Tailored to your architecture.
Your Style. Your Vision.

“Mark designed and built our playroom, and the result exceeded anything we imagined at the start of the project. His creativity and attention to detail are exceptional, and he brought fun ideas that made the space both unique and highly functional.”
— Rene & Inigo, MN
“I regard Mark as one of the most creative individuals I have ever worked with.”
— Jim Plutt, President Anagram International
“An extreme creative who thinks outside the box to bring brilliant solutions to life.”
— Gerry Rittenberg, NY

M. Alan is a bespoke furniture designer and maker for significant homes. We design and build singular pieces — the ten-foot wide media unit, the dining table that fits the room, the waterfall bookcase that anchors a space. We also create themed environments: playrooms, home bars, Man Caves, and spa retreats.

M. Alan is here for the spaces a catalog can't reach.

Our clients are architects, interior designers, stylists, and homeowners who come to us directly.

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Hand-crafted task boards from the M. Alan studio

My name is Mark Alan Sandberg, and for 27 years I had the privilege of founding and leading a creative think tank, a full-scale manufacturing facility, and teams across a large organization. Together, we designed and built remarkable things across retail, hospitality, corporate experience, innovation, and trade expos — really, anything and everything where we needed to create big ideas and then bring them to life.

In that role, I was fortunate to partner with some of the most beloved creative brands in the world — Disney, Mattel, Walmart, Nickelodeon, and Marvel, among many others. I helped shape entire retail store environments and strategy, from flagship concepts to intimate shop-in-shops for Walmart, Party City, Marks & Spencer, Spotlight, FAO Schwarz, Toys R Us, and more.

Mark Alan Sandberg in the studio

Then the world changed.

Through all those years, I had always quietly dabbled in custom creations for friends and family — the kind of one-of-a-kind projects you pour your heart into. So I made a decision: do what I love most, for the people I know. Today I create for friends, neighbors, and the interior designers, builders, and architects who come to me with big ideas for their clients and need someone who can bring them to life.

None of this would be possible without the people — and pup — who keep me going: my faithful studio companion Huxley at my feet, the friends who cheer me on, and most importantly my wife Kari, whose love, patience, and belief in the work mean everything.

I hope you find something here that feels uniquely yours — and amazing in your space.

- Mark Alan Sandberg