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Customize your interior with a JOA custom-made bookcase

The custom-made bookcase as a reflection of your interior

Bookshelves are true centerpiece elements in your interior design. Beyond providing storage in often underutilized spaces, they are the perfect places to express your personality.
They are ideal for showcasing your treasures whether it’s a stunning book collection, a unique artwork, a sculpture, cherished family photos, a memorable vacation souvenir, or the latest trendy piece from a local boutique. Or even all of the above!

At JOA, we offer a wide range of custom-made bookcase designs, each more original and unique than the last. Through their forms and functions, they highlight both your home’s character and the objects that are most meaningful to you.

Custom-made bookcase and desk for a living room. Project incorporating radiator cover and TV corner.

The multifunctional custom-made bookcase

We can design a JOA custom bookshelf for spaces constrained by your architecture. This could be a piece that helps structure your room while combining multiple functions, such as integrating a TV unit or a small desk. Would you like a cozy reading nook with a built-in bench? We can create a dedicated corner for that purpose. Or even a bookshelf that naturally and lightly divides spaces within your home.

As you can see, the possibilities are endless to transform your interior into a true haven of well-being, where ergonomics and functionality harmonize perfectly with aesthetics. A JOA custom bookshelf can be a real chameleon. Don’t hesitate contact us here to discuss your future project.

Our creativity for your project

We love offering our clients a wide range of structures for their custom designs. Some prefer organic, flowing shapes, while others feel more comfortable with linear, structured pieces. By offering models that incorporate curves and Y-shaped supports, we draw inspiration from nature its airy, unstructured elegance, much like a tree.

Custom-made bookcase with Y uprights - Wood and steel
Custom-made bookcase with Y uprights - Wood and steel

The U-shaped support model, on the other hand, lightens both the composition and the structure with reassuring, clean lines. Alcoves highlight specific sections of the piece and create a dynamic effect by alternating between open and closed volumes. You are then free to choose shelves in solid wood, steel, or even a combination of both.

Made-to-measure bookcase with U uprights - Wood and steel
Made-to-measure bookcase with U uprights - Wood and steel

Some may prefer our iconic Pô bookshelf model, a wooden structure wrapped in a “skin” of wood or steel. This gives it character in a minimalist and subtle way. While this type of bookshelf features more rectilinear volumes, you won’t be limited in your creativity. A more deconstructed composition is always possible and just as captivating.

Combining wood and steel to create a large bookcase for a dining area
Combining wood and steel to create a large bookcase for a dining area

The result, regardless of the structure you choose, is a bookshelf with added soul that will elevate your interior. Want to get in touch to design your bookshelf together? Click here.

Bamboo, solid oak, steel

Beyond choosing the structure, we offer a wide range of colors and finishes. When it comes to wood, you probably know that we are big fans of bamboo for most of our custom designs. But did you know that oak is also one of our favorites?

Oak has many advantages in addition to being more locally sourced. It creates visual harmony with your existing furniture and flooring. Its multilayer construction provides resistance and stability comparable to bamboo. Custom-made in Vendée, these solid oak panels exude nobility. The characteristic oak grain is beautifully highlighted by our designs, adding incredible charm while maintaining JOA’s signature style.

Project for a large living room bookcase combining wood and steel
Project for a large living room bookcase combining wood and steel

Additionally, the integration of steel into our furniture gives it a clean and airy style. Thanks to its combination of slenderness and strength, steel allows us to meet a wide range of design and functional requirements. The sheets are treated with a thermoset paint technique, offering a broad palette of colors for those who want to be bold. Come and explore the color samples in our showroom!

showroom samples

Hardware, details that make a difference

That’s not all JOA is constantly innovating through research and development to take your projects even further. We now also offer brass hardware. This noble material brings a unique identity to each piece. Its combination with bamboo or oak works beautifully, no matter which finish you choose.


These small yet exquisite elements are custom-designed and conceived to ensure every piece of furniture is coherent down to the finest detail. Our range includes a variety of handles for all types of doors and drawers. We’ve also developed hinges that allow for a full 180° opening, as well as screws suited to different material thicknesses and connection components.

It’s these thoughtful details that give your custom-made bookcase or any bespoke furnishing that extra touch of soul.

Detail of square brass hardware
Detail of square brass hardware

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