Nalunes, metal shaped by hand, made in France

The story of Nalunes began in 2019, when Thomas Menand was looking for a glass partition for his home. He visited websites, compared models, but nothing matched what he had in mind. So he made a simple decision: to make it himself. For his birthday, he received a welding machine. A few weeks later, his glass partition was installed — and Nalunes was born.

Since then, Thomas, a former winemaker, has left the vineyards of Anjou for his workshop. Over 6 years, he has built a team around his convictions: to manufacture well, to manufacture locally, to manufacture to last. Together, they bring to life glass partitions, table bases, corten planters and steel braziers, handmade from their workshop located in Maine-et-Loire (49).

Nalunes is a way of doing things, a way of consuming, and contributing to a simple mission: creating beautiful, sturdy, handmade metal objects, made to measure, without intermediaries and manufactured in France.

Before becoming a planter, a brazier or a table base, each piece begins with a piece of raw steel. It is worked, welded and finished by hand, from the first cut to the final finish. Nothing is outsourced, nothing is shipped elsewhere. This commitment to doing things properly guides every day in the workshop.

What motivates Thomas and his team is not to produce more. It is to maintain the quality that makes Nalunes successful today. Each piece takes the time it should take, and not a day less. A planter placed on a terrace, a brazier lit for the first time in a garden, a table base assembled with a treasured top — these moments that customers share, that is exactly Nalunes’ mission.

At Nalunes, the choice to work with steel is not insignificant. It is a solid material that resists time, humidity and everyday use. A well-made steel piece is not intended to be replaced.

This is a conviction that guides every decision in the workshop: use quality materials, manufactured locally, and deliver pieces that stand the test of time. Reduce consumption and increase attachment to what you own.

1. Craftsmanship above all. Each glass partition, each brazier, each table leg, each planter starts from raw steel. 
2. Bespoke as standard. Each project is different. That’s why each piece is available in several dimensions, configurable directly on the website. 
3. Durability as a commitment. Each piece is designed to last through the years.

At Nalunes, we believe that a well-made object doesn’t need to be replaced. Powder-coated steel doesn’t rust, doesn’t scratch, doesn’t go out of fashion. Everything is made to last over time.