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HISTORY OF
HARMONY AND AESTHETICS
1840 - Workshop creation by Célestin James
In his small workshop, Celestin James began manufacturing handcrafted furniture, with high quality materials, and an inimitable technique, always paying attention to the smallest details and finishes of each piece.
1983 - The Fifth Generation
Rémi James, 5th generation of James family, was the main leader of this project . Upon his arrival at the head of the company, the workshop had only 5 employees mostly making copies of antique furniture. He took the company into a new era ..... 
1987 - Design and manufacture of contemporary furniture
Looking towards modernity ... The James House heads to the design and manufacture of contemporary furniture. The studio starts working with designers. 
1995 - Planning
The company continues its rising ... James starts building a name on the industry, working in the most prestigious places and for well known clients as a design planning specialist. 
2018 - James gets a new face
Far from the small artisan workshop of its origins, James is now a solid company whose experience and soul are requested by the most prestigious clients. 
2019 - James specializes in Design & Build
After a year of development, James1840 becomes an important player in the French "Design and Build" scene and its global development offer immediately found success within the most prestigious hotels. OUR
PROJECTS
PASSION in EVERY PROJECT
It all starts with an idea, a drawing, a plan.
Then this idea is realized … the space gets dressed.
Here’s some of our projects.
FINALISED PROJECTS
CURRENT PROJECTS
CONTRIBUTORS
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
EVERY Project is a NEW adventure
The creation of a high-end piece requires
know-how often unknown.
Discover our “behind the scenes” through innovations, achievements, but also the craft of passionate men and women.
NEWS
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JAMES GETS A NEW FACE
Since September, James 1840 has been acquired by a new shareholder board that has promised to modernize the company and take its image to the highest level.
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A passionate craftsman
Specialized in the artistic work of metals, the Steaven Richard studio conserves and performes in a contemporary way an aesthetic tradition and knowledge that have made the worldwide reputation of
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To discover very quickly at James!
The first steps of the Swoom process appeared a few months ago in the James workshops. Today, this process developed exclusively by our R & D makes a new entry