Sending some mid-week motivation via workshop hero, Toad. Always representing.
Giant christmas bow for Victoria Beckham Mayfair store
One of our favourite little projects over the festive period was this giant bow fabrication we created for Victoria Beckham.
Custom printed and heat formed, the bow wrapped up the Dover Street store, adding an on-brand festive touch for the month of December.
For any other prop makes or window display enquiries, please get in touch!
Art fabrication with artist Adé Bolaji
Rounding off 2022, we once again had the pleasure of assisting artist Adé Bolaji turn his painted characters into fabricated sculptural forms. For his latest piece which was exhibited at the “Bitter Nostalgia” show at the Saatchi Gallery, we worked closely with Adé to source upcycled materials to bring an initial sketch to life in 3d form.
It’s always a pleasure to work with Adé, his work epitomising our belief that beautiful and unique forms can be made from previously used and discarded materials :)
For more of Adé Bolaji’s sculptural work, please check out our other collaborations with him here, and if you require any assitance with any art fabrication project, please get in touch!
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Wetland Wildlife Trust
Did you know that a Dalmation Pelican wings can span well over 3 meters? We were asked to create and install this powder coated signage at Pelican Cove for the Wetland Wildlife Trust in Arundel.
Mild Steel Plinths to showcase Artist's work
Images Courtesy of The Contemporary Art Library
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We were delighted to be asked to create the metal plinths to showcase work from artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings for their solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück museum in Germany.
Working across film, painting, drawing and performance, the artists address the socio-cultural and political structures that reinforce conservatism and discriminatory practices within and around the LGBTQ+ community.
The exhibition combines a multi-channel sound work with fifteen found dollhouses representing various domestic architectural styles. Sourced in the UK, the houses date from the late 19th century to the present day. Inside represents the artists’ investigation into the relationship between architecture and identity construction, particularly the bourgeois house as a symbol of gendered behaviour, political power and civic duty.
Speakers placed in each dollhouse emit a cacophony of sound, at times acting in unison and at times alone; exploring the full physical and psychological potential of the home as a generator of infinite social relations.
Farer Watch display stands
We were recently asked to produce some watch display stands for the independent British watch company Farer. These included sumptuous dark blue suede fabric covered stands in which to showcase watches fully laid out and invisible watch stands that can be grouped together in the showroom.
Gina Driftwood Window Display
We created a whimsical Summer window for Gina Shoes on Sloane Street with sloping driftwood branches decorating a shoreline. A beautiful palette of turquoise blues and white of the lull of crashing waves showcasing Gina shoes floating effortlessly against the salty breeze.
To create this we stopped by Woodenzone Studio ‘out in the sticks’. The UK’s premier stockist of Natural Driftwood. They also made Gandolfs wizard staff!
Welded Wireframe for Featherstone Building Renovation, EC1
From a simple illustration to welded wireframe. New artwork for the Featherstone building renovation on Old street, EC1.
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GVA Lighting Event Light Arrangement Installation
GVA Lighting recently hosted an evening at the architecturally stunning The Crypt, Trafalgar Square, London. Steeped in culture and history, the venue was equipped with a selection of quirky alcoves, all illuminated using GVA Lighting fixtures.
Make It London helped fabricate the impressive and eye catching flower and light arrangement installation, illuminated using GVA Lighting fittings, for the talented London based, MOS, by Sasha Grigorik.
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Window Display Back Panels
Beautifully crafted back panels made in our Thames Riverside workshop, installed for a window display in Mayfair. This scheme was introduced to give the window an elegant yet simple backdrop to showcase the stores luxurious clothing and products.
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Fun in the Studio
Always a good sport @juliebelindaland
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Spark Sculpture for Trinny London
Beauty brand Trinny London hosted an interactive retail pop-up experience at The Vinyl Factory in London to celebrate the brand's recent skincare launch.
Guests had the chance to meet chief executive Trinny Woodall, who hosted talk sessions with special guests, alongside exploring immersive zones that helped to communicate the benefits of the brand's skincare products.
Visitors entered a sterile room with people wearing white lab coats who gave instructions on how to compile your skincare journey using the Trinny London online tool.
A doorway opened into an indoor garden that was an explosion of colour and vibrance. The first product area was dedicated to cleansers, which were constructed into an installation of a yellow big bang, our Spark sculpture made for the launch.
Image courtesy of Trinny London
Image courtesy of Trinny London
Les LaLanne: Makers of dreams
Had fun installing a mass of cumulonimbus clouds at this huge art exhibition collection ‘les LaLanne: makers of dreams’ by duo Francois-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. The show is now open at Claridge’s ArtSpace and Ben brown fine art 12 brooks mews, Mayfair. Curated by the magical Italian designer Manfredi Della Gherardesca, the exhibition has a body of over 100 works, including our favourite a bronze cabbage with chicken feet. 28th April-29th July
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The VM and Display Show
World-changing thinkers and innovators all under one roof. The VM and Display Show is the longest-running exhibition for the industry and an excellent place to find inspiration for the year ahead!
Our stall showcased 3D assemblage artwork which paid homage to Picassoʼs ʻThree Musiciansʼ cubist painting originally made in 1921.
We crafted the shapes together, using new materials, tools, and processes that perhaps were not around when the work was originally made. All the shapes are made from sustainable, recycled & creative materials, including mushroom mycelium , valchromat, cork, chipboard, recycled plastic, Formica, doormat coconut hair, old mop string, brass from a trumpet, and more!
Our website has a range of material ideas to help inspire and inform creative build projects, with a special focus on alternative & sustainable materials to choose from.
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Botanical Bodging Workshop and the Festival of Stuff
The Festival of Stuff finale was back last Saturday 25th June and was bursting with delectable making madness. Once again the streets outside the Institute of Making were full of demonstrations and making stations.
Botanical bodging was a hands-on workshop using everyday objects to create and assemble anthropomorphic junk flowers, using upcycled objects collected from rubbish tips and car boot sales. We invited participants to choose objects that resembled the stem, leaf, and petal and attach them together by drilling, screwing, and gluing to create weird and wonderful junk flowers.
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Spring is here
We have created a few displays for Gina Shoes, here you can see our latest Spring theme, creating an inviting optimistic mood to suit the season . To display the shoes here we have used recycled polyester for the clouds and green cast glass-look acrylic shoe stands to support the shoes themselves.
‘Huge thanks!
Everyone is very happy with the new windows, and they really achieve their objective of feeling fresh.
Michael Allton , Creative director @ Gina Shoes
We make ginormous paintings...
very pleased with these giant paintings we created, including stretching the canvases, framing and installing at 40 Portman Square office reception. Please get in touch if you require help realising your creative art project. We can consult on any type of artwork you would like on your walls! #artfabrication #creativeserivces #make #makeit
Claude LaLanne clouds
Currently we are making a sky full of recycled polyester clouds for the much anticipated surrealist artist Claude Lalanne exhibition at Ben Brown Gallery in April click here for more info . Claude LaLanne was a French artist (1925- 2019) with a surrealist approach, making opulent metal sculptures and strange silverwares, yves Saint Laurent being one of her early patrons.
Come & visit our stall at the VM Display show 2022!
We are located on stall G1a, the business design center is located off Upper Street, Islington London. Everyone is excited because this trade show has not been able to operate since pre covid. Look forward to seeing you there!
