The joiner
A joiner works the wood of a building. They make and fit the elements that belong to the place: doors, panelling, partitions, cupboards, stairs, counters. In a shop or a restaurant, the joiner builds the wooden structure of the fit-out and installs it on site.
Their craft is in the precision of the cut and the joint, and in how a fixed element holds up over time.
The cabinetmaker
A cabinetmaker builds furniture. They work on free-standing pieces, often in fine wood veneer, with particular care given to the finish. A table, a console, a signed low cabinet belong to cabinetmaking.
Where the joiner thinks of the element fixed to the building, the cabinetmaker thinks of the object: its proportions, its material, its finish.
The fit-out contractor
A fit-out contractor (agenceur, in French) designs and coordinates the whole layout of a space that welcomes the public: a shop, a bar, a tea salon, offices. They start from the plans, draw the fit-out, choose the materials, then run the fabrication and the install.
Joinery and bespoke furniture are part of the job, but a fit-out goes further. It treats the place as a whole, from the counter to the lighting, within the rules of a public venue.
Why bring them together under one roof
Splitting these trades multiplies the number of people involved and the risk of things getting lost between the drawing and the install. Bringing them together does the opposite: one team designs, builds in its own workshop and installs.
At Stand'Up Conception, design and fabrication share a 550 m² workshop in Cachan. What we draw is built a few metres away, then we install it on site across Paris and Île-de-France.
