Under The Hood
This journal is a place to see how things are made and where they come from. It's for sharing musings that span projects; unpacking the problems our new machines solve; and celebrating freshly-minted installations. Dive in for offbeat ideas, behind-the-scenes stories, and updates from the studio.
Tarzeer Pictures and the Documentary Film: Making of Mangrove
The documentary capturing the creation and installation of Mangrove wouldn't exist without Tarzeer Pictures, a Manila-based production company that brought exceptional skill and deep local knowledge to the project.
Opening Our Doors
We opened our studio to over 180 guests during Open House New York's festival weekend last month. Nikolas and our staff had the opportunity to share current in-progress commissions and past work with the public, providing a glimpse into our design and fabrication methods. Big shout out to OHNY for organizing, and to Stickbulb for fostering the LIC open house community.
When Scale Changes Everything
When sculpture reaches architectural scale, it becomes an ecosystem of people—engineers, designers, fabricators, and builders—working in concert to shape something far greater than any one discipline alone.
Featured in Glass Quarterly - Fall
Writer Andrew Page explores the technical evolution behind Weinstein's architectural glass textiles, from early breakthrough innovations to the world record-setting Mangrove installation.
Mangrove in the News
Nikolas Weinstein’s epically scaled sculpture entitled Mangrove is published in Hospitality Design and Sleeper Magazines.
Lecture at Arup: A Collaborative Partner
Lecturing at Arup after the completion of the worlds largest glass sculpture, Solaire, was a reflection on the power of collaboration. Nikolas Weinstein discussed the development of flexible glass textiles and how this innovative approach allows him to build large scale artworks in glass that transform architectural spaces.
STIM Talk at Ennead Architects
Presenting at Ennead Architects offered Nikolas an opportunity to step out of the studio and see his work from a new perspective. Discussing the development of flexible glass textiles and their impact on a recent large-scale installation in Manila helped him reflect on how this innovative approach continues to transform architectural spaces.
State of the Art
Small Firms, Great Projects, a publication by the American Institute of Architects in San Francisco has featured our work in their 19th Edition, released in September 2024 in the State of the Art section.
Getting Down | Architectural Record
After producing Bar Agricole almost a decade ago, we collaborated again with Aidlin Darling on the American Institute of Architects new home base in San Francisco; the famous Hallidie Building by Willis Polk.

