Furniture for the awkward corners nothing off-the-shelf fits — the alcove, the sloped loft, the wall that's three centimetres out. And before a single board is cut, you see your piece photoreal, in your room. Approve it once. Love it forever.
By Jonathan Vuillemin — 20 years lighting film & TV (ILM: Gladiator II, Andor, Fantastic Four), now rendering your furniture before it exists.
↑ Real render → real photo pairs slot in here as the first commissions ship. This is the proof the whole thing rests on.
The preview is the whole point — it turns "trust me, it'll look great" into a photograph of the thing that doesn't exist yet. And it's on me.
A short call or visit about your space, your brief, and the problem no shop-bought piece solves. We agree roughly what it is and what it should cost.
Once we've agreed the brief, I render your exact piece — photoreal, in your room, in a finish or two — so you choose with your eyes, not your imagination. My gift, before you commit to anything.
Approve the render and it's built by hand to the millimetre, delivered and installed. A fixed quote agreed up front, paid in stages — no moving targets.
Especially the awkward ones — alcoves, chimney breasts, sloped lofts, the bay that's three centimetres out. That's where made-to-measure earns its place.
Right now I work mainly in veneered plywood — warm, precise, and honest on cost — often with welded steel for the frames and legs, and the odd unexpected material for a handle or detail. Clean, minimal, a little playful. Solid-wood and reclaimed pieces come later, as the workshop grows.
For 20 years, Jonathan Vuillemin's job was to make a rendered object look utterly, photographically real — light, texture, and grain — as a senior lighting & lookdev artist on films. Atelier Grain is that exact eye turned to furniture: from film grain to wood grain. The render you approve is the piece you receive, because getting light, material and detail right on a screen is his entire career.
Selected film & TV: Gladiator II · Jurassic World Rebirth · Fantastic Four · Andor · The Marvels · SISU · Apple's "Here We Are".
That means two things, both in your favour: you get my full attention, and a genuinely fair, founding-client rate while I build the portfolio. In exchange, the odd photo of the finished piece for that portfolio — only if you're happy with it. No inflated "designer" markup, no pretending I've done this for decades. Just honest made-to-measure, done properly, previewed before you commit.
Because you saw it, photoreal, and signed it off — before it was built.
A fixed quote agreed up front, staged payments, an honest timeline.
Down to the millimetre, in the finish you chose from the render.
A sentence or two is enough to start. I'll reply with whether it's a fit and what the free preview would look like. No obligation.