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Andrew Glantz

Andrew Glantz is a furniture designer and maker who lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised on the East Coast, he graduated from the Frederic Gunn School, 1967 and Wesleyan University; BA, 1971 and MAT, 1972. After teaching Graphic Arts for ten years, he turned to period piece renovation and construction from 1978 to 1984. When he moved West in 1984, he began to devote his efforts solely to contemporary, sculptural furniture design and construction. He is the owner of Zenith Design, a one-person studio, and is responsible for all phases of design, construction and marketing. He is an arts activist and before moving to Scottsdale, he lived on the Navajo Nation from 1984 to 1987. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1987, and was involved with the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Salt Lake Arts Center, and the Utah Arts Council’s Endowment Fund Development Committee. He also ran the Vital Arts Gallery as volunteer executive director for three years and has curated several major exhibitions. He relocated to Scottsdale in 2002.

A longtime member of the Furniture Society, Andrew was tapped to serve as a trustee in 2005, and served as treasurer, vice president and president of the board of trustees, as well as chair of the development committee. His term of office ended in 2011. He is an active advisor for the Southwest School of Woodworking. He teaches furniture design and construction at the Southwest School of Woodworking in Phoenix and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana. He is a presenter committee member of he Yuma Art Symposium. His articles on furniture design and construction appear in several trade magazines. He delights in mentoring makers far and wide through teaching and Zoom meetings from Florida to Utah and locally.

Upcoming Classes

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Non-Ferrous Metals for Woodworkers

Instructor: Andrew Glantz
Weekend course: July 18 – 19, 2026
Price: $350

This two-day overview class will provide a quick look at how woodworkers can use their tools and equipment to include elements crafted from non-ferrous metals such as copper, aluminum and brass. Students will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience cutting and shaping copper into a hanging light to bring home. The class will touch on drilling, tapping, bending, rolling and shearing metals, and well as various soldering alternatives for joining pieces together.


Class fee: $300

Materials fee: $50

Class size limited to 10

Andrew Glantz is a furniture designer and maker who lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised on the East Coast, he graduated from the Frederic Gunn School, 1967 and Wesleyan University; BA, 1971 and MAT, 1972. After teaching Graphic Arts for ten years, he turned to period piece renovation and construction from 1978 to 1984. When he moved West in 1984, he began to devote his efforts solely to contemporary, sculptural furniture design and construction. He is the owner of Zenith Design, a one-person studio, and is responsible for all phases of design, construction and marketing. He is an arts activist and before moving to Scottsdale, he lived on the Navajo Nation from 1984 to 1987. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1987, and was involved with the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Salt Lake Arts Center, and the Utah Arts Council’s Endowment Fund Development Committee. He also ran the Vital Arts Gallery as volunteer executive director for three years and has curated several major exhibitions. He relocated to Scottsdale in 2002.

A longtime member of the Furniture Society, Andrew was tapped to serve as a trustee in 2005, and served as treasurer, vice president and president of the board of trustees, as well as chair of the development committee. His term of office ended in 2011. He is an active advisor for the Southwest School of Woodworking. He teaches furniture design and construction at the Southwest School of Woodworking in Phoenix and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana. He is a presenter committee member of he Yuma Art Symposium. His articles on furniture design and construction appear in several trade magazines. He delights in mentoring makers far and wide through teaching and Zoom meetings from Florida to Utah and locally.

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Demilune Table

Instructor: Andrew Glantz
5-day course: July 20 – 24, 2026
Price: $1,050

With an eye toward sculpture and design, this five-day project class digs deep into the legacy of Wendell Castle. Students will have the opportunity to create a 36” wide table with gracefully tapered curly maple legs that include a tapered walnut accent line and feet, and a gently dished walnut top. Shop skills involved in the project are table saw, band saw and router usage. The class will look carefully at the design process, templating, glue-up techniques and construction alternatives.


Class fee: $900

Materials fee: $150

Class size limited to 10

Andrew Glantz is a furniture designer and maker who lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised on the East Coast, he graduated from the Frederic Gunn School, 1967 and Wesleyan University; BA, 1971 and MAT, 1972. After teaching Graphic Arts for ten years, he turned to period piece renovation and construction from 1978 to 1984. When he moved West in 1984, he began to devote his efforts solely to contemporary, sculptural furniture design and construction. He is the owner of Zenith Design, a one-person studio, and is responsible for all phases of design, construction and marketing. He is an arts activist and before moving to Scottsdale, he lived on the Navajo Nation from 1984 to 1987. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1987, and was involved with the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Salt Lake Arts Center, and the Utah Arts Council’s Endowment Fund Development Committee. He also ran the Vital Arts Gallery as volunteer executive director for three years and has curated several major exhibitions. He relocated to Scottsdale in 2002.

A longtime member of the Furniture Society, Andrew was tapped to serve as a trustee in 2005, and served as treasurer, vice president and president of the board of trustees, as well as chair of the development committee. His term of office ended in 2011. He is an active advisor for the Southwest School of Woodworking. He teaches furniture design and construction at the Southwest School of Woodworking in Phoenix and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana. He is a presenter committee member of he Yuma Art Symposium. His articles on furniture design and construction appear in several trade magazines. He delights in mentoring makers far and wide through teaching and Zoom meetings from Florida to Utah and locally.

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Introduction to Solid Surface Materials

Instructor: Andrew Glantz
Weekend course: July 25 – 26, 2026
Price: $350

This two-day overview class will provide a quick look at how woodworkers can use their tools and equipment to include elements crafted from sheet acrylic. Often overlooked these days, sheet acrylic – or solid surface – material provides opportunities for woodworkers to incorporate elements made from this material. Known by several trade names, such as Corian and LivingStone, solid surface materials have been relegated to the countertop niche for far too long. It can be glued together seamlessly to create blocks for shaping and thermoformed into graceful curves to create transition elements for furniture – or into the furniture itself. Students will cut, rout, thermoform and glue piece of solid surface together to make an elegant serving tray to take home.


Class fee: $300

Materials fee: $50

Class size limited to 10

Andrew Glantz is a furniture designer and maker who lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised on the East Coast, he graduated from the Frederic Gunn School, 1967 and Wesleyan University; BA, 1971 and MAT, 1972. After teaching Graphic Arts for ten years, he turned to period piece renovation and construction from 1978 to 1984. When he moved West in 1984, he began to devote his efforts solely to contemporary, sculptural furniture design and construction. He is the owner of Zenith Design, a one-person studio, and is responsible for all phases of design, construction and marketing. He is an arts activist and before moving to Scottsdale, he lived on the Navajo Nation from 1984 to 1987. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1987, and was involved with the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Salt Lake Arts Center, and the Utah Arts Council’s Endowment Fund Development Committee. He also ran the Vital Arts Gallery as volunteer executive director for three years and has curated several major exhibitions. He relocated to Scottsdale in 2002.

A longtime member of the Furniture Society, Andrew was tapped to serve as a trustee in 2005, and served as treasurer, vice president and president of the board of trustees, as well as chair of the development committee. His term of office ended in 2011. He is an active advisor for the Southwest School of Woodworking. He teaches furniture design and construction at the Southwest School of Woodworking in Phoenix and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana. He is a presenter committee member of he Yuma Art Symposium. His articles on furniture design and construction appear in several trade magazines. He delights in mentoring makers far and wide through teaching and Zoom meetings from Florida to Utah and locally.

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Past Classes

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Sculptural Reliquary Cabinet

Instructor: Andrew Glantz
7-day course: June 8 – 14, 2025
Price: $1,185

This project class gets the biggest bang-for-the-buck from 8/4 cherry to create a lovely sculptural cabinet that is 24” wide, 14” deep, and 32” high. With almost no straight lines, this sweet piece is filled with wonderfully curved details and complex surfaces. The piece includes one drawer, one center compartment, and two shelves. Learn both the standard joinery techniques of loose tenon and stopped dadoes and the carving techniques for creating surfaces that are curved from top to bottom as well as front to back. If you are new to carving and shaping, this class is a great place to start! Discussion topics will also include grain direction and creating a personal design vocabulary. The finished piece has curved curly maple drawer front and doors, and a cherry case. Please note that class time does not include finish-sanding or any finishing. 


Tools and machines that will be used: table saw, band saw, jointer, planer, router, rotary carving tools, belt and orbital sanders, and hand tools.


Andrew Glantz is a furniture designer and maker who lives and works in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born and raised on the East Coast, he graduated from the Frederic Gunn School, 1967 and Wesleyan University; BA, 1971 and MAT, 1972. After teaching Graphic Arts for ten years, he turned to period piece renovation and construction from 1978 to 1984. When he moved West in 1984, he began to devote his efforts solely to contemporary, sculptural furniture design and construction. He is the owner of Zenith Design, a one-person studio, and is responsible for all phases of design, construction and marketing. He is an arts activist and before moving to Scottsdale, he lived on the Navajo Nation from 1984 to 1987. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1987, and was involved with the Salt Lake Arts Council, the Salt Lake Arts Center, and the Utah Arts Council’s Endowment Fund Development Committee. He also ran the Vital Arts Gallery as volunteer executive director for three years and has curated several major exhibitions. He relocated to Scottsdale in 2002.

A longtime member of the Furniture Society, Andrew was tapped to serve as a trustee in 2005, and served as treasurer, vice president and president of the board of trustees, as well as chair of the development committee. His term of office ended in 2011. He is an active advisor for the Southwest School of Woodworking. He teaches furniture design and construction at the Southwest School of Woodworking in Phoenix and the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Indiana. He is a presenter committee member of he Yuma Art Symposium. His articles on furniture design and construction appear in several trade magazines. He delights in mentoring makers far and wide through teaching and Zoom meetings from Florida to Utah and locally.

Register Now