"For talented craftspeople, these are dream projects destined for some of the world's most beautiful homes."

"Sometimes I think we must be nuts!," says Alan Stein. With each conservatory design tailored to its client's site, imagination and architecture, Tanglewood 'throws away the mold' everyday. Active communication between all team members is now a Tanglewood Conservatories tradition. "Tanglewood's support staff is the glue that holds the operation together," says Stein. "We have draftsmen producing plans, coordinators scheduling and tracking every step of the process and specialists who stay in close contact with each of our clients." Stein explains it this way: "Every person at Tanglewood needs to understand how the whole process works, and what has to happen on each conservatory until it leaves here. It's the only way they can function effectively and know what to do."

Building a custom conservatory design is somewhat akin to building an airplane on your production floor – only Tanglewood never repeats the same design twice.

Like their creative counterparts in California's Silicon Valley, Tanglewood's people usually show up for work in jeans. The atmosphere is just as informal. Stein observes, "There is no ho-hum sense of routine here." His leadership style is respectful, engaging and collaborative. "That means we need the dedication and cooperation of every team member doing their best to pull it off. This deserves my respect..."

"We live on the quality of our work and the high level of customer care we provide," says Stein.