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Artist Hebru Brantley’s iconic “Flyboy” sculpture at NYC’s Graduate Hotel Roosevelt Island

Chicago artist Hebru Brantley collaborated with Bridgewater Studio to design and fabricate a 13-foot Flyboy sculpture for the hotel lobby of the Graduate Roosevelt Island.

First, we 3D scanned a Flyboy figurine. Then, digital sculpting methods enabled us to rig and pose the 3D model until the artist’s vision was fully actualized. From there, we 3D printed a detailed scale model.

Next, two in-house CNC engineering departments merged to program structural support pathways inside the massive figure. The full-size sculpture was machined using our 7-axis Kuka robot cell. CNC robotics carved each of the parts, which were hand-assembled around a steel armature and sprayed with a polyurea coating.

With careful planning and consideration for building infrastructure, lobby amenities, power requirements and other inevitabilities, the final art installation was a "huge" success!

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As always, we owned the entire process to ensure optimal results:

  • 2D + 3D Visualization
  • 3D Scanning Services
  • 3D Printing Services
  • 3D Sculpting Services
  • 3D Mesh + Surface Modelling
  • 3D CAD + Solid Modeling
  • Mesh-to-Solid conversion
  • 3D Structural simulation
  • CNC and Robotics Programming
  • Maquette Sculpture
  • Shop Drawing Services
  • Prototyping Materials
  • SPFX + Lighting Integration
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Painting/Finishing
  • Laser Cutting Service
  • CNC + Robot machining
  • Foam Hard Coating
  • Project Estimation + Budgeting
  • Project Schedule Development
  • Project Management Services
  • Nationwide Installation Capabilities
  • Project Close-Out Summary

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