Custom fabrication. Moodus, Connecticut
We design, build, and install architectural features, sculpture, and integrated environments at scale.
about
Interlock Arts is a custom fabrication and design studio founded in August 2024 by Chase Hanna. We build at the intersection of trade craft and creative practice — laser-cut architectural panels, large-scale sculpture, custom furniture, and integrated environments where structural engineering meets handmade detail.
We design it, fabricate it, and install it. Our 5,000 square foot shop in Moodus, Connecticut is equipped to take a project from a sketch through CAD, through fabrication on a hybrid laser cutter and CNC router, through welding and finishing, and out the door to install — usually with the same team handling it end to end.
Chase Hanna
Chase brings eighteen years of construction trade experience to the studio. He started in plumbing during the 2008 recession and worked his way through residential remodeling, finish carpentry, demolition, artisan concrete, and stage and event fabrication — picking up the trade knowledge that now sits underneath every Interlock build.
A parallel career in tattooing and sculpture started at nineteen. For over a decade, Chase taught himself to paint, sculpt, and design at scale: hand-stretched canvases, hand-painted tempered glass tabletops, copper sculptures pulled from plumbing scrap, freehand dotwork mandalas. The two paths converged when laser cutting offered a way to translate handwork into precise, repeatable, architectural-grade output without losing the one-of-a-kind feel.
Interlock Arts is the result — a shop where computer-driven precision and hand finishing live in the same room.
the shop
Interlock operates out of a 5,000 square foot workshop inside a rehabilitated 80,000 sq ft mill complex in Moodus, Connecticut — twenty-five minutes east of Hartford, deep enough in the woods to run heavy equipment without bothering anyone. The building dates to the 1800s. The shop is brand new: full electrical rebuild, dedicated lighting, dust and fume mitigation, two-bay garage doors for shipping and receiving, and roughly 3,500 square feet of flex space for fabrication, metalwork, spray painting, and assembly.
The setup is designed to handle full-scale architectural projects in-house — from 4x8 sheet stock through 30-foot ceiling installations — without farming work out.
the team
A core team of skilled fabricators, designers, and finishers backed by dedicated logistics and administration. Trade backgrounds range from traditional carpentry to tattoo work — a combination that brings the discipline of "one shot to get it right" into the shop floor. Chase leads design, fabrication, and on-site install; the rest of the operation runs project coordination, client communication, scheduling, and the business side that lets the shop focus on the build.
capabilities
A full in-house fabrication studio. Design through install, under one roof.
materials
Metals
Steel (laser-cut up to ½" thick), stainless, aluminum. MIG welding for steel and stainless. Capacity for schedule 40 steel tubing and pipe — threading, bending, and rolling. Structural work up to 4x4 steel columns. Heavy use of aluminum angle for rigging and substructure. Steel strut for hanging systems. Acetylene torch work for copper and brazing. A laser welder for brass, copper, and aluminum is on the near roadmap.
Wood
Birch plywood, ⅛" through ¾", in stained, clear-coated, painted, and fireproofed finishes. MDF up to 1"+ via CNC. Hardwoods and live-edge slabs for furniture and feature work. Full milling, joinery, and finishing capability.
Plastics & acrylics
Cast and extruded acrylic, from 1/32" film through ¾" thick stock. Two-way mirror film, laser-cut and CNC-routed. Specialty finishing including chamfered edges and torch flame-polishing.
Composites & resin
Deep-pour epoxy casting for bar tops, tabletops, and embedded-object work — including live-edge wood inlay, concrete-and-resin geographic surfaces, and decorative immersions. Marine-grade UV-resistant epoxy coatings for outdoor and high-wear applications.
Stone & concrete
Small-batch cementitious casting for sinks, statuary, and on-site casting. Faux stone texturing for paneling and feature walls.
software
SketchUp, Rhino 8, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Blender. iPad-based conception in Concepts and Nomad Sculpt. ZBrush integration in progress.
equipment
Laser cutter — Boss Laser FlexCut hybrid, 4x8 ft bed. 150W CO₂ laser for organic materials (wood, acrylic, rubber). 1.5kW fiber laser for metal — up to ½" mild steel, with capacity for thinner gauges across other alloys. Engraving and registration etching on metal and wood.
CNC router — 5x10 ft bed, 3-axis, 12"+ Z-axis clearance. For thick stock and material the laser can't handle — MDF, hardwoods, 3D carved work.
Welding — MIG (steel and stainless), acetylene torch, brazing.
Wood shop Full-size table saw and dedicated secondary table saw for beveled work. 12" compound miter saw (cuts up to 6" stock) and a portable miter saw with metal-cutting capability. 14" cold-cut miter saw for steel. Full complement of joinery, clamping, and finishing tools.
3D printing — Four Bambu Lab printers, 10x10x11" build volume, PLA standard, other filaments on request.
Finishing — In-house paint booth, sanding and polishing, staining, sealing, fireproofing. (No in-house powder coating.)
services
Design and rendering
Engineering coordination and shop drawings
Prototyping
Production fabrication — single pieces or runs
Finishing: painting, sealing, staining, fireproofing
Delivery and installation
Maintenance and repair of existing installations
Consultation, risk analysis, and budgeting for architects, designers, and GCs
projects
Atlas 9 — Kansas City, 2025
A structural feature build for Atlas 9, a 48,000 sq ft entertainment venue in Kansas City. Interlock Arts was commissioned by the venue's developer, Dimensional Innovations, to fabricate and install the Jazz Club room — a 2,200 sq ft space with 30-foot ceilings, designed in an art deco–inspired aesthetic with custom organic detailing.
Scope:
28-foot freestanding central spire with integrated sound and lighting, including seven interactive seats
60-foot diameter ceiling mandala: 144 custom petals, ranging from 5 to 13 feet long, clad in aluminum angle skeleton framing, scribed to the room's perimeter and three chandelier mounts
Three modular chandeliers, each 22 feet long, ~2,000 lbs, fabricated from half-inch plywood
Full wall cladding in three custom relief plywood patterns, all custom-cut and painted
Custom upholstery, rigging, and on-site install
Stats: 15-month design-to-install timeline. Over 12,000 lbs of fabricated material hung permanently in a high-traffic public venue. Engineered, fabricated, and installed by Interlock Arts.
Burning Man 2024
Large-scale outdoor sculpture commissioned for Burning Man 2024. Engineered for transport, rapid on-site assembly, and exposure to extreme desert conditions.
Terra Luna 2023
Large-scale fabrication and stage production work.
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