Associated Fabrication: Brooklyn

Associated Fabrication in Brooklyn was founded by four Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture students– William Mowat, Amy Stringer, Jeffrey Taras, and Kenneth Tracy. Working out of their 4,000 square foot workshop in Williamsburg, they specialize in specialty prototyping, fabrication and consulting services, and work with a wide range of people including architects, furniture designers, and various other design professionals. I actually found out about AF through Ben Krone, the mastermind behind the collaborative art undertaking Project to Surface, which will be showing in NYC throughout the summer. Throughout the art production process of Project to Surface, AF has been instrumental in the physical manufacturing of the artists’ work. In Ben’s words, “they were pivotal in the process of making the show come together.” Ben was also quick to point out that AF has been doing some great work unrelated to Project to Surface. Some past clients have included the Gehry Partners, SHoP Architects, and Matzu MTP. I think it’s important to recognize the ‘nuts and bolts’ behind a project– Associated Fabrication, keep doing what you do.