Our Story
Daniel Brandt
As recently described in Indulge Magazine, Dan Brandt is a Renaissance man with a hint of Santa Claus. He’s a lawyer and lobbyist. He reads Homer and quotes Plato. He’s a gentleman who gracefully opens doors. And he is the go-to guy when rock stars, athletes and even luxury hotels are searching for that perfect toy—a one-of-a kind billiards table.
With a fluffy white mustache and kind eyes behind his spectacles, the 67-year-old builds, restores and tinkers with pool tables in his Santa-esque workshop. This man cave—bursting with stacks of slate and wood beams dating back hundreds of years, turn-of-the-century screws, and dismembered pool tables—resembles a whimsical museum.
The Michigan native wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but rather an ivory teething ring made from billiard ball scraps. His father was a Brunswick service manager for almost 20 years before moving to South Florida in the ’60s to start his own pool table business, where his clients included royalty and A-list movie stars.
Brandt took a different route. He became a legal aid attorney and practiced environmental law before moving to South Florida in the ’80s to learn his dad’s business. Today, he still uses a level his father made 50 years ago, and he’s teaching his son all his secrets to conserve and restore his works of art.
“One day we realized our dreams could be bigger, so we reinvented our purpose. As inspiration, we asked our clients a question to which each of them had a different answer. The question was: if you had the opportunity to throw conventional ideas away, and reflect the “real you” through the design of a room, would you do it? What would it be?
Sometimes we don’t allow ourselves to contemplate these things—some of them are dreams—because we think it’s impossible for them to ever become a reality. At Billiards by Brandt, anything is possible.”
— Daniel Brandt
A family tradition
From humble beginnings …
Billiards are in Brandt’s blood. As noted above, the Michigan native wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but rather an ivory teething ring made from billiard ball scraps. His father (Wes Brandt) was a Brunswick service manager for almost 20 years before moving to South Florida in the ’60s to start his own pool table business, where his clients included royalty and A-list movie stars.
Willie Mosconi (left), Wes Brandt (center), and Jackie Gleason (right).
… to handcrafting excellence for the A-list.
When The Rolling Stones were in town, Billiards by Brandt installed a snooker table backstage so they could play before the show. His masterpieces have also been commissioned by Al Gore, Pat Riley, and award-winning actors and musicians as well as organizations and companies such as the Miami Heat, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Delano South Beach, and HBO’s Ballers.
Our guarantee to you.
We guarantee 100% customer satisfaction for life. We meticulously handcraft our pieces so you and your loved ones will enjoy the quality and attention to detail that they provide. We guarantee you will be proud to say your game room is from Billiards by Brandt.