NYC FAB

NYC FAB · Fabrication for entertainment, New York

You send the drawing. We hand back the thing.

Scenic, props and set pieces for film, TV, stage and live events, built on show schedule.

Send your drawings and dates
Line drawing of a door flat on a rolling wagon with dimensions in millimetres: 2400 wide, 1200 deep, the flat 3000 high with a 900 doorway, the jacks behind it and the casters drawn in.
01 · Drawing

From drawing to object

Built

The raw build goes up in ply and timber, cut to the drawing, with the jacks and casters on.

Cut list, from the drawing

QtyPartMaterialSize, mm
1SkinPly2400 × 3000 × 6
2StilesTimber38 × 89 × 3000
2Door stilesTimber38 × 89 × 2100
7Rails and togglesTimber38 × 89
2JacksTimber38 × 89, 1900 high
1Wagon deckPly2400 × 1200 × 20
6CastersSwivel100 wheel
The same flat and wagon as a raw build in ply and timber, on casters.

Finished

Then the paint goes on. Scenic paint on the wall and the trim, matched to the sample you signed off.

Finish schedule, signed off on samples

PartFinishNote
WallScenic paintBase coat, two glazes
TrimCream paintEggshell
WagonBlack paintFlat
DressingUrn on a pedestalStand-in, for scale
The flat finished in scenic paint: a painted wall with cream trim around an arched doorway, an urn on a pedestal, a black wagon on casters.

Your finish

Pick a finish. Drag the flat to turn it.

Finish

This finish

WallScenic paint, glazed
TrimCream paint, eggshell
WagonBlack paint, flat
The door flat lit on a dark stage: scenic paint on the wall, cream trim, a black wagon.
Line drawing of a door flat on a rolling wagon with dimensions in millimetres: 2400 wide, 1200 deep, the flat 3000 high with a 900 doorway, the jacks behind it and the casters drawn in.The same flat and wagon as a raw build in ply and timber, on casters.The flat finished in scenic paint: a painted wall with cream trim around an arched doorway, an urn on a pedestal, a black wagon on casters.The door flat lit on a dark stage: scenic paint on the wall, cream trim, a black wagon.

What we build

Send us anything that has to be built and installed.

  1. 01Sets and scenic
  2. 02Props and sculpture
  3. 03Metalwork
  4. 04Millwork
  5. 05Signage
  6. 06Pop-ups and activations
  7. 07Runway and show sets
  8. 08Prototypes and production runs
  9. 09Retail fixtures and windows
  10. 10Display cases and vitrines
  11. 11Install and strike

Everything we build, one page each

How a job runs

What happens after you send your drawings.

  1. 01

    Drawings in

    Send what you have. Drawings, sketches, a model or a mood board all work.

    Our line drawing of the vitrine, with dimensions.
    Your drawing
  2. 02

    Costed plan

    We come back with a price and a schedule built around your date.

  3. 03

    Shop drawings and samples

    You approve the shop drawings and finish samples before anything gets built.

  4. 04

    Build

    We build it in New York.

    The same vitrine as a raw build in MDF and bare steel.
    Raw build
  5. 05

    Install

    We deliver it and install it where you need it.

  6. 06

    Strike

    When the show or the season is over, we take it down and clear the space.

General notes · Discretion

  1. Your project stays private.
  2. Everything on this site is our own drawing, prototype or render.
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Notes

Tell us what you’re making and when it has to be ready. A budget range helps too. We’ll get back to you.

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