zack fealk

Friendo Furniture is a woodworking practice by Zack Fealk. Born and raised in Southeast Michigan, Zack is a designer, furniture maker, and educator based out of Detroit. Zack first studied Natural Resource Management at Michigan State University then spent his formative years in Portland, Oregon. There, he worked in trail building, learned some tool use through odd jobs and soon found his way to home remodels. After a handful of years, he settled himself back in Detroit working on historic home renovations. Through this work, Zack developed a fascination in working with wood. When trim and flooring work weren’t enough, he studied wood design and furniture making at the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute (SBWI) in Adrian, Michigan. He was fortunate to apprentice and teach at SBWI after graduating from the program. Zack is currently the Lead Instructor of the 40-week Wood Design Program at SBWI. His practice has become an obsession in making, functionality, collaboration and learning.

photo by Joshua Lutz