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A show stair of oxblood-lacquered steel stringers with honed travertine treads rising to a 4 ft landing on a steel frame, on a dark stage

NYC FAB · New York

Built as drawn. Installed on the date.

You send the sketch or the drawing set. You approve our shop drawings and samples. We build it, install it and strike it on your schedule.

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Show stair · Oxblood lacquered steel, travertine, 7 risers at 7" · Render

One shop answerable from drawings to strike.

Shop drawings for your review, samples for your sign-off, then the build, the truck, the install and the strike. Contracts are with NYC Fabrication Workshop LLC.

From the first sketch to the install.

  1. A designer's pen and marker sketch of the tower vitrine, with construction lines and handwritten notes: bronze frame, low-iron glass, black stone base

    01 · Sketch

    A sketch, a render or a reference photo is enough to start.

  2. Line drawing of the tower vitrine with dimension lines: 2 ft wide, 2 ft deep, 2 ft 8 in base, 3 ft 10 in glass hood, 6 ft 6 in overall

    02 · Shop drawings

    We draw every part to the inch. You sign the shop drawings before anything is cut.

    2' 0" W · 2' 0" D · 2' 8" · 3' 10" · 6' 6"

  3. Exploded view of the tower vitrine: glass panes, bronze frame, top and deck pulled apart

    03 · Every part

    Each joint, fixing and access panel is worked out on paper, where changes cost nothing.

  4. The tower vitrine in one matte grey material, to approve the form

    04 · Form

    You see the piece at full scale in 3D and approve its proportions.

  5. The finished tower vitrine: patinated bronze, low-iron glass and black stone

    05 · Finish

    Bronze, glass and stone, finished to the samples you signed.

  6. The finished vitrine standing inside an open plywood crate on timber skids

    06 · Crated and delivered

    Crated in the shop, trucked across town and set in place on the date.

The back of two joined scenic flats with timber framing, corner blocks and two stage jacks weighted with sandbagsScenic wall, from behind · Two 4' x 12' flats, stage jacks · Render

Entertainment

Scenery built from your drawings, packed for the truck, ready for load-in.

A white lacquer runway running back between rows of oak benches in a dark show venueShow runway · White lacquer, 4' 0" wide · Render

Fashion

Runway and set, finished on every surface the cameras see.

Three bronze-framed glass counter vitrines in a row on a travertine floor beside a fluted walnut wallCounter vitrines · Bronze, low-iron glass, travertine · Render

Luxury retail

Fixtures and vitrines built to your standard, store after store.

Close view of the counter corner: a honed marble top overhanging book-matched walnut veneer
Reception counter, corner · Honed marble, walnut veneer · Render
Close view of the prototype: a stone top with open pores over a bent blackened steel leg
Prototype, corner · Travertine, blackened steel · Render

You approve the sample. The build matches it.

Lacquer, metal, stone, wood, glass and paint are sampled to your spec. Nothing goes into production until you have signed off the sample in hand.

The fixture bay from low on its side, the fluted walnut glowing between its bronze shelves
Fixture bay · Fluted walnut, bronze · Render

A prototype first, then the run.

One showpiece for an opening or the same fixture for every store. Each unit is checked against the approved prototype before it ships.

What we build

  1. 01Set building and sceneryScenery that loads in, tours and strikes clean.
  2. 02Runway and show setsFinished for the run of show and in place before the first rehearsal.
  3. 03Retail interiors and fixturesStore forty opens matching the flagship, fixture for fixture.
  4. 04Pop-ups and brand activationsUp overnight, down after close, on the dates you booked.
  5. 05Display cases and vitrinesBuilt around the product, with sightlines, lighting and access planned in the drawings.
  6. 06Custom millworkBuilt to the design intent in your drawings, with samples signed before production.
  7. 07Metal fabricationSteel, bronze and brass detailed in shop drawings and finished to your approved sample.
  8. 08Props and sculptureMade for the camera's close-up and the crew's handling, show after show.
  9. 09SignageLettering that matches your brand standards and reads from across the avenue.
  10. 10Prototypes and production runsYou sign off on the first piece, and every piece after matches it.
  11. 11Delivery, install and strikeCrated, trucked and installed inside the venue's hours, then struck on schedule.

Questions buyers ask

What do you need from us to start?

Whatever you have: a sketch, a render, a reference photo or a full drawing set, plus the install date and the venue or address. We reply with questions, then a plan and a price.

How do you keep a complex build on schedule?

We plan backward from your install date: sign-offs, sample dates, shop time, finishing, trucking and load-in. You see that calendar before production starts, and it is updated whenever anything moves.

How are changes handled once production has started?

Every change is priced and scheduled in writing before we act on it, so you always know what it does to the cost and the date.

Do you work with union crews and venue rules?

Yes. We plan each install around the venue’s rules, load-in windows and labor requirements, including union crews where the venue requires them, and we issue certificates of insurance for every job.

Can you run several builds at once?

Yes. Multi-location rollouts and multi-piece events are planned as one program, with one approved prototype or sample set governing every unit.

How do you keep the finish consistent across trades?

Every finish is sampled and signed before production, and each trade works to the same physical samples. Pieces are assembled and checked together in the shop before they ship.

Do you handle storage and redeployment?

Yes. We strike, store and redeploy pieces for the next date, venue or city.

What happens if the timeline compresses?

Tell us the new date. We show you what can move in parallel, what has to change and what it costs, before any work changes.

Do your materials meet NYC fire requirements?

Yes. We specify flame-retardant materials and fabrics, including NFPA 701 certified textiles, and supply the certificates NYC venues and the FDNY ask for.

Who is the contract with?

With NYC Fabrication Workshop LLC, for the whole job: drawings, build, finish, delivery and install.

Send the drawings and the date.

A sketch or a render is enough to start. We reply with questions, a plan and a price. Your files stay private.

Send drawingsinfo@fabricationworkshop.nyc