Millimetres

What Millimetres does

Millimetres is a French artisanal cabinetmaking company headquartered in La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône) that designs, fabricates, and installs custom-made furniture and high-end interior fixtures for four primary customer segments: yachting professionals, hotel professionals, designers and architects, and private individuals seeking exceptional pieces. The company was incorporated in 2022 as a SAS by co-founders Maxime NIGGEL (an engineer with prior operational leadership in a naval boiler-making group) and Aurélien MASSON (a Compagnons du Devoir-trained cabinetmaker named Best Apprentice of France in 2009), and operates from workshops at 365 Avenue des Genévriers with on-site measurement, design, and installation teams deployable across France, the Mediterranean, and internationally.

Its core technology combines rare traditional finishing techniques with state-of-the-art tooling applied to noble woods sourced from French forests. The offering spans bespoke furniture and yacht/hotel fixtures, an in-house design office for measurement, execution planning, and installation monitoring, and a recently launched Signature Finishes line comprising solid brass handles in 13 finishes plus themed coating collections (Timeless, Animal, Contemporary, Terrestrial, Aquatic, Textile). The bench of approximately 6–8 people (two co-founders, four craftspeople, a design office head, and an administration manager) is the primary capacity constraint.

The business model is project-based bespoke manufacturing priced via individual quotation, complemented by a small catalog of standardized premium hardware (handles, coatings) and supported by organic marketing channels including Instagram, a portfolio-led website, and earned media in regional and trade publications. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, and no recurring or subscription revenue streams; growth is entirely organic and capacity-bound.

Name

Millimetres

Legal name

Millimetres

Website

https://millimetres.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Millimetres is a La Ciotat-based French artisanal cabinetmaker, founded in 2022, that designs and installs bespoke furniture and high-end fixtures for yachting, hotel, designer/architect, and private clients, and sells a Signature Finishes line of brass handles and premium coatings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Cabinetmaking

NAICS

Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Yacht Interior Joinery & Fit-Out Manufacturing (IMAJAMAH)

Keywords

• Custom cabinetmaking
• Bespoke furniture
• Yacht interior carpentry
• Interior fixtures fittings
• Wood manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

La Ciotat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Furniture Manufacturing: Custom-made furniture commissioned by clients including designers, architects, yachting professionals, hotel professionals, and private individuals. Projects are demanding and unique, requiring exceptional finishing quality.
2. Fixtures and Fittings: High-end fixtures and fittings for prestigious ships and demanding environments, requiring large-scale implementation and mobilization of traditional craftsmanship.
3. Signature Finishes Products: Sale of exceptional solid brass handles and premium signature finish coatings. Handles available in 13 finishes, various dimensions, and multiple models.
4. Design and Consultation Services: Comprehensive support including advice, study, analysis of needs, materials selection, and sample creation for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Millimetres designs and manufactures custom-made furniture, fixtures and fittings, with a specialization in yacht interior carpentry. The company also offers an in-house design office and a Signature Finishes range of exceptional handles and coatings applied to noble woods.

Product overview

Millimetres is a French custom cabinetmaking company offering a portfolio of bespoke furniture and high-end finishing products. The core offerings consist of custom-made furniture crafted from noble French woods and fixtures & fittings for prestigious yachts, supported by an in-house design office. The Signature Finishes line extends the offering with premium solid brass handles (13 finishes across multiple models) and sophisticated wall coatings organized into the Timeless Collection (Pure Metallics, Vertdegris, Antiques, Rust Finishes) and themed collections (Animal, Contemporary, Terrestrial, Aquatic, Textile). The company operates from workshops in La Ciotat, France, and serves clients throughout France, the Mediterranean, and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom-Made Furniture and Fixtures Bespoke custom-made furniture, fixtures and fittings produced in noble woods, including yacht interior carpentry, for designers, architects, yachting and hotel professionals and private individuals.
• Signature Finishes - Exceptional Handles Proprietary range of exceptional handles offered as part of the Signature Finishes line for bespoke furniture and fixtures.
• Signature Finishes - Coatings Proprietary range of coatings applied to noble woods, offered as part of the Signature Finishes line for bespoke furniture and fixtures.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sunseeker: British volume luxury motor yacht builder (60m+ range included) with significant interior fit-out programs. Comparable as a high-volume reference point in luxury yacht interiors; potential customer relationship for interior component manufacturing at scale.
• Lürssen: German family-owned builder of the world's largest custom superyachts with in-house interior fit-out capabilities. A potential enterprise customer for Millimetres and an indirect competitor in yacht interior craftsmanship; comparable in luxury-yacht positioning and demand for rare, high-quality joinery.
• Heesen Yachts: Dutch luxury yacht builder known for aluminum-hulled superyachts with sophisticated interior fit-out programs. Comparable as a shipyard-side buyer of bespoke joinery services and as a benchmark for the kind of interior quality Millimetres targets in yachting projects.
• Benetti: Italian luxury yacht builder (Azimut-Benetti Group) producing semi-custom and custom superyachts up to 100m+ with extensive in-house interior joinery. Overlaps with Millimetres as both a customer and indirect competitor for refit interior work; comparable on luxury yacht end-market exposure and Mediterranean footprint.
• Minotti: Italian luxury furniture maker with strong presence in high-end residential, hotel, and yacht interior projects through bespoke contract programs. Comparable to Millimetres across the private individual, hotel, and yacht segments in terms of design language and luxury positioning.
• Poliform: Italian luxury furniture and interior systems manufacturer serving private residences, hospitality, and architectural projects with high-end custom joinery. Comparable to Millimetres' private-individual and hotel segments in terms of design-led custom furniture positioning, though Poliform operates at industrial scale.
• Roche Bobois: French-headquartered global luxury furniture brand offering high-end custom and designer furniture across residential and hospitality segments. Comparable to Millimetres' custom furniture offering for private individuals and hotel professionals, though at vastly larger scale and via a retail/dealer model.

Direct peers

• List Components GmbH: German specialist in bespoke interior components for luxury yachts, producing high-end joinery, furniture and fit-out for superyacht newbuilds and refits. Directly comparable to Millimetres' yacht interior carpentry business, serving the same shipyards and yacht-owner clients with similar craftsmanship-led value proposition.
• De Voogt Naval Architects: Long-established Dutch naval architecture and yacht interior design house, now part of Feadship, delivering complete yacht interior packages including joinery and fit-out. Comparable to Millimetres' yacht interior fit-out work and to its engineering/naval-platform heritage via co-founder Maxime Niggel.
• Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design: Dutch-based luxury yacht design and interior architecture firm serving superyacht owners and shipyards with bespoke interior concepts and execution oversight. Comparable to Millimetres through its focus on premium yacht interiors and designer-driven craftsmanship, though operating more upstream in the design phase.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/millimetres_france
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sas-millimetres-custominteriors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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