Two weeks ago my favorite upholsterers showed me the drawings for a new booth they were about to build. They were excited about the upcoming challenge- neither had ever done a booth quite like this before. Today they both stood back to survey their handiwork with me, and finally a well deserved pat on [...]
This week at Minnesota Millwork & Fixtures, we installed a new precision Kundig sander in our facility. Kundig is a Swiss engineered sanding machine, the name Kundig is world renowned and known for high end precision sanding. Kundig sanders are utilized by well-known industry leading manufactures such as: Jaguar, Boeing, Elkay, Ikea, Martin Guitar, Airbus, [...]
Nothing shows you're serious about food like an 8" butcher block table that weighs 1200 pounds! Recently BloominBrands came to us looking for a centerpiece for their test kitchen. They were remodeling, and several of the vendors they use were donating to the project, so they asked about branding logos into the [...]
Minnesota Millwork named best new vendor. On September 25, in Tampa, Florida, Front Burner Brands held their annual Golden Fork Awards. Minnesota Millwork and Fixtures won the award for Best New Vendor in 2018. In 2018 Minnesota Millwork and Fixtures began working with The Melting Pot, a specialty fondue franchise with 130 locations nationwide, on [...]
Loving these new channeled half rounds for Rookie's! I can't wait to meet up with some girlfriends for a beer in these gorgeous red booths... Great place for a date too...
Everything is better dipped in cheese. Or chocolate. Here's a restaurant that celebrates fondue, great concept right?! And we haven't even gotten to the interior yet! The seating for this restaurant has been fun for the entire shop, the upholstery department very much enjoyed the new materials in the metal frames, and the [...]
Every month we have a lunch together as a company, usually on a Friday. We talk about the projects that we're working on, challenges, goals, etc. Sometimes this monthly lunch can turn into smack-talk regarding certain softball teams... however for our June lunch last week it dissolved into not softball, but an impromptu [...]
New equipment at Minnesota Millwork. We have always been dedicated to keeping up with the latest technology. Over the last few months, we've extended wifi to all shop areas. We have implemented drastic new software. Improved our communication throughout the manufacturing process and increased our efficiency. Not so fun to photograph new wiring [...]
A new customer of ours is collaborating with our designer for all of the seating in their restaurant. We love a creative collaborative effort! This fabric was initially chosen to be tufted for the booths. On the prototype the pattern looked really cool tufted, changing the lines with the fabric folding, but the material had [...]
How often do you walk into your favorite restaurant and find they've rearranged? *awkward pause while I anticipate inquisitive looks* Yeah, me either. Everything is in exactly the same place, or there has been a recent remodel with entirely new fixtures, lighting has changed, etc... and the booths still might be in the same [...]
