About Us

At Jo-Lu Studio, we turn our clients’ visions into spaces with meaning

Jo-Lu collaborates with you to design and build environments with meaning. Our artistry, wide-ranging fabrication capabilities, and innovative spirit can help you achieve possibilities you might not have imagined.

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Modern bar interior with wooden furnishings, high stools, pendant lights, and exposed brick walls.

Living room with two modern wooden chairs, beige cushions, a wooden coffee table, tropical plant in a gold vase, books, and a pink figurine, in front of a large window with gray curtains.

What we do

Public Spaces

Design and fabrication that help express the mission of your business or institution and bring your brand to life.

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Private Spaces

Reimagining rooms for lasting beauty and usability. We welcome clients who are passionate about their projects and want a thoughtful, creative partner.

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Objects

If you can imagine it, we can build it. Laser-cut metal origami cranes. Algorithmic wall art and decorative panels. Art installations. You name it.

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Interior of a modern industrial-style bar with the sign "King Coil Spirits." Features a teal bench, wooden tables, and white chairs. Exposed beams and industrial pipes are visible on the ceiling. A person is seen working in the partially open kitchen area.

Public Spaces

The King Awakens

King Coil Spirits wanted a lounge buildout as unique as their historic factory space. Jo-Lu answered the call, building everything from the bar and tables to partitions, benches, and a pergola using site-reclaimed materials.

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Modern bar with wooden counter, high chairs, pendant lights, and brick walls.

Objects

Building The Nest

The ask: Create a space that invites play and builds community for children visiting the Northfield Community Education Center. The Children’s Museum of Minnesota asked Jo-Lu to execute their vision of a playful art structure for a children’ center in Northfield MN. See this Jo-Lu design and build play experience.

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Architectural plan of a nest structure with wavy walk and cushions, showing dimensions and layout with labeled measurements and features.

Private Spaces

Mid-century luxe

A client wanted kitchen that added period flair while maximizing usability in a mid-century home. Jo-Lu’s design and custom cabinetry delivered both form and function.

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Modern kitchen with white countertops, wooden cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and gray bar stools.

Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, white countertop, geometric tile backsplash, induction cooktop with yellow kettle, and shelf with plants and decor items.

OUR SERVICES

We’re builders. And artists. And partners.

We work with homeowners, business owners, contractors, architects, interior designers and institutions who share our belief that well-crafted built environments can add purpose to everyday life.

We collaborate with you to find ingenious solutions to challenging projects, and we use materials in creative and unexpected ways. You can start with sketches or full architectural plans and we can play roles ranging from consultant to designer to fabricator to general contractor. Our approach to making is driven by a desire to do creative and meaningful work, and we work with clients in different industries who share these values.

Our building/fabrication capabilities include woodworking, millwork, CNC machining and routing. We do custom fabrication, metal fabrication, laminating, PoP and brand experience design.

Our other skills include design consulting, project management, construction drawings, prototyping, fixture/furnishing design, and more.

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