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Les Trois Garçons
Michel Lasserre, Hassan Abdullah, and Stefan Karlsson ‘Les Trois Garçons’ are best known for their restaurant of the same name in London’s fashionable Shoreditch. The fabulous trio met more than twenty five years ago and, with their shared passion for design, ran a successful business as antique dealers and interior designers, before making the move East from their then home in North London. It must have seemed highly unorthodox to many when, in 1996, the garçons acquired the four storey Victorian pub at 1 Club Row in the heart of Shoreditch as their home, and subsequently as the site of their now famous restaurant. At that time it was not the fashionable area familiar today, but was a rather neglected, if well located corner of town. Not to be deterred and steadfast in their vision, Hassan, Michel and Stefan worked tirelessly to renovate and convert the building and in 2000 Les Trois Garçons, opened its doors. It was the first restaurant of its kind, not only in Shoreditch but anywhere. With its unique interiors, mixing old and new, it brought together a fantastic blend of the surreal, the chic and the eccentric to create a unique and visually rich mise-en-scène, and with its sumptuous classic French cuisine, the garçons soon found themselves inundated with visitors. Foodies, celebrities and bankers alike all beat a path to their door wanting relief from the standard west end offerings and to experience the unique pleasures of Les Trois Garçons. In short the restaurant became a destination, and remains so today, counting amongst its illustrious patrons such well-known personalities as: Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grace Jones, Ely Golding, Kate Moss, Valentino, Miuccia Prada, Damien Hirst, and Madonna, to name but a few. In addition to the restaurant they run their own interior design practice, L3G Design, as well as their equally colourful cocktail bar, Loungelover, and café-cum-design shop, Maison Trois Garçons, all from their Shoreditch home above the restaurant.
Some years ago the trio purchased the secluded fairytale Château de la Goujeonnerie in the Vendée region of France, as a place of retreat from the hustle and bustle of their glamorous London lives. The magical château presented them with the perfect project, derelict when they acquired it, it was a truly blank canvas on which they have stamped their inimitable style. Treating each room as an individual space in which to evoke a different mood, both with their daring use of colour and their bold juxtapositions of antique furniture with striking 20th century design, they created a unique atmosphere. Although where their skill is truly realised is in the
unity of these very different spaces, which so perfectly inhabit their sublime surroundings. With the pressures of their busy lives the garçons seldom have chance to enjoy their retreat and so have decided to simplify their lives by selling the collection from the château, along with some of the collection from their London home and selected iconic pieces from Les Trois Garçons and Loungelover.
AHS
We believe that we never really own anything, we are just guardians of beautiful objects for the next generation, so enjoy and have fun with them while you can.
Design is both a passion and a business for us; collecting is a compulsion, it always has been – we love beautiful things. We bought the château as a retreat but in recent years our Shoreditch businesses have grown, our interior design practice has really taken off, and we have just launched a range of furniture designed by Hassan as well, so we have little spare time to spend there. We have realized that we need to simplify our lives, so decided to sell some of our collection and hope that others will enjoy these wonderful objects as much as we have.
Hassan, Michel, Stefan
Les Trois Garçons
A GROUP OF FOUR FRENCH WALNUT TOADSTOOLS
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Details
A GROUP OF FOUR FRENCH WALNUT TOADSTOOLS
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved, applied with a grey wash
Largest: 24.1/2 in. (62 cm.) high
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Naturalistically carved, applied with a grey wash
Largest: 24.1/2 in. (62 cm.) high
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