Tree in Presidio to become Tunnel Top bench fabricated and intsalled by Gizmo Art Production

130 year old tree to become Tunnel Top Benches

Art in public places, Concept Development, Fabrication, Installation, Public Art, Sculpture

The Presidio’s Mother Tree The Story Behind the Tunnel Tops Benches Before becoming some of the most recognizable custom benches at San Francisco’s Presidio Tunnel Tops, these monumental timbers began as a fallen Monterey Cypress deep within the Presidio itself. In January of 2022, the Tunnel Tops project team coordinated the removal of an extraordinary…

sculpture Custom Sign San Francisco Public Art

Gizmo to help Scott Oliver create Points of Departure for Masonic Plaza

Fabrication

Gizmo has collaborated with many artists over the years to produce unique art commissions around the world but still continues to provide their unique services in their own backyard. Scott’s diverse practice explores our entangled relationship with objects and materiality through, what he calls, “poetic repurposing.” Scott identified Mark Sabatino (mark@gizmosf.com) of Gizmo as an…