plant establishing itself as a leader on the market. Couture travelled a lot as a buyer, and got strongly influenced by the international trends encountered, an invaluable asset for a product designer. After 18 years of that thrilling adventure, Couture worked a few years as a consultant before founding a manufacturing company where he created the award winning Caméléon seating concept. He headed that company for 11 years.

Awards

  • Several Habitas and Vulcain, 1982 to 2000
  • Grand Medalion, Canada’s highest reward, for four years in a row, 2003 to 2006.
  • Pinnacle Award, from American Society of Furniture Designers, 2005, 2007 and 2010.
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