Des Plaines, Illinois
The studio
A workshop that grew out of a Chicago theatre and never stopped making faces.
What we do
Masks as ordinary as clothes
We make theatrical, carnival, ritual and decorative faces, and we keep looking for categories nobody has tried yet. The goal has not changed since 2013: to make a mask as familiar a thing to own as a hairstyle, a jacket or a tattoo.
Every mask starts as clay. A sculptor builds the character by hand, we take a mould from that sculpture – roughly 150 hours of work on its own – and cast the piece in platinum-cure silicone of medical grade, the same family of material used for prosthetics worn against skin. Then it is painted layer by layer, and where the character calls for it the hair is punched in strand by strand. Nothing here is printed and nothing is automated.
What holds it together is the mix of people behind it: artists, historians, actors, biologists and engineers.
Who has worn our work
Who makes them
Our team
Our success is based on the collective knowledge and many years of experience of people with very different backgrounds.
IgorArtist, Sculptor
DimaPhotography, Digital Content
InnaCustomer Service
PolinaArtist, SculptorFrom the bench
Work in progress
Start a conversation
Tell us what you want to become
Pick something from the catalogue, ask for it in a different paint, or describe a character that does not exist yet. Whichever it is, talk to us before you order rather than after.