Company
surfaceLAB is a design and installation firm that specializes in innovative solid surface and other materials fabrication techniques. We provide architectural services for architects, designers, property developers and general contractors to create unique architectural features from materials like solid surface, composites, wood, metals, and more.
WHAT IS SURFACELAB
FOUNDED 2014 · KIRKLAND, WAIf designers can dream it, we can build it.
We have been delivering innovative design solutions since 2014. Our intent was to inspire designers to push the limits of their design skills by introducing new ways to create unique architectural features from a variety of materials. We saw that as the architecture was evolving, designers felt limited in what they believed was possible with certain materials. Maybe they could imagine the design but the challenge was always how it would be designed so that it could ultimately be created.
surfaceLAB has since evolved into a comprehensive design support and installation services firm with a focus on innovation in material use, fabrication technique delivery systems, and installation processes.
FOUNDER
RICK D. WING
Rick Wing: Innovator in Architectural Fabrication
Rick Wing has been a leading expert in architectural fabrication for nearly two decades. He is an innovator of using 3-axis and 5-axis machining in complex solid surface fabrications and other materials, developing and patenting Backlight Images, a 3D photo imaging process in solid surface.
Rick began his career in materials and manufacturing with Kenworth Truck Company, developing a professional reputation as an expert in fiberglass fabrications. He then became the Corporate Quality Liaison for North America, assisting the network of fiberglass and plastic suppliers to Peterbilt and Kenworth with their in-house quality control systems.
Rick’s first fabrication and manufacturing company, Paragon Design Group, was a specialty supplier of models, plugs, and molds for the Kenworth Truck company for six years until he sold it in 1994 to start the R.D. Wing Company. It was there he saw the opportunity to bring his complex fabrication experience to the architectural design community. It wasn’t very long before R.D. Wing Co. became the go-to company nationally for large-format, complex solid surface and other architectural fabrications.
In 2014, he decided to start surfaceLAB. Rick saw an opportunity to provide innovative solutions to architects, designers, general contractors, engineers, and other professionals who have been looking for architectural solutions for large-scale projects beyond solid surface, not just with fabrication but installation and design support.
SCOPES OF WORK
A WIDE SERVICE OFFERINGEducation & training for design professionals through in-house seminars at architectural or design firms.
Technical support through shop drawings, mock-ups, and design documents.
Delivery of proprietary fabrication or manufacturing processes for casework companies, solid surface fabricators, and contractors.
Support for general contractors through full-service project management: sourcing material suppliers and fabrication specialists, then overseeing installation and commissioning so the project meets the owner’s requirements.
MARKETS SERVED
ALL SECTORS
Specializations for every industry
INQUIRY
GET IN TOUCHTalk to us about your project, and put 30+ years of advanced materials experience on your side.
Surfaces, ceilings, walls, and panels that bend, light, print, sublimate, and carve. Talk to us about the architectural detail you’d specify if you knew it could be built.