Founded in 2014 by mountmakers Jen Simons and Erika Johnson, Brigid Mountmaking designs and fabricates custom artifact mounts for museums, collectors, and other display projects. Its work is guided by an unusually explicit object-safety practice: mounts are custom fitted, made with carefully documented materials, and designed to protect rather than alter the objects they support. The company has installed more than 65 exhibits across the United States and also provides tailored mountmaking training and consultation.
LEERFORMFounded by artists, LEERFORM is a Brooklyn studio known for bringing an art-making perspective to the practical challenges of museum and gallery work. Its team has more than 20 years of experience protecting and presenting cultural objects, including through custom crating and fabrication for artists and collecting institutions.BROOKLYN, NY
XYZ CustomSince 2000, Tarentum-based XYZ Custom has turned designers’ sketches and renderings into engineered and fabricated environments, with a particular focus on immersive museum exhibits. Its work ranges from the LIGO Observatory Visitors Center to the traveling Charlie Harper exhibit, and the company handles projects from design engineering through fabrication, delivery and installation. XYZ’s team brings deep exhibit-industry experience, including founder Steve Hellberg’s two decades at Creative Productions, to custom work built for museums and other public-facing spaces.TARENTUM, PA