• Aerial photo of industrial neighborhood
  • Building elevation at sunset with golden hue.
  • Black and white aerial view of a densely developed city grid with streets, buildings, highways, and a small area highlighted in yellow.
Bold, stylized yellow text spelling out 'SCHNDER' on a black background.

on Harper

Our Story

A single-story brick building with large windows and red-tiled roof, surrounded by bushes, with a parking lot in front and a taller brick building with windows behind it, under a partly cloudy sky during sunset.

Initially built for electrical controls manufacturing (1935-41), it was followed by a machine shop (1946-56), a distribution warehouse (1958-62), and, most recently, a graphics studio, which evolved from printing and photo engraving in 1963 to digital design upon closing in 2023. Each of the previous occupants was the sole user of the building. 


Today, the building serves an industrious community of creatives. Vander comes from the Dutch surname preposition “van der,” meaning “from/of the.” Records were frequently misrecorded and evolved into Vander, including when the founder’s family immigrated to the US. The concept of craft, ideas, and community from the building made sense.

Person tearing drywall above a window in an interior space, with debris on the floor.

from the space

  • Studios

    Independent creatives working on their craft.

  • Storefronts

    Retail that combines goods with good experiences.

  • Programs

    Special events and workshops by and for the community.

Storefronts

Studios