Julio Ceasar Morales Dilo! Cuban born pop orchestra leader Damaso Perez Prado, best known for his musical innovation, ‘The Mambo’ introduced the music to Havana club scene of the 1940’s. The exhibit is titled after his trademark bellow “Dilo!’ which cued his orchestra to changes in tempos. Gizmo traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to…
Seeing As a leader in innovative interactive exhibits, the Exploratorium always offers us a welcomed challenge. Optical Moderna started out as a single vintage photograph of a 20th century optometrists shop, and with Gizmo’s design team, became a full-scale recreation. Always looking for ways to maximize the value and usefulness of our work, Gizmo incorporated…
Salute In 2010, Gizmo helped California sculptor Michael Davis by fabricating, transporting, and installing “Salute”, a marker of time and location, continually interacting with the environmental conditions of the site. Mounted in front of the new Kansas City (MO) Metro Police station, the work resembles a weather vane topped with a copper officer saluting the…
The Los Vaqueros Interpretive Center helps to teach children about local and Native American history. Gizmo helped the center redesign their existing display to enhance learning and effectively represent the indigenous cultures of the area. In addition, we expanded storage space by creating faux rock forms to seamlessly fit into the exhibit, re-created a life…