Mike Smith Studios

Mike Smith Studio is a design and fabrication facility that has been uniquely instrumental in realising contemporary works of art, design, and architecture since 1989. Our hands-on approach and unrivalled archive of projects, along with experience gained over the last 26 years, means that we can help our clients with every aspect of a project. All works require a balance between the practical and the creative - working within the constraints of the brief and budget, whilst sometimes inventing new techniques and processes for fabrication - we can assist our clients every step of the way.

The Studio has an extensive range of facilities in-house with an interdisciplinary staff from diverse backgrounds such as fine art, industrial design, architecture, and engineering. Over the years, we have also developed relationships with a wide range of specialists and subcontractors for specific processes we do not have in-house. We aim to provide a complete solution for each client's project requirements, however simple or complex.

Design, Fabrication, and Project Management Services

At Mike Smith Studio, we offer a range of services that cater to the unique needs of our clients. Our design consulting services involve a unique approach to design informed by an acute understanding of aesthetic concerns and creative requirements. Our team works closely with clients to develop design solutions that meet their project requirements, often involving design and invention, and may entail designing mechanisms that are incorporated into the workings of a piece, or are the pieces themselves.

Our fabrication services involve the manifestation of design, where ideas and experience meet, and a testing ground for design solutions to be either modified or signed off. Our facilities enable design to evolve in conjunction with production, so that what takes place on the drawing board also works in practicality.

In addition, we offer project management services that provide the logistical support for project realisation. Our management team coordinates all aspects of the project, from application packages for permission from local planning authorities to proposal packages for private institutions, and oversees the implementation of the project within strict time and budget constraints.

Our Expertise

With over 25 years of experience working with a wide variety of materials, we have acquired a great deal of expertise, an extensive database, and an archive of information, allowing us to offer answers to the various challenges with which we are presented. We apply these studio resources to tailor-make solutions for each project. Our expertise includes fabrication, budget proposals, planning department requirements, risk evaluations, health and safety issues, crating and transport logistics, conservation and archival concerns, and maintenance requirements.

Our Clients

We have a considerable international reputation and have worked with over fifteen hundred clients worldwide - artists, architects, designers, museums, structural engineers, and developers. We have also regularly undertaken conservation and repairs to various works.