About

With longevity comes beauty and power. Since 1998, Shapiro Joyal Studio has created furniture that quietly resonates, bridging styles, spaces and time.

The studio designs from a place of seasoned intuition, consistently editing superfluous decoration until only what’s vital remains.

A striking, simplified visual language reveals rich contrasts and rewarding details when experienced in person. These moments define a collection that’s both warm and refined, organic and intentional, feminine and masculine.

About

With longevity comes beauty and power. Since 1998, Shapiro Joyal Studio has created furniture that quietly resonates, bridging styles, spaces and time.

The studio designs from a place of seasoned intuition, consistently editing superfluous decoration until only what’s vital remains.

A striking, simplified visual language reveals rich contrasts and rewarding details when experienced in person. These moments define a collection that’s both warm and refined, organic and intentional, feminine and masculine.

History

Since founder Leslie Shapiro Joyal debuted nine evergreen pieces almost three decades ago, her dedication to quality and execution continues to produce pieces that communicate their intentions with bold clarity.

In a male dominated field, she blazed a trail by creating a space that fostered a community of fellow designers and collectors of contemporary furniture design. The studio-showroom has proudly inspired younger creatives within the industry since its earliest days

History

Since founder Leslie Shapiro Joyal debuted nine evergreen pieces almost three decades ago, her dedication to quality and execution continues to produce pieces that communicate their intentions with bold clarity.

In a male dominated field, she blazed a trail by creating a space that fostered a community of fellow designers and collectors of contemporary furniture design. The studio-showroom has proudly inspired younger creatives within the industry since its earliest days

Mission

The studio positions itself in the space between art and architecture. When design is executed to the highest of standards, its influence is felt deeply and enjoyment can span lifetimes.

Mission

The studio positions itself in the space between art and architecture. When design is executed to the highest of standards, its influence is felt deeply and enjoyment can span lifetimes.

Values

To design minimally is to embrace an honesty of material. This allows for the quiet nuances in form and function to reveal themselves with use, patina and other rituals of living.

The design of a Shapiro Joyal piece of furniture is inseparable from material and craft. Every item has been locally produced since 1998. This allows the studio to maintain a standard of quality across every part of the process, including sourcing, material, production, finishing, and delivery. It’s why every completed piece is signed and dated. This gesture of authorship reflects a commitment to producing collectible works of furniture that are intended to live long beyond their original purpose.

Values

To design minimally is to embrace an honesty of material. This allows for the quiet nuances in form and function to reveal themselves with use, patina and other rituals of living.

The design of a Shapiro Joyal piece of furniture is inseparable from material and craft. Every item has been locally produced since 1998. This allows the studio to maintain a standard of quality across every part of the process, including sourcing, material, production, finishing, and delivery. It’s why every completed piece is signed and dated. This gesture of authorship reflects a commitment to producing collectible works of furniture that are intended to live long beyond their original purpose.

Legacy

The studio participates in a legacy of women designers. The women of the Bauhaus, Charlotte Perriand, and Andreé Putman have been a driving force since day one.

Shapiro Joyal Studio is also a unique product of its geography. Los Angeles is an energetic blend of visual languages, cultures and histories that form something greater than the sum of its parts. The same can be said for the studio, which continues to progress as a unique blend of its many diverse influences, stories and textures.

Legacy

The studio participates in a legacy of women designers. The women of the Bauhaus, Charlotte Perriand, and Andreé Putman have been a driving force since day one.

Shapiro Joyal Studio is also a unique product of its geography. Los Angeles is an energetic blend of visual languages, cultures and histories that form something greater than the sum of its parts. The same can be said for the studio, which continues to progress as a unique blend of its many diverse influences, stories and textures.

Leslie Shapiro Joyal

Founder and Head of Design

Art, architecture and design have been a part of Leslie Shapiro Joyal’s story for as long as she can remember. Originally trained in the visual arts and interior design, it wasn’t until her time working alongside famed Los Angeles architect Frank Israel that Leslie found her grounding. An acute sensitivity to scale, material, quality, and detail immediately found its way into her first furniture pieces, which emerged as custom commissions to complement the interiors of architectural spaces of note. A painter to this day, Leslie continues to oversee the creative vision of the studio while taking inspiration from a legacy of women artists and designers.

Leslie Shapiro Joyal

Founder and Head of Design

Art, architecture and design have been a part of Leslie Shapiro Joyal’s story for as long as she can remember. Originally trained in the visual arts and interior design, it wasn’t until her time working alongside famed Los Angeles architect Frank Israel that Leslie found her grounding. An acute sensitivity to scale, material, quality, and detail immediately found its way into her first furniture pieces, which emerged as custom commissions to complement the interiors of architectural spaces of note. A painter to this day, Leslie continues to oversee the creative vision of the studio while taking inspiration from a legacy of women artists and designers.

Simon Joyal

Partner and Head of Logistics

Born and raised in Montreal, having studied fine art and fashion in the Dominican Republic, and eventually making his way to Los Angeles by way of Chicago, Simon Joyal’s journey continues as an energetic mashup of cultures and languages. After a career in the fashion industry where he served as the liaison between manufacturers and factories around the world, Simon joined the studio full time in 2017. An analytically savvy communicator, his exacting attention to process and detail comes alive in his overseeing of the studio’s vital back-of-house duties including sourcing materials, drafting technical drawings, and leading site installs.

Simon Joyal

Partner and Head of Logistics

Born and raised in Montreal, having studied fine art and fashion in the Dominican Republic, and eventually making his way to Los Angeles by way of Chicago, Simon Joyal’s journey continues as an energetic mashup of cultures and languages. After a career in the fashion industry where he served as the liaison between manufacturers and factories around the world, Simon joined the studio full time in 2017. An analytically savvy communicator, his exacting attention to process and detail comes alive in his overseeing of the studio’s vital back-of-house duties including sourcing materials, drafting technical drawings, and leading site installs.

ca. 1998