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Winner
of the 2000 Sam Lapointe Award:
Jacques S. Guillon |
A design pioneer, he quickly adopted
a multidisciplinary approach and brought
together a multitalented team of designers
capable of responding to the very varied
demands in the fields of industrial
design, interior design, graphic design
and architecture. His very first creation,
a dining room set, displayed a modernism
previously unseen in Quebec furniture.
His design firm, Jacques S. Guillon
& Associates Ltd., counts among
its clients such leading enterprises
as Air France, The Aluminium Company
of Canada Limited, Morgan Trust Company,
and Canadian General Electric Company.
The workplace environment, the product
marketing process, the development of
corporate identity programs and the
practical aspect of urban transportation
systems rapidly became some of this
designer’s preferred interests.
Many of his projects have left their
mark – and continue to have an
impact – on Montreal, Canadian
and North American landscapes. Among
his most easily recognized accomplishments
is the symbol and signage system for
the Montreal Métro. The
City of Montreal also commissioned him
to develop the coachwork for the subway
trains and to design an illuminated
advertising display unit for the subway
and the buses, an idea copied in many
North American cities.
Throughout his career, Jacques S. Guillon
has designed numerous interior layouts
(Holiday Inn Downtown, restaurants,
theatres, etc.), a wide range of office
furniture, among others the Alumna collection
by Artwood, corporate identity programs
(Engineering Products of Canada) and
has realized many transport-related
projects (Alouette snowmobile and L.C.R.
high-speed train). Lastly, he participated
in mounting exhibitions that include
the scientific exhibit at the Pavilion
of Man at Expo 67 and many others at
the National Museum of Science and Technology
in Ottawa.
Today, the firm founded by Jacques S.
Guillon has become G.S.M. Design Produit
& Transport Inc., a name formed
from the initials of the three senior
designers, Guillon, Smith and Macquart.
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