What JAUNE STUDIO does

JAUNE STUDIO (legal entity Jaune Fabrique SAS) is a French designer and manufacturer founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris with an assembly workshop in Marseille. The company designs and produces connected smart luminaires that integrate variable LED lighting (1800K–2700K, CRI 90, 0–1000/1200 lumens) with high-fidelity Bluetooth/WiFi audio systems within a single design object, controlled via a proprietary mobile app, physical rotary/tactile interfaces, and Apple AirPlay II / Spotify Connect. Its product line comprises three form factors — Piccolo (30cm, €390–€549), Alto (35cm, €490–€690), and Grande Alto (70cm, €2,590) — each available in lamp-only and lamp-with-speaker variants, with acoustic systems custom-engineered by Florent Gatin (former Bang & Olufsen) who exploits each lamp's sealed air volume as a resonance chamber.

JAUNE STUDIO generates revenue through three channels: direct-to-consumer e-commerce at jaunestudio.fr with worldwide delivery; a curated network of 50+ specialty retailers, concept stores, and department stores across 15+ European and international markets (anchored by partners such as Le Bon Marché, Inedit Lighting, and L'Art et la Façon); and a dedicated B2B/professional channel serving architects, interior designers, hoteliers, and businesses with custom finishes, volume pricing, installation support, and bespoke playlist integration. The company pursues prestige brand positioning through limited-edition collaborations with cultural institutions (Le Bon Marché 170th anniversary, Hôtel Molitor Paris, Ville de Paris Nuit Blanche 2023) and named industrial designers (Paul Louda, Thibault Lerailler of Punctuate Design), while emphasizing French manufacturing, hand-blown glass, and 100% reparability.

The company operates with approximately 10 employees and a registered share capital of €5,264, suggesting a founder-controlled, bootstrapped structure with no disclosed institutional funding. Its strategic roadmap centers on expanding smart home integrations (Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit), scaling the professional/B2B channel, and deepening international distributor relationships, while leveraging OTA WiFi updates to add software features to the installed base.

Name

JAUNE STUDIO

Legal name

Jaune Fabrique SAS

Website

https://jaunestudio.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JAUNE STUDIO is a French designer and manufacturer of connected smart luminaires that combine variable LED lighting with high-fidelity Bluetooth/WiFi audio in a single design object, serving design-conscious consumers, hospitality clients, and architects through DTC e-commerce, 50+ specialty retailers across Europe, and a dedicated B2B professional channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Lighting & Audio Fixtures

NAICS

Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Lighting & Controls Retail (Smart Switches, Dimmers, Hubs) (CRAIAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC)

Keywords

• Smart lighting fixtures
• Connected speaker lamps
• LED table luminaires
• Multiroom audio systems
• Residential smart lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consumer Hardware Sales (E-commerce): One-time sale of smart lamp and speaker luminaires directly to consumers via the jaunestudio.fr e-commerce platform. Products are sold at fixed retail prices in euros. Delivery within 3 weeks in Europe and worldwide. 14-day free returns and 2-year warranty included.
2. Professional / B2B Hardware Sales: Volume sales of luminaires to architects, interior designers, hoteliers, and businesses. B2B pricing (HT/excluding VAT) offered with personalized design, custom finishes, and installation services. QR code and custom playlist services for hotel clients.
3. Distributor / Retail Sales: Wholesale and retail distribution through a network of specialty lighting stores, concept stores, and department stores across France and internationally. Products are stocked and sold through these third-party retail channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JAUNE STUDIO designs and manufactures premium French luminaires that combine variable LED lighting (1800 K–2700 K, CRI 90) with high-fidelity WiFi/Bluetooth speakers in a single design-forward object. The portfolio comprises three models — Piccolo (30 cm), Alto (35 cm), and Grande Alto (70 cm) — each available as lamp-only (Lampe à poser) or as integrated speaker lamp (Lampe Enceinte), sold direct-to-consumer online and through a B2B professional channel for architects, hoteliers, and commercial spaces.

Product overview

JAUNE STUDIO is a French designer and manufacturer of innovative smart lighting and audio products. The product portfolio consists of two main lamp form factors (Piccolo at 30cm and Alto at 35cm) and one large floor lamp (Grande Alto at 70cm), each available in lamp-only or lamp-with-speaker configurations. All products feature variable LED lighting with warm-to-neutral color temperature control, touch and rotary controls, and WiFi connectivity. Speaker variants integrate premium audio systems developed with acoustic engineers, supporting Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, and Apple Airplay II for multiroom audio. The products are manufactured in France (Marseille assembly) with a focus on durability and reparability. Limited edition collaborations with Bon Marché, Hôtel Molitor, and Nuit Blanche Paris extend the brand into collectible design objects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alto: Connected lamp and speaker with elegant minimalist design, 35cm height, featuring geometric metal forms with hand-finished details. Available in lamp-only (490 EUR) and speaker versions (690 EUR).
• Piccolo
• Grande Alto

Products and services

• Piccolo Lampe à poser

Quantifiable outcome

• Alto speaker covers up to 35m² with 25W output; Grande Alto covers up to 100m² with 150W 360° HiFi audio
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered notable, core and minor.

• Ville de Paris (City of Paris)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2023JAUNE STUDIO collaborated with the City of Paris for the Nuit Blanche 2023 contemporary art festival, creating a limited edition Grande Alto in white satin with Nuit Blanche Paris engraving. The product was exclusively showcased at the Hôtel de Ville concept store Paris Rendez-Vous starting June 3, 2023. Kitty Hartl curated a music playlist for the event.
• Florent Gatin (Kien.io)coreTechnology or IntegrationFlorent Gatin is an INSA graduate and acoustic engineering expert who previously worked at Bang & Olufsen and as a consultant for various HiFi brands. He serves as the acoustic designer for all Jaune Studio products, engineering custom speaker configurations that exploit the lamp body as a resonance chamber. Each lamp speaker system is individually calibrated to its enclosure geometry.
• Paul Louda (Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaul Louda is a young product and space designer who discovered industrial design through the SEB group and now collaborates at the prestigious Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance agency. He designed the Alto lamp collection, bringing auteur design sensibility focused on craftsmanship and exceptional pieces.
• Thibault Lerailler / Punctuate DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThibault Lerailler is a French designer and founder/director of Punctuate Design. He has worked in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, and now Montréal. He specializes in product design with a positive impact on the planet. He designed the Piccolo lamp collection, characterized by its mouth-blown glass shade and warm, artisanal character.
• Hôtel MolitornotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerJAUNE STUDIO and Hôtel Molitor Paris collaborated on a limited edition Piccolo in Jaune and Bleu Molitor finishes, with buttons engraved with the hotel's iconic porthole logo. The edition was sold at the hotel boutique and Le Bon Marché. Hôtel Molitor equips its rooms with Jaune Studio lamps featuring custom playlists and a QR code for Bluetooth guest connectivity.
• Le Bon Marché Rive GauchenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTo celebrate its 170th anniversary, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche commissioned JAUNE STUDIO to create a limited edition Piccolo in orange lacquer with buttons engraved with the store's iconic escalators. The edition was sold exclusively at Le Bon Marché and the Hôtel Molitor boutique.
• Colin HunterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColin Hunter records nature and culture soundscapes from around the world. His recordings are featured as ambient soundscapes in Jaune Studio's inspirational playlists, played through the lamps' speakers. This collaboration enriches the daily music experience with natural and cultural content.
• Aurélie Saada (Brigitte)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAurélie Saada, half of the French pop duo Brigitte, curated a week of wake-up music selections for Jaune Studio's inspirational playlist series, titled 'Se lever comme Aurélie Saada.' The playlist was featured on Jaune Studio's Spotify channel.
• Mehdi Az / VialmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVialma is a multimedia and editorial platform creating digital experiences around classical music, jazz, and wellness. Mehdi Az curated the 'Awake Somewhere' playlist for Jaune Studio, contributing to the brand's music content ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Louis Poulsen: Danish premium lighting design house (Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen heritage) sold through design retailers and B2B architectural channels globally. Comparable to JAUNE on premium positioning, designer credibility, and B2B specification channel, though without the integrated audio.
• Flos: Italian architectural and decorative lighting brand (Castiglioni, Starck designs) with strong B2B specification and contract presence. Flos shares JAUNE's design-led, hospitality/architect-spec go-to-market, though at significantly larger scale and without integrated audio.
• Philips Hue (Signify): Market-leading smart lighting platform with variable color temperature, app control, and integrations with Alexa/Google/HomeKit. JAUNE overlaps on the variable-LED smart-lighting axis but competes via integrated audio and design rather than the broader ecosystem play.
• Artemide: Italian architectural lighting group with strong global B2B/contract presence and designer collaborations (Michele De Lucchi, Foster + Partners). Comparable to JAUNE on premium lighting design and the specifier/architect channel, though at much larger enterprise scale.
• Bang & Olufsen: Premium Danish audio and lifestyle brand with design-led connected speakers and home integration. JAUNE's acoustic engineer Florent Gatin is a former B&O employee, and B&O occupies the adjacent premium-audio-for-the-home position JAUNE targets.

Direct peers

• Devialet: French premium audio brand with patented acoustic technology and design-forward products (Phantom speaker). Devialet is the closest French-headquartered premium-audio analogue to JAUNE, sharing the 'engineering-as-luxury' narrative, though Devialet is audio-only.
• Sonos: Sonos is the most direct peer — multi-room smart audio with AirPlay II support, app control, and OTA updates, sold at premium price points. JAUNE is essentially a vertical integration of Sonos-style audio into a premium luminaire, and they share WiFi multiroom and Spotify Connect as core protocols.
• Tom Dixon: British designer-led lighting and home objects brand operating at premium price points with luxury retail distribution. Tom Dixon's 'Beat' and 'Mirror Ball' lighting lines, plus audio crossovers, place it in the same design-led, premium-luminaire peer set as JAUNE.
• IKEA / Sonos SYMFONISK: IKEA and Sonos's SYMFONISK line is the closest mass-market precedent to JAUNE's product concept — a WiFi speaker concealed inside a lamp/shelf form factor. JAUNE competes with this same lamp+speaker category at the premium-design end rather than the value end.

Emerging players

• Bowers & Wilkins: Premium British audio brand now part of the Sound United / Masimo portfolio, with design-led wireless speakers and Formation line. B&W overlaps with JAUNE on hi-fi acoustic engineering credentials and premium home positioning, though JAUNE integrates speakers into lighting rather than standalone cabinets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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