What StudioEIS does

StudioEIS is a Brooklyn, New York-based figurative sculpture studio founded in 1977 by Ivan Schwartz. The studio specializes in custom commissioned bronze sculptures, museum figures, and historical recreations for museums, presidential libraries, government institutions, sports halls of fame, and corporate clients. Core offerings include Bronze Sculptures, Museum Figures, Design Services, and a curated line of small sculptural works branded as 'Fantastic Things.' The studio has produced work for the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center, the Obama Presidential Center, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Virginia State Capitol, among others.

The studio combines traditional figurative sculpture techniques with modern digital sculpting, forensic reconstruction, and life casting. Its production team is led by founder Ivan Schwartz and co-director Elliot Schwartz, supported by a BFA-trained production director and a small team of 1–10 employees. StudioEIS has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Scientific American, and Life Magazine, and has contributed to U.S. Postal Service stamp programs. The studio's archive is housed at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.

The business model is project-based and direct-to-institution: clients commission sculptures on a one-time basis with pricing not publicly disclosed. StudioEIS generates revenue through enterprise-scale field sales to museums, government bodies, universities, and corporate buyers seeking historically grounded figurative work. The company's geographic footprint spans multiple U.S. cities and includes prior or active projects in Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. There is no public indication of subscription revenue, recurring service contracts, or AI-driven product offerings.

Name

StudioEIS

Legal name

StudioEIS Inc.

Website

https://studioeis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

StudioEIS is a Brooklyn-based figurative sculpture studio founded in 1977 that designs and fabricates custom bronze sculptures, museum figures, and historical recreations for museums, presidential libraries, government institutions, sports halls of fame, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Sculpture Commissions: StudioEIS generates revenue through commissioned custom sculpture projects for museums, presidential libraries, government institutions, corporations, and sports halls of fame. Projects are typically one-time commissions for specific historical figures or monuments, ranging from small busts to life-size and monumental sculptures.

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Core offering

StudioEIS is a Brooklyn-based figurative sculpture and design studio that creates custom commissioned bronze sculptures, museum figures, and historical monuments. The studio specializes in forensic reconstruction of historical figures and produces commemorative works for museums, presidential libraries, government institutions, sports halls of fame, and corporate clients throughout the United States.

Product overview

StudioEIS is a Brooklyn-based figurative sculpture studio founded in 1977, offering a portfolio of interconnected artistic services. The core offerings include Bronze Sculptures (large-scale monuments and statues), Museum Figures (museum-quality figurative works and dioramas), Design Services (concept design and digital rendering), and Fantastic Things (commercial/entertainment sculptural projects). The studio specializes in historical commemorations, presidential monuments, sports hall of fame sculptures, and forensic reconstructions. StudioEIS operates as a physical fabrication studio employing traditional sculpting methods combined with modern digital technology, serving museums, presidential libraries, sports institutions, corporate clients, and public commissions throughout the United States and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bronze Sculptures Large-scale bronze sculptures and monuments including presidential statues, historical figures, and commemorative works for public spaces, museums, and institutions.
• Museum Figures Figurative sculptures and dioramas for museums depicting historical scenes, notable figures, and cultural moments using forensic reconstruction techniques, life casting, and historical research.
• Design Services Concept design, digital renderings, and design studies for monuments, sculptures, and architectural installations including 3D modeling and visualization.
• Fantastic Things Commercial and entertainment-related sculptural projects including movie promotional displays, corporate installations, and themed restaurant sculptures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 bronze sculptures for Signers' Hall - described as perhaps the single largest portrait commission in American history
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Named customers37 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Madame Tussauds: Madame Tussauds produces lifelike figurative portrait sculptures for public exhibition, the closest analog to StudioEIS's museum figure and historical reconstruction business. Both create highly realistic portrait figures for institutional display, though Madame Tussauds uses wax and silicone rather than bronze.
• Legacy Effects: Legacy Effects is a high-end creature and realistic figure fabrication studio for film and entertainment, sharing StudioEIS's mastery of lifelike figurative work and bronze-adjacent materials. Comparable in scale (small specialist team) and reliance on signature craftsmanship, but serving film rather than institutional clients.
• The Character Shop: The Character Shop is a specialty fabrication studio producing realistic figures, props, and characters for film, theme parks, and museums. Comparable to StudioEIS in size, technique (sculpting, mold-making, casting), and customer mix across institutional and entertainment buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Walt Disney Imagineering: Disney's Imagineering division creates lifelike figurative sculptures and animatronics at massive scale for theme parks. Overlaps with StudioEIS in figure-making craft and historical/character authenticity, but operates at a vastly larger budget and on entertainment rather than commemorative projects.
• Industrial Light & Magic: ILM builds physically convincing figures, characters, and visual effects assets at the highest quality tier, sharing StudioEIS's emphasis on anatomical accuracy and historical realism. Operates much more broadly across film and digital VFX rather than fine-art bronze sculpture.
• Walla Walla Foundry: Walla Walla Foundry is a leading fine art bronze foundry that fabricates large-scale sculpture for institutional and public art clients, directly serving the same market segment StudioEIS competes in. Operates more as a foundry partner than a competing design studio, but bids on similar commissions.
• Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture: Johnson Atelier is a large-scale sculpture fabrication facility in New Jersey that produces monumental bronze and metal works for sculptors and institutions. Overlaps with StudioEIS in serving monumental public sculpture commissions, though it operates as a fabrication house rather than a full design studio.
• Jim Henson Creature Shop: Jim Henson's Creature Shop designs and fabricates lifelike characters, creatures, and figures for film, television, and themed entertainment. Shares StudioEIS's mastery of figurative realism and detailed fabrication, but serves entertainment clients at much larger scale.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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