Rooted in Craft

Hi friends, there is a moment before a sculpture exists. 

Before the plaster, the branches, and before a single piece is installed; there’s an idea. 

For this project, we collaborated with Nicholas Vincent Design  to create more than a sculptural feature. We set out to change an entire room into an immersive experience. Inspired by the majestic oak trees surrounding the property, the vision was to bring the landscape indoors, blurring the boundary between architecture and nature. Those trees became our starting point, informing the movement of branches to come and the feeling we hoped to evoke. 

Long before our sculptors started shaping branches by hand, the project lived in sketches, renderings, and countless conversations. 

Every curve, branch, and transition was carefully studied. Because this installation would eventually wrap upwards into a barrel ceiling, precision wasn't just important- it was essential. Templating was key for this project; our crew had to make sure that the pieces made offsite would integrate into their new home seamlessly.  

Months were spent refining the configuration before installation ever began. 

At our Houston workshop, our sculptural team translated drawings into three-dimensional forms. 

Each branch was crafted as an individual piece, allowing the twists, bends, and textures to feel organic rather than repeated. As the collection of branches grew, the entire installation was laid out and adjusted repeatedly, ensuring that this puzzle worked together as one complete environment. 

Rather than creating a collection of sculptures, we were composing a landscape. 

One of the most complex parts of the project wasn't the sculpture itself; it was what lives behind it. 

Integrated lighting was carefully woven throughout the installation, requiring close coordination with the electrical team on site. Every puck had to align perfectly with the sculptural elements, so detailed installation maps were made before we even began creating the piece. 

As daylight shifts and evening falls, light moves across and emanates from behind the textured branches, revealing new layers of depth and shadow throughout the space. 

Once each sculptural element was complete, the installation traveled from our Houston Production Studio to its new home.

Our installation team assembled hundreds of individually crafted components, layering each piece until the forest felt as though it had grown naturally from the architecture itself.

The room slowly transformed from a job site into a canopy of plaster.

Mirrored mosaic inlays and sculpted candle shelves were thoughtfully integrated into the architecture. These quieter moments invite discovery, revealing themselves gradually as you move through the room. 

Like walking through a forest, everything changes depending on where you stand. 

No two moments are exactly alike.

So, the most memorable interiors aren't always defined by what they contain, but for how they make us feel. 

This sculptural installation was created to bring a sense of calm, to slow the pace of everyday life and surround its owners with texture, light, and the quiet rhythms found in nature. 

This is the result of months of collaboration between the designer, homeowner, our sculptors, and installers, the electricians and the builder all working toward a single goal, creating an experience. 

When craftsmanship, architecture, and art come together with intention, a room becomes something more. 

It becomes a place to wander, pause, and simply be.