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Custom Stainless Steel and Alloy Fabrication
Stainless steel and alloy fabrication for sculpture, public art, play, and exhibition work
Our factory takes on the metal work that standard job shops turn down: mirror-polished stainless sculpture, large character and art toy figures, playable park and amusement pieces, exhibition structures, and outdoor architectural fixtures. We work from artist models, 3D files, or sketches, and handle forming, welding, polishing, finishing, and crating for delivery.
Reference work: Arnaud Lapierre / UAP
Factory capabilities
- Stainless steel grades 304 and 316 for interior and outdoor use, plus aluminum and other alloys on request
- Sheet forming, shaping over structural frames, and hand-finished compound curves
- TIG and MIG welding with ground and blended seams
- Mirror polish, hairline and brushed finishes, bead blast, PVD color, powder coat, and painted finishes
- Integrated LED lighting, acrylic, glass, and lightbox elements within metal structures
- Internal armatures and base plates engineered for site anchoring
- Factory pre-assembly, trial fit, and photo documentation before crating
- Export crating and freight coordination to Canada, the United States, and worldwide
What We Fabricate
Six kinds of work we set the factory up for
Sculpture and public art
Mirror-polished, brushed, or painted stainless steel and alloy sculptures for plazas, lobbies, parks, and streetscapes, built to the artist's form with hidden structure and site-ready mounting.
Character and art toy figures
Oversized designer toy and mascot figures in stainless steel, alloy, or hybrid construction, with smooth compound curves, seamless joints, and durable color finishes.
Playable and amusement pieces
Interactive sculptures, climbable forms, and park equipment fabricated for daily public use: rounded edges, concealed fixings, anti-slip surfaces, and finishes that survive weather and hands.
Exhibition and museum structures
Metal frames, lightbox pavilions, fins, and display architecture for exhibitions, built to drawings and pre-assembled in the factory so installation is fast.
Outdoor architectural fixtures
Feature canopies, entrance elements, cladding details, planters, seating, and signage in stainless and alloy for commercial and public exteriors.
Difficult one-off builds
Compound curves, large spans, mirror finishes that show every flaw, and pieces that combine metal with light, glass, or acrylic. This is the work we set the factory up for.
Reference Works
The scale, materials, and finish level we work to
The installations below were created by the credited artists and studios and are shown with their permission. Each one illustrates a fabrication problem we solve: mirror finishes, suspended structure, public-use durability, freeform shells, toy-style modules, or exhibition build-outs.
Ring • Chain, Ruihong Tiandi, Shanghai
Artwork by Arnaud Lapierre, fabricated by UAP
Stacked mirror-polished stainless steel cubes. A finish this reflective shows every weld, dent, and polishing mark, so the value is in flat panels, crisp edges, and clean seams.
Lobby art, Zhaotai International Center, Beijing
Artwork and interior by the project's design team
A suspended mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture with organic voids, paired with an illuminated wall piece framed in polished metal. Suspended work needs a hidden armature, balanced hanging points, and a flawless surface from below.
Sea Reef installation, Gaoqi Marine Culture Festival, Xiamen
Public art installation for the Gaoqi Marine Culture Festival
Mirror stainless steel volumes and steps set into a village square, built for people to sit on and touch. Public-use mirror finishes call for scratch-resistant detailing and solid, hidden bases.
Splash Plaza, Yichang
Landscape and sculptural elements by HID Landscape
White sculptural canopies, petal forms, and light poles in a water plaza. Large freeform shells like these are built over internal steel frames and finished so the surface reads as one continuous form.
Portal and Drum Coral, The Bay Park, Sarasota
Playable art installations by The Urban Conga
A looped stainless steel swing seat and powder-coated aluminum drums in a waterfront park. Play equipment is judged on rounded edges, concealed fasteners, and a coating that stands up to salt air and constant use.
Woven Playground, Shanghai
Public art installation by Daxing Jizi Design
A climbable structure of oversized toy bricks, lit from inside at night. Character and toy-style builds like this depend on repeatable modules, exact color matching across materials, and lighting integrated into the structure.
The Future To Be exhibition, Tianjin
Exhibition design by KiKi ARCHi
Blue metal fins, a white lattice pavilion, and lightbox walls for a digital culture exhibition. Exhibition structures are built to drawings, pre-assembled in the factory, and installed in days.
Pages Afloat, Huizhou Village of Letters
Public art installation by f-a-n
Folded plate forms that children climb and slide on, set in a village park near our own Huizhou factory. Large folded surfaces need precise geometry, hidden joints, and a finish that is safe to walk on.
Copyright and permission. The reference works above were designed by the credited artists and studios and remain their copyright, together with that of the photographers. Elite Fixtures displays them with permission as references for the scale, materials, and finish quality of the fabrication work we take on. They are not presented as Elite Fixtures projects.
Process
From artist file to installed piece
Brief and files
Send sketches, a 3D model, a maquette, or reference photos with the target size, site, and finish. We confirm what is buildable and where the structure will hide.
Engineering
We model the internal frame, panel breakdown, joints, and anchoring, and return shop drawings for approval.
Samples
Finish samples for mirror, brushed, or color, and a test section for any difficult curve or seam before full production.
Fabrication
Forming, welding, grinding, polishing, and finishing in our Huizhou factory, with progress photos at each stage.
Pre-assembly and delivery
Trial assembly, protection, crating, and freight to site, with installation drawings or our own crew for GTA projects.
FAQ
Common questions about custom stainless steel fabrication
Do you fabricate from an artist's or designer's files?
Yes. Most projects start from a 3D model, drawings, or a physical maquette supplied by the artist or design studio. We engineer the structure and panel layout, return shop drawings for approval, and build to them. The artist keeps full authorship of the work.
What finishes can you achieve on stainless steel?
Mirror polish, hairline and brushed finishes, bead blast, PVD colors such as gold, bronze, and black, powder coat, and painted finishes. We send physical samples before production so the finish is agreed on metal rather than on screen.
Can you make large character or art toy figures?
Yes. Large figures are built over an internal frame with formed stainless or alloy skins, or in hybrid construction where a smoother surface is needed. Seams are ground and blended before finishing so the form reads as one piece.
Is the work suitable for outdoor and public use?
Outdoor and public pieces are built in 316 or 304 stainless steel with sealed seams, rounded edges, concealed fixings, and engineered base plates for anchoring. We design for weather, cleaning, and daily contact from the start.
Where do you ship and install?
Pieces are crated at our factory and shipped worldwide. In the Greater Toronto Area our own team can handle site installation. Elsewhere we supply installation drawings and support the local crew.
Were the reference works on this page made by Elite Fixtures?
No. The reference works shown on the Elite Fixtures stainless steel fabrication page are by the credited artists and studios, shown with permission to illustrate the type, scale, and finish quality of fabrication we take on. Our own fabrication footage is in the project video, and references for our own projects can be shared on request.
Related pages
Send the model, the size, and the site
A 3D file, sketch, or maquette, the target dimensions, where the piece will live, and the finish you have in mind are enough for a first review. We reply with what is buildable, how the structure hides, and a quotation path.
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