First there was 110 Grand River. Then 1220 N. Washington Ave. Now there’s 1221 Turner St.
In less than a year, against the Grain (atG) has opened three shops in Old Town Lansing. atG is a studio and sustainable millworks company that creates eco-friendly woodwork, flooring and furniture.
The company first moved from Eaton Rapids to 110 Grand River about a year ago. Now the nexus of the company’s studio space occupies 5,000 square foot on Washington Avenue. The third building, the 1221 Turner St. location, was recently acquired and will serve as a living showroom for atG work.
“I came down here for the community,” says atG's Jay Belous about his decision to move and expand in Old Town. “I really liked it down here and when we opened the small show room, the owners and the building owners really took to it.”
atG is renovating 1221 Turner, an 1,100 square foot space and future showroom. Belous says the company hopes to eventually open an industrial arts school in the area.
atG recently added a full-time industrial designer for interior furniture and is designing a sustainable bed and breakfast in Ann Arbor.
Source: Jay Belous, owner of atG,
Writer: Ivy Hughes
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