Le Designer Clandestin is a woodworking studio based in Sweden. The studio designs and crafts “commissioned-only” luxury furniture and wood boxes. Teaming up with woodworkers, glassblowers and graphic designers, I create pieces that will live for generations. My credo is that true elegance is not about big brands, short-lived emotions and conformism. Luxury is an experience. Enjoying moments and timeless pieces that will carry your story and that are truly yours.
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"As you think, so shall you become".
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The studio is run by Guillaume Foliot Leprince. Guillaume was born in Morocco and raised in France; where he gained a Master in International Law.
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His family roots are in Normandy and Alsace; with long traditions as army officers and wood-workers. Guillaume is a descendant of Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot a Master wood-worker and official supplier of the King in Versailles in the 18th century.
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Following a short time in the French army in the mid 1990's, Guillaume Foliot Leprince joined the United Nations and started a first career in some of the world “hottest spots”. After twenty years deployed in crisis situations, from Sarajevo to Baghdad – via Burma or Sri Lanka, Guillaume decided to reconnect with family traditions of exclusive craft.
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In 2016, Guillaume left the United Nations and moved to Sweden to train as a wood worker. This is where, one year later, he founded Designer Clandestin. Sweden is the perfect place to blend talents and work on modern creations: a country with a long and solid tradition of wood working, glass blowing and creative designs.
With his team, Guillaume Foliot Leprince is now dedicating his energy to a lifelong passion: clever and elegant wood work.