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If nothing else believe in art
01 — The studio
For over a decade, Chapel Arts has blended modern machinery with old-world craft to build furniture that earns its place in a home for generations.
Led by master woodworker Nathan Wiens, our team of artisans and joiners treats every slab as a collaboration — because the wood always has something to say about what it wants to become.
Curly maple, raking window light
02 — Selected work
Dining tables that anchor a room, bars that become the reason people stay, boardrooms built to impress, and the occasional beautifully strange commission.
03 — Materials
Our collection is drawn from urban and rural hardwoods — walnut, oak, maple and arbutus — recently expanded to include California Claro Walnut, Bastogne Walnut and Valley Oak. Every premium slab is hand-selected for grain, character and story.
Prized for dramatic color variation and swirling figure — one of the most sought-after slabs for statement tables.
A rare natural hybrid, dense and richly figured, with striking contrast. Exceptional for showpiece dining and boardroom tables.
Broad, characterful grain with real West Coast presence — beautiful in large-format tabletops.
Ethically sourced regional hardwoods, each with its own temperament and grain story.
Rough and semi-finished slabs available for makers who want to take a piece the rest of the way themselves.
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04 — Services
Beyond our own furniture, Chapel Arts runs a production shop open to designers, builders, businesses and fellow woodworkers. If it's too big, too precise, or too ambitious for a home shop, it probably belongs here.
05 — Sawdust in motion
Demos, process films and build stories will live here — the machines look even better moving.
06 — How we work
Every Chapel Arts commission follows the same five steps, and you approve each stage before we move forward. No surprises, no guesswork — just a clear path from idea to installed.
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We start by understanding your piece: its size, style, and how you'll live with it. Then we match those needs to our inventory — species, grain, character, and the story of a specific log. It's how we make sure the wood and the vision belong together.
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We talk through design and cost in a detailed proposal, and walk you through the three decisions that shape the piece: wood, finish, and function. You'll get drawings to approve before anything is built.
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Once the wood, finish and details are locked, we send a final design with a revised estimate for your sign-off. A 50% deposit begins the work; the balance is due on completion.
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The machines run and the piece takes shape. Depending on scale, production usually takes three to eight weeks — we'll confirm your timeline before we begin.
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When it's ready, have it delivered and installed, or pick it up from the shop — we'll guide you through any assembly. Delivery and installation are quoted separately based on location, number of pieces, and what the install requires.
“The wood tells us what can be done. We're not just tree huggers — we're wood whisperers.”The Chapel Arts team
One commission, all five steps
07 — Original line
What started as Nathan’s own experiments has grown into a line of original Chapel Arts pieces — sculptural, functional, and unmistakably ours.
08 — Open studio
On the first Saturday of every month we open our doors as part of the East Van First Saturdays studio crawl. Watch the machines run, walk the slab racks, and talk wood with the people who work it. Everyone’s welcome.
305 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver · First Saturday of every month
09 — From the shop floor
Off-cuts, half-finished tops and the odd thing we can’t explain — the shop posts as it works, at @chapelarts.
Tell us about your project — a table, a bar, a boardroom, or a wild idea you can't shake.
