304 vs 316 Stainless Steel for Outdoor Sculpture
The grade decision costs little at the quotation stage and a great deal once a piece starts pitting. Here is how to make it properly.
Custom Sculpture Manufacturer Shenzhen
Sculpture Built to Your Drawing Not to a Catalogue Size
Mirror polished stainless steel, Corten weathering steel and moulded fiberglass, fabricated and finished under one roof. Minimum order one piece.
Stainless Steel Spheres
Seamless Mirror Spheres With Every Weld Dressed Flat
Panel joints ground level before polishing starts, so the reflection runs unbroken across the curve. 304, 316 and 316L to suit the position.
Landscape and Public Art
Pieces Detailed for the Weather They Will Actually Stand In
Grade chosen against the position, base plate and anchor pattern issued before the foundation is poured, drainage built into the form.
From Brief to Crate
One Workshop for Forming Welding Dressing and Polishing
12,000 square metres in Shenzhen with 87 sculptors and 5 designers on staff. Approval photographs before anything is packed.
- 12,000 m²Workshop Floor Area
- 87In House Sculptors
- 5In House Designers
- 1 pieceMinimum Order
What We Make
Fabricated Sculpture in Steel Corten and Fiberglass
We fabricate large sculpture: mirror polished stainless steel spheres and abstract forms, Corten weathering steel masses for landscape, stainless wall panels for interiors, water features, and moulded fiberglass figures. Every piece is made to a drawing rather than picked from a catalogue.
Selected Work
Products From Across the Range
Every piece below is made to order. Follow any of them through to the full specification, or open the complete catalogue of 122 products.
Stainless Steel Sculpture
Large Stainless Steel Love Shaped Sculpture
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Corten Steel Sculpture
Modern Garden Outdoor Decoration Abstract Art Metal Statue
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Garden Decoration Sculpture
Stainless Steel Diamond Sculpture Ornament
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Garden Decoration Sculpture
Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Metal Art Abstract Sphere
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Wall Decorations
Stainless Steel Creative Electroplated Titanium Gold Wall Decoration Design A
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Corten Steel Sculpture
Large Sculpture Courtyard Decoration Water Fountain Garden Metal Art
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Abstract Sculpture
Stainless Steel Starburst Meteor Hammer Landmine Sculpture
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Animal Sculpture
Custom Animal Sculpture Garden Shopping Mall Park Forest Decorative
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Home Decorations Sculpture
Stainless Steel Water Drop Sculpture Decoration Design B
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Brass Sculpture
Modern Large-Scale Animal Cartoon-Style Outdoor Decorative Glass Fiber Resin Figure Design A
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Stainless Steel Ball
Stainless Steel Titanium Gold Metal Hollow Decorative Ball Mirror
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Solid Wood Sculpture
Solid Wood Carving Floor Decoration Large Sculpture Design B
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Stainless Steel Sculpture
Stainless Steel Mirror Creative Leisure Seat Design B
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Corten Steel Sculpture
Modern Large Outdoor Garden Courtyard Rusty Art Statue
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Garden Decoration Sculpture
Stainless Steel Irregular-Shaped Stones Sculpture Ornament
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Garden Decoration Sculpture
Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Art Abstract Terrestrial Globe
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Wall Decorations
Stainless Steel Creative Electroplated Titanium Gold Wall Decoration Design B
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Corten Steel Sculpture
Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Metal Art Ring Fountain
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Abstract Sculpture
304 316L Mirror-Polished Outdoor Decorative Modern Metal Art
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Animal Sculpture
Size Modern Home Decorations Animal Flamingo Fiberglass Sculpture Statue
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Home Decorations Sculpture
Stainless Steel Human Body Abstraction Sculpture Decoration
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Brass Sculpture
Modern Large-Scale Animal Cartoon-Style Outdoor Decorative Glass Fiber Resin Figure Design B
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Stainless Steel Ball
Stainless Steel Titanium Plated Gold Hollow Sphere Seamless Balls
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Stainless Steel Sculpture
Large Stainless Steel Combination of Ball
View detailsWhat Problem We Solve
The Piece You Want Usually Does Not Exist as a Product
A sculpture that suits a specific courtyard, lobby or plaza almost never exists as a product. Commissioning one normally means studio prices, studio lead times, and a base, fixing and crate that were never quoted. We work the other way round: the drawing, the finish, the base plate, the crate and the freight are settled before anything is cut.
- A sculpture sized for the space, not the nearest catalogue dimension
- A grade of steel chosen against the position rather than against the quotation
- A base plate and anchor pattern early enough to pour the foundation in sequence
- A crate designed around the finished geometry, and photographs before it closes
Mirror polished sphere installed on a public plaza. Every panel joint is ground level before polishing begins, which is what keeps the reflection unbroken.
Who We Serve
Specifiers Developers and Operators
Landscape architects, interior designers, property developers, hotel groups, mall operators, public art planners and sculpture galleries who resell into their own local projects.
Capabilities
How a Commission Actually Runs
Five routes through the workshop, each written out stage by stage with the problem it solves and how it is handled.
1
Custom Sculpture From Brief to Installation
The full route from a sketch on a napkin to a crated piece with an anchor pattern drawing. This is how most projects here actually run.
2
Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Fabrication
Why a mirror finish is a fabrication problem before it is a polishing problem, and how the seams are made to disappear.
3
Corten Steel Weathering and Patina Control
How weathering steel is fabricated so the colour arrives settled, the welds do not show, and the run off does not stain the paving.
4
Water Feature and Fountain Sculpture
Sculpture that carries moving water needs the pipework, the pump chamber and the grade decided at design stage, not bolted on afterwards.
5
Crating Sectioning and Worldwide Shipping
More sculpture is damaged between the workshop and the site than in twenty years of service. This is how that is avoided.
Why Customers Choose Us
One Workshop From Cutting to Final Polish
A 12,000 square metre workshop in Shenzhen with 87 sculptors and 5 designers on staff, working in stainless steel, bronze, weathering steel, iron, fiberglass and resin. Forming, welding, seam dressing, polishing and finishing all happen in the same building, which is what keeps a one off piece affordable and on schedule.
Design in house
5 designers develop the form and return views for approval. Changes at that stage cost nothing.
87 sculptors
Forming, welding and seam dressing are done by the people who then polish the surface.
Approval before packing
The finished piece is stood up and photographed from every side for written sign off.
One piece minimum
A single courtyard or one hotel lobby is a normal order. There is no container minimum.
Knowledge Centre
Guides on Material Finish and Installation
Written for specifiers who have to make the decision and live with it.
Material Guide
Process Guide
How a Mirror Polish on Stainless Steel Sculpture Is Actually Achieved
A flawless mirror finish is decided during welding and grinding, long before anyone reaches for a polishing mop.
Material Guide
Corten Steel Sculpture and How the Patina Really Behaves
What weathering steel does over its first years outdoors, what it does to the paving underneath, and what to detail at design stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your minimum order quantity
One piece. There is no container minimum, which is why single courtyard, lobby and villa commissions are a normal part of the workload here.
Can you work from our drawing or our sketch
Yes, and most projects start that way. A sketch, a render, a reference photograph or a full dimensioned drawing are all enough to begin. Our designers develop it into something buildable and return views for approval before anything is cut.
Which materials do you work in
Stainless steel, bronze, weathering steel, iron, fiberglass and resin. Most of what leaves the workshop is 304 or 316 stainless steel, Corten weathering steel or moulded fiberglass. Solid wood carving and brass work are handled on request.
How big is the workshop
12,000 square metres in Pingshan District, Shenzhen, with 5 designers and 87 sculptors on staff. Cutting, forming, welding, seam dressing, polishing and finishing all happen in the same building.
Do you ship worldwide
Yes. Pieces are crated in plywood built around the finished geometry, with foam contact on every finished face. Large pieces ship in marked sections with a packing list, dimensions and weights so a forwarder can book accurately.
What do you need in order to quote
Where the piece goes, roughly how tall you want it, and any image you already have. That is enough to come back with a proposal, a price and a lead time.
Do you supply certificates for the material
Tell us what your specification requires at the enquiry stage and we will confirm exactly what can be supplied for your project rather than promise it in advance.
Send Us the Space and the Height You Have in Mind
A photograph of the position and a rough height are enough to get a proposal, a price and a lead time back.