Atelier Article makes welded metal furniture and home objects by hand in our workshop in Cherkasy, Ukraine. The process below covers all of our welded work, including vinyl record stands, record storage carts, log holders and custom pieces.
We cut Ukrainian-made steel tubing, set out each frame on a welding table, TIG-weld every joint in high-purity argon, finish the surfaces, inspect the completed order and protect it for shipping. Here is what happens between the first cut and the finished piece leaving our workshop.
We use Ukrainian-made steel tubing for our welded furniture and home accessories. Depending on the design, we work with 10 × 10 mm square tube, 10 × 40 mm rectangular tube and 10 mm round tube. The wall thickness of the structural tubing is between 1.2 and 1.5 mm.
Different profiles perform different jobs within a piece. Some form the main frame, while others create supports, dividers, handles or smaller construction details.
Every piece begins with a cutting list and workshop instructions. We mark the steel and cut each component to the required length using a metal-cutting mitre saw.
For a custom order, the cutting dimensions follow the specifications agreed with the customer before production begins.
The cut components are arranged on a welding table and held in their correct positions. Before welding, we check the layout, dimensions, angles and relationship between the individual parts.
A vinyl record stand and a log holder serve different purposes, but both depend on a properly aligned frame.
We use TIG welding with high-purity argon for all welding work at Atelier Article. TIG welding gives the welder close control when joining the relatively thin steel tubing used in our furniture and suits open-frame designs in which the construction remains visible.
Once the frame has been welded, we inspect the joints and check the overall construction before surface finishing begins.
These photographs show the workshop team aligning and checking steel frames on the welding table before and between TIG-welding operations.
We use grinding machines to clean and refine the welded areas, then finish smaller or less accessible sections by hand. The amount of work depends on the design and its intended finish.
Products made from stainless steel follow a separate finishing process and are polished by hand to create a clean, even surface.
These photographs show the powered grinding used to prepare steel surfaces and refine welded joints. Finer work and stainless-steel polishing are completed separately by hand.
Our standard steel products receive a powder-coated finish. After the surface has been prepared, the selected powder colour is applied to create the final appearance of the piece.
Stainless steel pieces are hand-polished rather than receiving the standard powder-coated finish, unless a different treatment has been agreed for a custom order.
Every completed piece is checked against its workshop instructions and the details of the customer’s order. We inspect the construction, TIG-welded joints, prepared surfaces and the quality of the powder coating or hand-polished stainless-steel finish.
We also confirm the ordered model, colour, configuration and any agreed custom dimensions or construction details. If something does not meet the workshop requirements, the piece returns for correction and another inspection.
After the final inspection, expanded polystyrene is placed around the product to hold it securely inside the packaging and help protect the frame and finish during transport.
These photographs show how our team fits the protective material around welded frames before each order is closed inside its shipping box.
Once a parcel has been packed and labelled, we load it into our workshop van for carrier handoff. Orders are then shipped from Cherkasy using Ukrposhta. Every parcel is tracked and insured, and we send the tracking details after dispatch.
Atelier Article prepays import duties on every order shipped to the United States, so US customers do not pay additional import duties when the parcel arrives.
Read the Atelier Article shipping policy.
Atelier Article is a team of seven people working in Cherkasy, Ukraine. We combine precise workshop equipment with hands-on metalwork to make vinyl record stands, storage carts, log holders and custom pieces.
Atelier Article accepts custom projects. Dimensions, capacity, finish, construction details and wheel type may be adapted when technically feasible.
A custom record-storage example. For a client in the Netherlands, we adapted the upper section of this design with dedicated shelves for 7-inch records while keeping the main LP storage below.
Send us the available space, required capacity, preferred finish, wheel preference and delivery destination. The workshop will confirm feasibility, price and lead time before the order is placed.
Atelier Article products are designed and made in our workshop in Cherkasy, Ukraine. We have been making metal furniture and home objects since 2011.
Depending on the design, we use Ukrainian-made 10 × 10 mm and 10 × 40 mm steel tubing with a wall thickness of 1.2–1.5 mm, as well as 10 mm round tubing.
We use TIG welding with high-purity argon for all welding work, including our vinyl record stands, storage carts, log holders and custom welded pieces.
Welded surfaces are processed with grinding machines and finished by hand where needed. Standard steel products receive a powder-coated finish, while stainless-steel products are polished by hand.
Orders are shipped from Cherkasy, Ukraine, using Ukrposhta. Every parcel is tracked and insured. Import duties are prepaid on every order sent to the United States.
Yes. Dimensions, capacity, finish, construction details and wheel type may be adapted when technically feasible. The workshop confirms feasibility, price and lead time before an order is placed.
