Figure Plant
Figure Plant is a Portland, Oregon custom fabrication and design studio integrating designers, engineers, and makers to deliver brand activations, experiential installations, architectural elements, and large-format 3D-printed prototypes for enterprise brands, agencies, and public institutions.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersPortland, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Figure Plant does
Figure Plant is a Portland, Oregon-based custom fabrication and design studio founded around 1997-1999 by David Fredrickson (current CEO), operating from a single facility at 8411 N Denver Ave under Oregon CCB license #250929. The company integrates designers, engineers, and makers under one roof to deliver design-to-fabrication services spanning brand activations, experiential installations, architectural elements, retail and pop-up spaces, festival environments, promotional vehicles, and early childhood learning environments. Core technical capabilities include Massivit 5000 large-format 3D printing, CNC fabrication, custom metalwork, and woodworking, enabling compressed project timelines (as short as two weeks for complex builds). Notable productions include a 22-foot Project Pabst unicorn sculpture, 12-month adidas Terrex retail pop-up, Super Bowl LIX branded trikes for Frito-Lay, Dreamforce structures for Salesforce, and early childhood learning environments across 7 Deschutes Public Library branches.
The business operates on a B2B project-based revenue model, quoting custom contracts to enterprise brands (Nike, adidas, Google, HP, Intel, Salesforce, Benefit Cosmetics, Brooks, Pabst, Frito-Lay, Acura, DirecTV), experiential marketing agencies (GPJ, Superfly, Razorfish, Starch Creative, Set Creative, Motive), public-sector and institutional clients (Deschutes Public Library, Multnomah County Library, City of Tigard, Portland Art Museum, OMSI), and select SMBs. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct phone/email outreach, portfolio visibility on the company website, organic social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook), and earned media in regional and industry press; no paid advertising is apparent. Projects are sourced through direct client outreach, agency referrals, and case-study-driven inbound, with no public pricing, e-commerce, or self-service channel.
The company is privately held, founder-operated, and has operated continuously for 25+ years with no disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or ownership changes. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, and the firm is recognized for industry awards including MLS Platform Activation of the Year (2017) and Best of Show at Keels N' Wheels (2017), alongside editorial features in Portland Monthly and Willamette Week.
Figure Plant firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Figure Plant
- Legal name
- Figure Plant
- Website
- https://figureplant.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Figure Plant is a Portland, Oregon custom fabrication and design studio integrating designers, engineers, and makers to deliver brand activations, experiential installations, architectural elements, and large-format 3D-printed prototypes for enterprise brands, agencies, and public institutions.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Figure Plant is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Portland
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Figure Plant business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Custom Fabrication Services: B2B custom fabrication services for brand activations, experiential installations, architectural environments, event/festival builds, and product prototypes. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with agencies, brands, architects, public institutions, and event producers. Services include design-assist, fabrication, finishing, and installation.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom Project Quoting |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
Figure Plant product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Figure Plant provides end-to-end custom design-to-fabrication services from a single Portland, Oregon facility, combining designers, engineers, and makers under one roof. Services span brand activations, experiential installations, environmental graphics, architectural and permanent installations, retail pop-ups, festival environments, promotional vehicles, props, and large-format 3D printing using the Massivit 5000.
Product overview
Figure Plant is a custom fabrication and design studio offering end-to-end design-to-fabrication services for experiential marketing, brand activations, and architectural installations. The company operates as a single unified service offering (not a software platform), providing capabilities across custom fabrication, CNC fabrication, large format 3D printing (Massivit 5000), metal work, and woodwork. Their services span brand activation, environmental graphics, retail and pop-up spaces, festival environments, promotional vehicles, props and sculpture, creative technology, tradeshows and exhibits, and architectural installations for clients across retail, hospitality, education, and cultural sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Custom Fabrication Services End-to-end design-to-fabrication services for custom physical products, including experiential installations, brand activations, and architectural elements, delivered from a single Portland facility to enterprise brands, agencies, museums, libraries, and public agencies.
- Large Format 3D Printing Large-format additive manufacturing using the Massivit 5000 printer, enabling rapid prototyping and full-scale production of unconventional, large-scale components for brand activations, automotive prototypes (e.g., Tern RC8 grille), and architectural elements.
- CNC Fabrication Computer numerical control fabrication for precise cutting, carving, and shaping of materials including wood, metal, and composites, supporting both standalone projects and components within larger fabrication engagements.
- Brand Activations and Experiential Marketing Custom fabrication for brand activations and experiential marketing campaigns, including promotional events, product launches, sampling campaigns, and consumer engagement installations for brands such as Nike, adidas, HP, Google, Intel, Salesforce, Pabst, Lays, and Benefit Cosmetics.
- Retail and Pop-up Spaces Custom retail environments, pop-up stores, and temporary retail installations for brand experiences and product showcases, including code-compliant airport kiosks for Steven Smith Teamaker and Straightaway Cocktails and the extended adidas Terrex Portland pop-up.
- Festival Environments Large-scale festival stage facades, event structures, and temporary entertainment venue fabrication for music and cultural events, including the Firefly Music Festival stage facade for Iron Bloom.
- Promotional Vehicles Custom mobile promotional vehicles, including converted buses and specialty vehicle fabrication for brand activations and tours, such as the Brooks Cavalcade of Curiosities double-decker bus deployed on a 3-year Rock and Roll Marathon tour and the Logitech UE Boom Bus.
- Architectural and Permanent Installations Long-term architectural installations for public spaces, museums, libraries, and commercial buildings, including structural elements, public art, interpretive installations (e.g., Confluence Project Vancouver Land Bridge refurbishment), and children's learning environments for Deschutes Public Library across 7 branches.
- Environmental Graphics Large-scale graphic fabrication including dimensional signage, wall graphics, and integrated environmental branding elements such as the nearly 600 lineal feet of abstract tree panels at Mt. Hood Community College Dental Clinic installed in 3 days.
- Tradeshows and Exhibits Trade show booths, exhibit structures, and conference installations for corporate events and exhibitions, including Dreamforce timber-framed cabin structures for Salesforce and the ACT Expo Tern RC8 truck grille unveiling for Hexagon Purus.
Quantifiable outcome
- 100,000 chip bags distributed in 3 days using fabricated trikes at Super Bowl LIX
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Companies that use Figure Plant
Customer profileNamed customers31 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Figure Plant technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Figure Plant partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Iron BloomcoreIron Bloom designs large, bold, memorable experiential installations for Firefly Music Festival. Figure Plant serves as fabrication partner, translating their stage facade designs into lightweight welded aluminum frame structures with fabric panels that can be quickly assembled and disassembled. The partnership produced a massive, weather-proof, reusable stage facade for the 3-day festival.
- It's Just A Feeling / Physical Space / Mathew Phillip WilliamscoreCollaborative partnership to create 'It's Just a Feeling' - a multifunctional event, co-working, retail, and cafe space in Portland. Figure Plant brought expertise in compressed timelines and smart fabrication choices to efficiently maximize shop-built components for an old building with non-standard architecture.
- Deschutes Library / Redpoint Construction Management / +&>coreMulti-stakeholder partnership for early childhood development center fabrication across 7 branches of Deschutes Public Library. Figure Plant served in a 'design-assist' role working with designers +&> and construction manager Redpoint to ensure success within feasibility, budgetary, and timeline guardrails.
- Denton-Cardew DesignminorUK-based studio Denton-Cardew Design credits Figure Plant for the full build and installation of Nike's Girl Effect workshop environment, demonstrating international creative teams partnering with Figure Plant for highly customized spaces.
- Starch CreativecoreDesign partnership with Starch Creative for adidas Terrex retail pop-up activation in Portland. Figure Plant worked closely with Starch Creative providing quality retail fabrication and smart material choices that extended the original 3-6 week pop-up to a 12-month engagement.
- Set CreativecoreSet Creative engaged Figure Plant to create retail window displays and in-store installations for adidas All-Star Week Toronto, complementing the Aurora Borealis collection and reflecting Toronto's natural beauty.
- RazorfishcoreRazorfish called on Figure Plant to create custom mechanical flipbooks inspired by Acura's Jewel Eye headlights for the 2016 Acura ILX launch. Figure Plant added metalworkers and chrome-platers to its team to match each headlight to its real-life counterpart.
- MotivecoreMotive (for Frito-Lay) tasked Figure Plant with fabricating 9 custom branded trikes for distributing 100,000 Lays chip samples during Super Bowl LIX's 'Chips and Sips Quarter' in New Orleans.
- Osmose DesignminorWorking with Osmose Design and taking design cues from Smith Teamaker's brick-and-mortar shops, Figure Plant designed, engineered, built, and installed a free-standing, code-compliant temporary retail kiosk at PDX Airport.
- Urban PatternsminorUrban Patterns collaborated with Figure Plant on the Straightaway Cocktails kiosk at PDX Airport, creating an eye-catching and inviting retail and tasting environment.
- Play & CocoreHexagon Purus and Play & Co found Figure Plant for rapid prototype large-format 3D printed truck grille for Tern RC8 electric truck. High-volume 3D printing at speed, combined with outside-the-box fabrication and finishing, produced OEM-looking components for ACT Expo unveiling in Las Vegas.
- David KorinscoreRenowned designer David Korins partnered with Figure Plant to bring 'Project Pabst' to life, requiring fabrication of 22-foot unicorn sculpture Pepper. Figure Plant designed, engineered, sculpted, painted, and installed the sculpture in under 2 weeks.
- SRG Partnership / Brockamp & JaegercoreDesign team at Brockamp & Jaeger brought detailed engineering for dental clinic environmental graphics. Figure Plant focused on challenges of wood species, joinery, stain color matching, and installation methodology, completing nearly 600 lineal feet of abstract tree panels in 3 days.
- Confluence ProjectcoreConfluence Project engaged Figure Plant to design, fabricate, and install new nameplates and integrate carved basalt columns by artist Lillian Pitt at the Vancouver Land Bridge Village Overlook, originally designed in 2008.
- GreenLight MediacoreGreenLight Media commissioned Figure Plant to fabricate the Logitech UE Boom Bus - a vehicle fabrication and experiential marketing activation project.
- Portland MonthlyminorPortland Monthly featured Figure Plant as the fabrication studio trusted to estimate restoration work on the city's iconic Paul Bunyan statue and gave recognition to FP's 22-foot Project Pabst unicorn build.
- ZGF ArchitectureminorZGF designed the new Portland International Airport (PDX). Figure Plant created temporary kiosks for Steven Smith Teamaker and Straightaway Cocktails within ZGF's designed airport space, fitting into the airport's design philosophy reflecting Portland's tree-lined streets and local businesses.
- Artist 'The Art of Dang'minorArtist 'The Art of Dang' describes both the TEDx 'Spectrum Pyramid' and the Project Pabst Unicorn as Figure Plant builds, detailing how he carved Pepper's foam body after FP handled milling and assembly - providing third-party view of artist-fabricator collaboration.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Figure Plant competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- MKG: MKG is an experiential marketing agency producing brand activations and immersive experiences with in-house fabrication. Comparable in serving major consumer brands with custom installations, operating at a larger agency scale.
- Derse: Derse is an experiential marketing company producing custom exhibits, brand activations, and events with integrated fabrication. Overlaps directly with Figure Plant's custom fabrication for retail, trade shows, and brand experiences, but at significantly larger scale.
- Sparks: Sparks is a global experiential marketing agency with in-house fabrication capabilities for brand activations, custom installations, and events. Directly comparable to Figure Plant in serving similar Fortune 500 clients with custom-built experiential assets.
Broad incumbents
- Rockwell Group: Rockwell Group is a major cross-disciplinary design firm with fabrication capabilities for themed environments, hospitality, and brand experiences. Identified via Figure Plant's client testimonials (Joshua Walton, Google/Project Pabst), making it a known counterparty in the same fabrication space.
- George P. Johnson (GPJ): GPJ is one of the world's largest experiential marketing agencies with full-service fabrication. Already a Figure Plant customer/partner, GPJ represents the broader incumbent tier against which Figure Plant competes on specialized, speed-critical builds.
- Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton is a global brand experience agency producing large-scale activations, events, and installations for major brands. Overlaps with Figure Plant's experiential and brand activation work but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
Others
- Motive: Motive is an experiential agency that partnered with Figure Plant on the Frito-Lay/Lays Super Bowl LIX trike campaign. Comparable as an experiential partner commissioning custom fabrication for brand activations rather than a direct fabrication competitor.
- Set Creative: Set Creative is a design and brand activation studio that partnered with Figure Plant on the adidas All-Star Week Toronto window displays. Comparable as a creative/design partner commissioning fabrication execution rather than a direct fabrication competitor.
- Starch Creative: Starch Creative is a design and brand activation studio that partnered with Figure Plant on the adidas Terrex Portland pop-up. Comparable as a design partner commissioning Figure Plant for fabrication rather than a direct competitor.
- Iron Bloom: Iron Bloom is an experiential design firm that partnered with Figure Plant on the Firefly Music Festival stage facade. Comparable as an experiential design partner commissioning fabrication for large-scale event environments rather than a direct fabrication competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Figure Plant leadership team
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Profiles1 record
Figure Plant funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Figure Plant M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Figure Plant
What does Figure Plant do?
Figure Plant provides end-to-end custom design-to-fabrication services from a single Portland, Oregon facility, combining designers, engineers, and makers under one roof. Services span brand activations, experiential installations, environmental graphics, architectural and permanent installations, retail pop-ups, festival environments, promotional vehicles, props, and large-format 3D printing using the Massivit 5000.
Is Figure Plant a public or private company?
Figure Plant is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Figure Plant founded?
Figure Plant was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Figure Plant based?
Figure Plant is headquartered in Portland, United States, in the North America region.
How does Figure Plant make money?
One revenue line is on record: custom Fabrication Services.
Who are Figure Plant's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are MKG, Derse and Sparks. Broad incumbents are Rockwell Group, George P. Johnson (GPJ) and Jack Morton Worldwide. Others are Motive, Set Creative, Starch Creative and Iron Bloom.
Does Figure Plant have an API?
No public API is recorded for Figure Plant.