New York · Available for select commissions

Physical ideas,
made real.

Design, fabrication, staging, and installation for objects, interiors, exhibitions, and live environments.

Close detail of custom brass and leather fabrication
Material studyBrass / leather / hand finishing
Design development Metal fabrication Installation Exhibition staging

01 / Selected work

Projects shaped by material, use, and place.

Overview of the Theophile Open Studio exhibition Visitors reviewing archival material at the Open Studio

Project 001

Theophile Open Studio

Exhibition build + staging · New York · 2026

Building and staging an exhibition of four decades of preservation work for the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust. The work included coordinating artwork and constructing the structures used to house and present it.

  • Exhibition fabrication
  • Artwork coordination
  • Display structures
  • On-site staging
Custom welded metalwork in progress

Project 002

Welded Works

Custom objects and details developed through direct material testing, forming, welding, and finishing.

CAD drawing for the Peekaboo Tent installation

Project 003

Peekaboo Tent

Design development and technical translation for a temporary live environment.

02 / Capabilities

From the first sketch to the final placement.

01

Design development

Drawings, models, prototyping, material selection, and build planning.

02

Fabrication

Custom metalwork, architectural details, display structures, and one-off objects.

03

Staging

Spatial organization, artwork coordination, exhibition assembly, and presentation.

04

Installation

Site coordination, field problem-solving, finishing, and final handoff.

03 / Small objects

Useful things,
made in small runs.

A focused shop for hardware, objects, and experiments is in development. The first release will begin with a small charm keychain.

Product photography, final price, lead time, shipping, and checkout will be added before launch.

Sample 001Coming soon

Charm Keychain

Small-scale hardware study
Material and finish to be announced

Landis Hennessy in the studio

04 / About

Landis Hennessy is a designer and fabricator working between drawings, materials, and sites.

The practice brings together design development, fabrication knowledge, and installation experience. Projects range from custom objects and architectural details to exhibitions and live environments.

The approach is practical and collaborative: understand what the work needs to do, determine how it should be made, and carry it through installation.

05 / New work

What are you building?

For commissions, fabrication partnerships, and installation support, start a conversation through Instagram while the new inquiry system is being prepared.

Contact @landosdesifab