- May 11th, 2009
The creepy fellow on the right is a custom head sculpture created as part of a custom mannequin made to display original wardrobe from the film Thirteen Ghosts. Pics and info about the mannequin and display can be found in our Display Services gallery and a closer look at the portrait head sculpt can be seen on our Sculpture page.
- June 1st, 2009
Visit our Sculpture, Busts and Statues page for a look at our portrait of Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis, the living mummy from the classic film, the Mummy's Tomb. In a future update, we'll be posting a gallery of photos from Monsterpalooza, where this piece was part of a life-sized display in the show's museum.
-July 14th, 2009 - Pyramid Power?
Today you'll find photos of another stunning movie wardrobe display from the film Silent Hill. We created a custom mannequin and the "butcher skirt" to complete the look and create a chilling display.
-September 2nd, 2009 - Beware the Pale Moon...
Today we've added an amazing life-sized werewolf statue to the site. This was a private commissioned sculpture for a client's home theater. You'll find a full gallery of pics in the Scrapbook as well as a snap or two in the Sculpture and Statues section
- September 15th, 2009 - He'll be back!
We've updated our Movie Prop Display Services gallery with a unique display for a screen-used Shwarzenegger chestpiece from Terminator 2. We've also updated our Testimonials page with an extremely kind note from the client on this project, who came to us with a fantastic kernel of idea that was a lot of fun to flesh out into a truly impressive display.
- October 5th, 2009 - Steampunk Sneak Peek!
On our Furniture and Functional Art page, you'll find photos of a new project of ours, the "Pressure-Modulating Transparent Surface Buttress" or put more simply, a wild, steampunk-inspired table by Richard Riley. This piece will be featured as part of a home theater renovation we're designing. That project will be completed in early 2010 so look for more sneak peeks in the coming months.
- October 26th, 2009 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
We'd like to take a moment to wish all of our clients and friends and a happy and safe Halloween season! We've got some exciting updates coming in the next few weeks, so please stop back soon!
Click the image at the right for to see why our mascot is looking rather hairy!
Tom Spina Designs
is a New York based business specializing in custom sculpture, mannequins, highly unique furniture and restoration & display services for movie props and wardrobe.
Our artists have a wide range of talents and can offer everything from portrait sculpture, busts & masks to custom fabricated statues, signs, furniture, decor and theme props of all sizes (including very large!)
We also have expertise in the field of restoration and repair of television & film props and foam latex masks.
For the collector looking for unique solutions for difficult to display items like original movie props, film wardrobe and or masks, look no further. TSD can design and create something that will make your screen used items shine!
Our custom sculpture and display services are available to everyone. We create our artwork for private collections, businesses, home theaters, museums, restaurants, themed attractions, haunts and more!
Don't miss our STORE where you’ll find deluxe flexible mannequins and forms, flocked styrofoam display heads, unique display heads, busts and helmet stands, some of our most asked about theme props, characters and furniture!
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-August 17th, 2009 - Rise of a Lycan...
We've added photos to our movie wardrobe display gallery of a very specialized custom mannequin created to display a complete Lycan costume used in the film Underworld 3, Rise of the Lycans
- August 1st, 2009 - Never get them wet...
Check out our Movie Prop Restoration page for photos of our restoration on an oversized "Rambo Gizmo" made by Rick Baker's crew for the film Gremlins 2, the New Batch.
-July 1st, 2009 - Critter Invasion!
We've added photos of our work restoring and displaying an original prop Critter from the 1986 film Critters to our Movie Prop Restoration page.
- June 16th, 2009 - Monsterpalooza Gallery!
Monsterpalooza 2009 was an incredible time for all involved. We've added a gallery of pics from the show to our Scrapbook and Media Galleries.
Check it out today!
-April 2nd, 2009
On our Movie Prop Restoration page today you'll find photos of our work on a "stillsuit", original wardrobe from the 1984 film Dune. Our extensive restoration dramatically improved how this piece displays and helped save it from crumbling to dust.
-April 17th, 2009 - Monsterpalooza!
A great new monster convention will be taking over Burbank May 29th-31st. Among the scheduled events is a presentation about collecting, displaying and restoring original movie props hosted by Tom Spina & Brandon Alinger. Visit the Monsterpalooza page and buy your tickets today!
Tom Spina Designs provides custom sculpture, furniture, mannequins, movie prop and wardrobe displays & restoration and other unique items for collectors, home theaters, businesses, museums and more!
SPOTLIGHT - News & Updates
Email us today to discuss private commissions to custom-create highly unique sculpture, furniture, characters, and art for your home theater, business, trade show or private collection.
We also cater to collectors of original movie props and wardrobe, performing extremely specialized restoration and display work.
The Shop is where you’ll find current products like deluxe flexible mannequins, unique display products & some of our most asked about theme props, characters & furniture.
For one-of-a-kind work, view our CUSTOM SERVICES galleries above.
- November 10th, 2009 - Cantina Tee Shirt!
On www.TeeFury.com today, a design of Tom's was the featured shirt of the day! Please note the shirt has now sold-out and is no longer available. Thanks to those who ordered!
A portion of the artist's proceeds will be going to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
- November 12th, 2009 - Extreme Makeover!
A piece created by TSD can be seen this Sunday, November 15th at 8pm (7pm Central) on ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition"
We can't say more until the show airs, but please tune in and check out the show this weekend... and be sure to check back here in the coming weeks for more updates!
- November 20th, 2009 - Stumped!
We weren't sure whether to categorize this as furniture art or a movie prop display but we've settled on furniture for now!
Initially created as a display pedestal for a private collector of movie props, this style of work could easily translate as a themed side-table or an office or home theater element that sets the scene!
- December 1st, 2009 - As seen on...
Artist Richard Riley fabricated a custom desk made to look like "Ancient Gears", which can now be seen in our Custom Furniture Art gallery.
We are extremely honored to have been a part of this special show and wish the Stott family the best!
As Seen On
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Sundays 8/7c on ABC
- December 10th, 2009 - A Devilish Gift!
Our Custom Sculpture, Busts and Statues page has been updated with photos of a new project created for a corporate CEO. The concept was "himself, in a classical style but with comical, bright red devil horns" and the result would be given as his annual holiday gag-gift.
Sculptor Brian Lewis created the master sculpture and Lonnie Hale handled the molding and casting required to create seventy-five copies of this most unusual gift!
- December 21st, 2009 - Season's Greetings!
We'd like to take a moment to wish the best for our clients, families and friends. We hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a wonderful 2010!
Click the image for our 2009 holiday card!
- December 28th, 2009 - Follow us on Twitter!
Tom Spina Designs is now on Twitter! Please follow us and stay informed about site updates, new projects, sales & specials, news and more!
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- January 4th, 2010 - Mogwai New Year!
Our Movie Props Restoration page has been updated with photos of our work on two Gremlins 2, the New Batch puppets.
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- January 20th, 2010 - Look Sir, Droids... BASE!
Visit our Movie Props Displays page to see our latest custom foam sculpture. Made for a client's home theater, we've created a truly unique display base for his R2-D2 and C-3PO statues made by Sideshow Collectibles.
- February 1st, 2010 - FREE SHIPPING FEB!
We're offering FREE SHIPPING for the month of February on select movie prop display products like pose-able display hands, flocked display heads by-the-case, and our full line of deluxe bendable, flexible mannequins. Order yours today!
- February 9th, 2010 - Hell-restorer!
Visit our Movie Props Restoration page for a look at a recent project by artists Tom Spina & Mike Thomas. This oversized movie prop puppet from the film, Hellraiser was brought to us in extremely fragile condition. We worked to carefully clean, restore and strengthen the foam while maintaining a screen-used feel. We even recreated an eye from scratch to match the remaining production eye, right down to the aged look of the original!
