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Describe my project
New store: a lit counter, a glass display case and shelves ready for stock

Open a store

Your store, ready to open, with a single team.

Concept, plans and 3D, custom furniture, equipment, identity and packaging, delivery on site.

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Services

Everything you need to open, under a single quote.

Take the full project or only what you are missing: the quote separates what is included, optional and excluded.

  • Positioning and concept

    Customers, price tier, target average ticket, against the places already there.

  • Plans and photorealistic 3D

    Plans, photorealistic 3D views, or both, depending on your project.

  • Art direction

    A concept and an art direction for the whole place.

  • Custom furniture and fit-out

    Designed to the measurements of your space, not picked from a catalog.

  • Identity, signage and packaging

    Your store’s identity, its sign, its printed items and its packaging: bags, boxes, cups.

  • Sourcing and manufacturing

    Suppliers selected and negotiated, samples approved by you.

  • Professional equipment

    Checked for your country: voltage, plugs, standards.

  • Pre-shipment inspection

    When your order includes it, backed by a photo report.

  • Logistics and on-site delivery

    Timed to your opening schedule. Your contractors install.

  • Business website

    Your store’s website, in your name.

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Which places

Restaurant, retail store, salon, gym, and any place open to the public.

Choose your type of place: what the project requires, phase by phase.

Food and drink

  • Restaurant
  • Coffee shop
  • Dessert or juice bar
  • Bakery, grocery or deli

Retail

  • Retail store
  • Showroom or concept store

Beauty and health

  • Beauty salon, hair salon or spa
  • Practice or clinic

Sports and leisure

  • Gym or fitness studio
  • Padel center
  • Trampoline park or indoor playground
  • Cinema or activity venue

And any other place open to the public: tell us which one.

The method

From the first plan to delivery on site.

Three phases, each approved by you before the next. We deliver on site on the agreed date; your contractors install.

Large, bright workshop-showroom under a glass roof, a wooden worktable in the middle

Phase 1 of 3

Frame

You know exactly what you are going to do, for whom, for how much and by when.

You approve: the positioning, the scope, the budget and the schedule, in writing.

At the end: a written positioning, a scope, a budget per item, a schedule and selected suppliers.

  • Your store’s positioning: your customers, your price tier, your target average ticket, against the places already there
  • An agreed scope: what we do, what we leave out
  • A budget, item by item
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  • Furniture and equipment suppliers selected, with prices negotiated
  • The real cost of each item, delivery included
  • A schedule with approval milestones

Phase 2 of 3

Design

You see your store before it exists.

You approve: every view, before anything is made.

At the end: a project fully designed and approved.

  • Plans, photorealistic 3D views, or both, depending on your project
  • A concept and art direction
  • Furniture and fit-out designed to measure
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  • Your store’s identity, its sign, signage, printed items and packaging
  • An immersive walkthrough video (on request)

Phase 3 of 3

Make

Everything is made and delivered on site, with a pre-shipment inspection when your order includes it.

You approve: the samples, before the production run.

At the end: your store’s furniture, fit-out, equipment and printed materials, delivered on site, ready for your contractors to install.

  • Samples approved by you before manufacturing
  • Furniture and fit-out made within our network, most often in China
  • Professional equipment, checked for your country (voltage, plugs, standards)
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  • An inspection before shipping when your order includes it, backed by a photo report
  • On-site delivery, timed to your opening schedule
  • Your business website

How it starts

Before the quote, everything is free. The work starts once you sign.

None of these steps commits you.

  1. Free

    The questionnaire

    Three minutes. We review your project and, if it fits, we offer you a call.

  2. Free

    The first call

    We go over your answers and gather what we still need to price your project.

  3. Free

    Your quote

    Presented on a second call: included, optional, excluded, lead times and price.

  4. The project

    Your signature

    The work starts, with the first phase: Frame. Nothing starts before.

  • Within 48 business hoursEvery project is reviewed by our team, then you get a link to choose your call slot.
  • 45 to 60 days door to doorSea freight from China to France, manufacturing not included.
  • Chinese New YearFactories stop for about two weeks: place a winter order before mid-December, or after the end of February.
  • Your schedule, in writingThe exact schedule is written in your quote and moves at the pace of your approvals.

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Estimate

What would your project cost if you set it up alone?

The list of trades you would have to find and get working together, and what they cost on the market. It is not a Make Lab quote.

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  • About 3 minutes
  • The result is emailed to you
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What sets us apart

One point of contact, from the quote to on-site delivery.

  • One team, one point of contact

    Design, 3D, sourcing, production follow-up and quality control work together. One person is accountable for your project, from the quote to delivery.

  • A manufacturing network monitored on site

    Our partners select the manufacturers for each project, follow production and consolidate shipments.

  • A signed sample, an inspection before shipping

    No production run without a reference sample approved by you; inspection before shipping when your order includes it, with a dated photo report.

  • Your files and accounts, in your name

    Domain and accounts opened in your name; the files provided for in your quote are yours once the engagement is paid.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

First call, quote, quality, lead times: our answers, written before you sign.

Where are the products made?

Furniture, fit-out, packaging and products are most often manufactured in China, within our network: for each item, we choose the manufacturer that best fits your project on quality, price and lead time. You approve a reference sample, production is inspected before shipping when your order includes it, and we arrange delivery to your door. We manage the relationship with the manufacturers: you have a single point of contact, in English.

What are the lead times?

They depend on the product, the quantities and how quickly you approve each step: the exact schedule is written into your quote. Two benchmarks apply to anything manufactured in China: sea freight to France takes about five to six weeks, or 45 to 60 days door to door, not counting production; and factories shut down for about two weeks around Chinese New Year (February 6 in 2027), so a winter order should be placed before mid-December, or after late February.

What don’t you do?

No dropshipping and no single-unit orders. No sales prospecting: we can hand you sales tools, we do not sell on your behalf. No construction work, installation or site supervision: we deliver what we supply on the date agreed with you, and the installation is done by your contractors. No location search, bank loan applications, trademark filing or lab testing: for these, we point you to the right professionals.

Do I need a company?

Yes. We work with businesses, existing or being set up: articles of organization signed or registration filed. We do not work with an individual who has not yet started setting up their company.

Who owns the work?

You do, once the engagement is paid: identity, printed materials, plans and source files provided for in the quote. Domain names, online stores and accounts are opened in your name as soon as they are created. Molds you pay for belong to you.

Let’s talk about your store.

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