Arc + Alder
  • Design, fabricate, install.

Thoughtful
Design

Spaces say a lot. You learn a bunch about a company or organization by their interior design and architecture. Art and design express the soul of the environments we make. That’s where we come in. 

We are aware that spaces also affect how we feel. We as human beings are impacted by our environment. That’s why we like to bring the beauty of nature indoors — adding the soothing element of organic material and creating an environment people are drawn to and feel calmed and uplifted by.  We consider environmental and design psychology while concepting.

Detailed
Fabrication

Oftentimes, once interior designers have come up with or chosen a wall design to work with, they’ll then need to figure out who can make it. With that comes the task of finding the craftsmen (often multiple people in different disciplines), somehow communicating the design specifications to them all, helping them all communicate with each other, and so on. 

One of the most common compliments we receive from clients is “You make it so easy!” And we’re happy to do so. We’ll coordinate all fabrication. 

The following materials are often brought into concepts, and we have artisan partners who are experts in each medium:

Wood • Metal • Paint • Print • Lighting • Greenery • Stone • Leather

Fun sidenote: “Alder” is a species of wood — a natural and timeless artistic medium we like to use. This species is used in our name because we like its qualities: it is extremely versatile and pliant; it doesn’t split easily; it is among the highest hardwood lumber grade, and it grows in the United States at a very impressive rate.

Project
Coordination

As mentioned above, we'll take the project from start to finish. 

Typical project milestones go in a flow like this: information gathering (getting to know you, your brand, your story, your space) • initial concepting • full-detailed designs • design approval • material sourcing • artisan connection • full fabrication • assembly • installation

It's a pleasure to make this an enjoyable part of your work and for you not to need to stress about the details.

Skilled
Installation

How exciting it is to see it all come together!

Once all of the fabrication is fine-tuned and finished, we pack it all up and travel to you and install it with our skilled crew. If your building only can use union workers, we can ship the pieces to you with detailed instructions for them to install. We'd iron out most of those details from the beginning and plan accordingly.

Ready to talk about what we can make together?

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