Drumroll please….
Presenting: Galaxy
Concept design by Daniel Goldstein. Design detail, fabrication, and installation by Matt Richards and Ben Cogdill of Ekko Mobiles.
Fun facts:
Made of powder-coated aluminum and steel, stainless-steel braided cable
Hangs 56 feet tall by 21 feet in diameter
Includes roughly 900 shape elements
Includes approximately 15,000 feet of cable (nearly 3 miles!)
Installed in the main lobby of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands ceiling sculpture installation is complete! Matt and Ben spent four very, very long days on this installation. It’s exhausting work, but seeing the end result is so rewarding. Stay tuned for final pictures!
The empty space
The 21-foot diameter frame.
The hanging element.
Hoisting the frame
Prepping the frame to hang shapes.
Hanging the (900!) shapes
Getting close!
Why hello, 2022! We’re kicking off the new year with a trip to Houston to install this beast. Stay tuned for updates!
Here’s the metal mesh material we’re using for the casino ceiling sculpture. We’re devoting plenty of time learning how the material behaves so it cooperates with our grand plans!
We’re finishing up the shapes and elements that will be part of the The Woodlands hospital ceiling sculpture. That massive hanging hook with all the cables coming off of it hints at the complexity of this piece. We’re so excited to see it come together!
The ceiling sculpture installation at the hospital in The Woodlands, Texas isn’t scheduled until January, but to ensure the frames arrive on time, we’re freighting them now. (You never know what the weather will do this time of year!) The frames were safely packed up in a box large enough to freight a few grown men. Our fingers are crossed for an uneventful journey to Texas.
Here are various pictures of the three ceiling sculptures we installed in the Bay-area office facility. Matt and Ben spent a full four days installing these. It was a lot of work, but we’re happy with how lovely they turned out!
Matt and Ben just returned from San Jose, California, where they installed three ceiling sculptures at an office facility. Here are some less glamorous shots of the installation process, including the cleared-out space beforehand, the lift used for the install, the lift in the space, and the drop-ceiling that dictates the mounting process. Stay tuned for (much more exciting) pictures of the installed mobiles!
Here are draft renderings of a ceiling sculpture we’ll be creating for a Las Vegas casino. We haven’t finalized design details, but we will be using a bronze mesh fabric that will create a beautiful ribbon-like effect.
We’re creating a dangly ceiling sculpture for a medical office building in Arizona. It will feature leaves that match plant species in the surrounding area, with various different patina finishes. Here are the patina options the client gets to choose from.
