MOUNT DESIGN, FABRICATION & INSTALLATION

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

ELY has designed mounts for objects ranging from a single pearl to a life sized space ship model. Mounts are custom made for each artifact by our exacting mount makers, working from the initial patterning to the faux painting and installation. The final product is a mount that disappears, displaying the object safely and aesthetically. Ely, Inc. designs, fabricates and installs custom mounts for art, artifacts, books and textiles with the security and safety of each object a primary objective. Mounts are fabricated from Plexiglas, stainless steel, brass, steel and a wide variety of conservation approved materials. ELY, Inc.also designed an innovative system that allows fragile books and manuscripts to be measured for their mounts while minimizing their handling during this process.

The Newseum

ELY mountmakers are currently at work patterning and creating mounts for the collection at the The Newseum, which will open in late 2007. Objects in the collection include artifacts from the world of news gathering and presentation.
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The Allure of Pearls

Developed by The National Museum of Natural History, this exhibit featured the most valuble, largest and most famous pearls in the world. Working closely with the designer, ELY provided mount design, fabrication and installation at the National Museum of Natural History in March, 2005.
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Sports: Breaking Records Breaking Barriers

This 3,000 square foot traveling exhibition put on by The National Museum of American History and SITES included 46 objects that required custom mount making and installation appropriate for a traveling exhibition. The artifacts ranged from Muhammad Ali’s fight robe to Brian Boitano’s ice skates.
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