For over forty years, the Exploratorium has been at the forefront of museum innovation. Combining science, nature, art and technology, the Exploratorium represents a collage of interactive exhibits to educate and enhance human perception. Gizmo has been working with the Exploratorium since 1996, creating AAM award winning exhibits in design excellence. For its exhibit, Traits…
Gizmo’s high-end, seamless pedestals come in all different sizes and shapes, whether it’s a plinth, a shelf or a base for a large sculpture, Gizmo assures a museum quality finish. Gizmo fabricates glass or acrylic vitrines, providing museum quality polished edges, UV protection, and locking systems as needed.
Gizmo creates 3D topographic model using CAD/CAM and CNC technology. We can import USGS maps, or clients’ drawings, transform them into 3 dimensional segments, and carve foam, plastics, or wood to create the base model. We then hand detail, add a hard coating and finish paint. We also add smaller models and or labels as…
At Gizmo, we know how to turn the abstract into reality. We’ll help bring your concept to life, ensuring it communicates your vision in a style that’s all your own.
People travel from all over the globe to visit Alcatraz, the former federal island prison that once held the likes of gangster Al Capone. Alcatraz is an iconic landmark amongst the San Francisco Bay and backdrop of Marin County. The island originally served as a military fort during the 1850s then later as the birthplace…
Gizmo is helping to design, value engineer, construct, and install an exciting new exhibit about life rescue and helicopters for the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. The exhibit, which is being underwritten by Intermountain Health Providers, will feature a hospital, a command center, and a decommissioned helicopter to set-up different rescue…
Gizmo designs and produces high quality furniture for your exhibits or organization. Our in house team can create original designs or work with your designers to produce a wide range of functional and artistic furniture. Our designers are knowledgeable in a wide range of materials to ensure durability in any kind of temperature or elements. …
From May 10th to September 29, 2013, the California Academy of Sciences presents its latest project, “Built for Speed.” Located around the Academy’s central piazza, the exhibit explores how some of the oceans’ fastest animals and vessels have evolved for speed and long distance ocean travel. Visitors can watch museum staff assemble an orca skeleton, or…
Gizmo Art Production recently worked with art consultant and designer, Alexandra Ray, owner of Five Senses Art Consultancy. The project involved complex installation of selected San Francisco art for this year’s Decorator Showcase located in Pacific Heights from April 27th-May 27th. The stately mansion, built in the 1800s, posed several challenges. A grand entrance of…
Through effective project management, Gizmo works closely with clients to help them successfully meet their goals.