The Art of Furniture Making, in the Heart of Detroit - Arthurious

During my recent trip to Detroit, I couldn’t stop hearing about a local craftsman Alan Kaniarz, who’s been running a furniture firm Mobel Link out of his studio at Russell Industrial Center, a massive former factory building. In between teaching furniture design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and restoring furniture, Alan decided to create his own line of unique furniture. I stopped by for a tour.

Mobel Link workshop occupies a 6,000 sq.ft. space and is as worldly and eclectic as the mind of Alan Kaniarz himself Mobel Link workshop is as worldly and eclectic as the mind of Alan Kaniarz himself

One of Alan’s latest creations

A collection of antique lighting fixtures

The Zig Zag chair, originally made by Gerrit Rietveld was composed of 4 flat wood boards merged to form a Z-shape using Dovetail joints. Alan’s version is constructed from 88 pieces of precisely machined Baltic birch plywood which are then doweled, glued and nailed together to give an inherent and super comfortable springiness to the chair.

The Zig Zag chair, originally made by Gerrit Rietveld was composed of 4 flat wood boards merged to form a Z-shape using Dovetail joints. Alan’s version is constructed from 88 pieces of precisely machined Baltic birch plywood which are then doweled, glued and nailed together to give an inherent and super comfortable springiness to the chair.

Alan’s collection of match labels

Mobel Link

Russell Industrial Center
1604 Clay Street, Suite #137
Detroit, MI (View in map)

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