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Columbus, Ohio · Est. 25+ years

No CookieCutters here.

We design and fabricate sets, exhibits, interiors and installations for film, television, museums and events. In-house from sketch to install — in a 10,000 sq ft shop in Columbus, Ohio.

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Design · Weld · Mill
Paint · Assemble · Install

Film · Television · Museums★Interiors · Retail · Broadcast★Events · Trade Shows · Fashion★Design · Weld · Mill · Paint★Assemble · Install · Deliver★

— What We Do

Eight disciplines.
One shop.

We design and build in-house. Every welder, painter, millworker and installer walks the same floor as the design team. That's how we say yes to what other studios can't.

Interiors

Reimagined workspaces, showrooms, kitchens, and retail interiors — designed and built end to end.

News Sets

Broadcast-ready news, sports, and studio sets engineered for lighting, camera, and 4K.

Fashion Shows

Runway environments and staging for retail brands — bold silhouettes, dramatic lighting.

Events

Corporate events, product launches, and immersive brand activations from concept to teardown.

Trade Shows

Modular, high-impact booths and traveling exhibits that ship, install, and command a room.

Award Design

One-of-a-kind sculptural awards — hand-fabricated trophies people actually want to display.

Set Design

Film, TV, and photography sets built to spec, on schedule, and camera-perfect.

Exhibit & Interactive

Museum exhibits and interactive displays engineered for wonder and daily wear.

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— Recent Work

Selected Projects

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Interiors

Capital Improvements

A full atrium reimagining for DC Capital — sculptural millwork, hand-built casework, and a lighting scheme designed to feel inevitable.

Exhibit & Interactive

Living Sculpture

Interactive natural-history displays for Holden Arboretum. Weather-durable, kid-proof, and quietly beautiful.

Interiors

Reimagining Appalachian Power

A ground-up interiors overhaul for AEP's Roanoke office — custom furniture, conference environments, and training spaces.

Exhibit & Interactive

AEP Smith Mountain

Visitor center exhibits and lobby environment telling the story of hydroelectric power at Smith Mountain Lake.

News Sets

WBNS Broadcast Set

Multi-position broadcast set for WBNS-TV and the Ohio News Network — designed for lighting, delivered on air on time.

Fashion Shows

Fashion Forward

Runway environments for Express — black-and-gold couture staging, spring collections, and everything in between.

— Who We Are

A studio built to
build almost anything.

For over 25 years, Curtis Elliott Designs has been designing and fabricating for film, television, photography, corporate events, museums and interiors. Our diverse and talented team can design, build, weld, assemble, paint and install virtually any project — from a single sculptural award to a 10,000 square foot exhibit.

25+

Years designing & fabricating

10,000

Sq ft in-house facility

Disciplines under one roof

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Cookie cutters used

About the studio

The Shop

2004 Zettler Rd. · Columbus, OH

— From Our Clients

""If you want it done right, with attention paid to every detail — a partner with a true creative vision, the spirit to make it happen, and people who truly become part of your team — you want Curtis Elliott."

— Long-term Client

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— The Journal