Yetiweurks Ltd.

What Yetiweurks Ltd. does

Yetiweurks Ltd. is a Denver, Colorado-based engineering and art firm founded in 2014 by structural engineer Nick Geurts. The company operates with a two-person team (Geurts and electromechanical specialist Ryan Elmendorf) and provides professional engineering services for interactive public art installations. Its work spans structural engineering for sculptures and custom electromechanical systems that power moving, sensing, or interactive elements of public artworks. Documented installations include the Tree of (Im)Permanence and Awakening at Burning Man, projects at the Denver Performing Arts Complex and Children's Hospital Colorado, and civic commissions from Denver Arts & Venues.

The firm's core capability is the integration of structural engineering with electromechanical design and prototyping, enabling artworks that are both physically robust and functionally interactive. Notable projects demonstrate technical breadth across permanent civic installations, healthcare venue commissions, ephemeral festival works, and relocated/adaptive reuse of prior sculptures. The portfolio indicates capability in load-path design for non-standard geometries, mechanical actuation, and integration with fabrication partners.

The business model is project-based professional services plus grant-funded commissions. Revenue derives from engineering consulting fees paid by artists, fabricators, and project managers, supplemented by honorarium grants from programs such as Burning Man Arts and direct commissions from government arts agencies (notably Denver Arts & Venues). Customer segments include independent public artists, fabrication shops, institutional clients (hospitals, performing arts venues), and municipal arts organizations. The firm is bootstrap-funded, with no disclosed external capital, no disclosed revenue, and no evidence of staffing beyond the two founders.

Name

Yetiweurks Ltd.

Legal name

Yetiweurks Ltd.

Website

https://yetiweurks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Yetiweurks Ltd. is a two-person Denver-based engineering firm providing structural and electromechanical design services for interactive public art installations, serving public artists, fabricators, and government arts agencies since 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Art Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Industrial Design Services (54142)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Signage, Props & Custom Installations (HSACAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scenic Fabrication & Set/Stage Carpentry (MPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Electromechanical engineering
• Interactive public art
• Public art engineering
• Fabrication drawings consulting

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Structural and electromechanical engineering consulting services for public artists, fabricators, and project managers
2. Art Installation Commissions: Commissioned interactive public art installations, including design, engineering, and fabrication
3. Engineering Documentation Services: Sealed engineering drawings, structural calculations, and fabrication drawings for public art projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yetiweurks Ltd. provides structural and electromechanical engineering services for interactive public art installations. Offerings include sealed engineering drawings, structural calculations, fabrication drawings, circuit and programming design, interactive light and sound components, and mechanical modeling and R&D. The team also designs and builds commissioned interactive public art installations delivered to artists, fabricators, project managers, and government arts organizations.

Product overview

Yetiweurks Ltd. is an engineering consulting firm for public art, offering two complementary service lines: Structural Engineering for Art (sealed engineering drawings, structural calculations, fabrication drawings) and Electromechanical Engineering for Art (circuit/programming design, interactive light and sound components, mechanical modeling). Their product portfolio comprises nine named interactive public art installations: Sky Song and True West (commissioned civic installations in Denver), Therolin No.1 and Sun Spots (interactive musical/visual works), and Awakening, Light Pond, Tree of Transformation, Tree of (Im)Permanence, and Synchrotensegrity (exhibited primarily at Burning Man and permanent venues). The company is led by Nick Geurts (structural engineer) and Ryan Elmendorf (electromechanical engineer).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering for Art Full structural engineering services for public artists including sealed engineering drawings, structural calculations, and fabrication drawings. Provided by registered professional engineer Nick Geurts. For public artists, fabricators, and project managers needing structural documentation for large-scale interactive public art.
• Electromechanical Engineering for Art Electromechanical engineering services for public artists including circuit and programming design, interactive light and sound components, mechanical modeling and R&D. Provided by Ryan Elmendorf. For interactive public art installations requiring custom electronics and mechatronics.
• Sky Song Interactive musical sculpture commissioned by Denver Arts and Venues and integrated into the Levitt Pavilion at Ruby Hill Park in Denver, CO.
• True West Interactive compass sculpture commissioned by Denver Arts and Venues and installed on an overlook at the Green Valley Ranch Town Center Park in Denver, CO.
• Therolin No.1 Interactive musical sculpture and study in electromagnetic and acoustic vibrations.
• Sun Spots Interactive public art installation where visitors can click around to interact with the piece.
• Awakening Large-scale interactive public art installation featured at Burning Man in September 2016.
• Light Pond Public art installation featuring plasma lighting effects.
• Tree of Transformation Large-scale interactive public art installation featured at Burning Man in September 2015, featuring a 20ft tall stainless steel interactive musical tree.
• Tree of (Im)Permanence Multi-venue public art installation displayed at Burning Man, Children's Hospital Colorado, and Denver Performing Arts Complex between 2014-2016.
• Synchrotensegrity Public art installation featuring tensegrity structures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20ft tall stainless steel interactive musical tree created and donated to local Denver foster care facility

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• John Grant ProjectsminorOthersPublic artist client listed on Yetiweurks client/colleague page
• Mowry StudiominorOthersPublic art studio client/colleague relationship
• Patrick MaroldminorOthersPublic artist client/colleague relationship
• DemiurgeminorOthersDesign studio client/colleague relationship
• JunoWorksminorOthersClient/colleague relationship
• Kelton OsbornminorOthersDesigner client/colleague relationship
• Michael ClapperminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Shin Gray StudiominorOthersStudio client/colleague relationship
• Silo WorkshopminorOthersWorkshop client/colleague relationship
• Joshua WienerminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Catherine WidgeryminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Volkan AlkanogluminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Jim GreeneminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Kevin RobbminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Collin ParsonminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• rootoftwominorOthersClient/colleague relationship
• Price DavisminorOthersArtist client/colleague relationship
• Clark RichertminorOthersRenowned Denver artist collaborated with Ryan Elmendorf on several projects, most notably the Ultimate Painting
• Burning Man ArtsminorOthersProvided honorarium art grant to Nick Geurts in 2014 to build a 20ft tall stainless steel interactive musical tree

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Olafur Eliasson Studio: Berlin-based art practice that produces large-scale light, optical, and interactive installations, with internal technical and engineering teams. Represents the in-house alternative - an artist studio that could feasibly compete with or replace Yetiweurks engineering capacity.
• Studio Drift: Dutch art duo who conceive and engineer their own large-scale kinetic and interactive installations (e.g., Franchise Freedom, Shylight). Represents the customer archetype - an artist collective that could either hire Yetiweurks or choose to engineer in-house, and so is a comparison point for in-sourcing.
• Heatherwick Studio: Large design studio that commissions structural and electromechanical engineering (often Arup) for iconic interactive public installations (e.g., B of the Bang, UK Pavilion). Adjacent customer type that consumes engineering-for-art services at very large scale.
• Threshold (acoustics + engineering): Specialist consulting firm providing acoustics, audio, vibration, and technology design for cultural venues and installations. Adjacent specialised engineering consulting model serving architects, museums, and artists; comparable niche professional services structure.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: International engineering firm with an Arts and Cultural Heritage group providing structural and MEP engineering for museums, exhibitions, and large-scale public art. Competes for the same commissioned engineering scope Yetiweurks sells, but delivers in a much broader portfolio.
• Olson Kundig: Architecture and integrated design practice that develops custom mechanical, kinetic, and interactive building components in-house. Larger-scope consultancy with similar integration of design and engineering disciplines for one-off custom work.
• Arup (Arts & Media practice): Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated Arts & Media practice that performs structural and electromechanical engineering for major public art installations (e.g., Heatherwick's UK Pavilion, Anish Kapoor works). Same end-customer and skill overlap as Yetiweurks but orders of magnitude larger.

Regional players

• teamLab: International interdisciplinary art collective that engineers and produces large-scale immersive digital and interactive installations globally. Comparable in producing highly interactive public works, though typically led artist-side rather than engineer-side.

Direct peers

• Kreysler & Associates: Fabrication and engineering firm specialising in complex architectural and sculptural work, including structural design and prototyping for public sculpture. Direct overlap with Yetiweurks on custom public art fabrication and engineering.

Emerging players

• UAP (Urban Art Projects): Public art fabrication and project management firm that delivers structural design, engineering, fabrication, and installation of large-scale public art globally. Closely comparable role, though UAP typically operates at a larger scale and leads fabrication where Yetiweurks provides engineering services.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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