Atelier
From Old French astelier meaning “carpenter’s shop,” derived from astelle (a small piece of wood)
Traditionally the domain of a master craftsman, an atelier was not merely a studio but a working classroom—where skills were passed through demonstration, repetition, and refinement. More than a site of production, it was a vessel of continuity: a place where tools, techniques, and traditions coexisted and evolved.
Dan McEwan is a Colorado-based maker whose decade-long practice centers on traditional hand-tool woodworking, steam-bending, and blacksmithing. Drawing on Arabic calligraphy, Middle Eastern architecture, and medieval European craft, he creates functional and sculptural pieces that favor repair over replacement and the evidence of the hand over automation.