izzat design portfolio
Zealandia Karori Sanctuary
Brand new and looking amazing the 'Zealandia' exhibit at the Karori wildlife sanctuary right here in little ol Wellington New Zealand. This was a huge project for the tallented crew here at Izzat design.
Replica Grecian columns
beautiful faux marble columns for the 'a day in Pompeii' exhibition
World expo in Shangai
We made this replica classic New Zealand bach garden for the guys at Story Inc to take to Shangai for a display within the New Zealand pavillion
NZL 32 replica secret keel
We here at Izzat are proud as punch to have been part of this project, given the historical significance of the subject matter.
Leather cases for collectable coin series
Really nice aged leather folders deigned and built right here at Izzat H.Q
Kiwi can fly
Great fun and ecologically sound to boot, click the link for the run down on this cute as a kiwi, product designed and prototyped by Izzat design
cubee the portable gallery
Now your company or organization can benefit from the advantages of this highly portable and compact retail space
modified remote control
Check out this wicked remote control that really works. Its used at the lyttelton timeball exhibit to control some of their media
prosthetic merino rams head for icebreaker
Izzat created the Ramotaur for Icebreakers 2009 collection campaign.
giant scale lightswitch
Scale and giant size working lightswitch for the 2009 Earth hour campaign
props and set details for paradise café
Izzat fabricated a number of things for the childrens television series ‘paradise café’ which was a collaboration between new zealand´s gibson group and the bbc
model vaka series for museum
These beautiful models were built for and are on display at the ‘Tangata o le Moana” exhibition at our national museum in Wellington.
extinct native bird series for museum
Two ornithologists visiting the 'Blood,Earth, Fire' exhibit at Te Papa asked staff, how they could have acquired not one, but two taxidermy examples of the extinct adzebill. They could not believe the specimens on display were built by model makers!
fabrication and installation for mt bruce visitors centre
Lumen Digital Studio approached us to create three-dimensional interactive elements for the redevelopment of the Pukaha – Mount Bruce Visitors Centre.
worlds largest scale tui
Forest and Bird approached Izzat to develop and design a new ‘iconic sign' for there new office in central Wellington. I think we pulled it off with ‘izzy the 4meter tui’.
...check out this unique signage 'the worlds largest tui model'
replica potatoes for tourist information centre
Locales required replica potatoes to fill flax baskets at the ‘Stone Store’ for there client in Kerikeri.
model battery pigs for fundraising
Hans Kriek from SAFE approached Izzat to develop a scale model pig in a gestation crate, for use as a fundraising tool. We have made many of these products, some of which have ended up in Australia and the USA
theme for hukawai visitors centre
Izzat Design worked with 3D Creative to realize the extensive tree and rock theme for the Hukawai Glacier Centre, Franz Joseph. The visitors centre has the only indoor ice-climbing wall in the southern hemisphere.
theming and interactive installation for te puia visitor centre
Izzat Design constructed and installed the physical elements for this Ruamoko interactive in the Te Puia visitors centre, Rotorua, New Zealand. When visitors get close to the crater, it comes to life, growls and tells the story of ‘Ruamoko’ the Maori god of volcanoes and earthquakes.
private artwork collaboration with peter alsop
The Dominion (ltd Ed) is a sculpture designed and created by Izzat Design in collaboration with the client, Peter Alsop. The brief was to create a "freakin fantastic high quality, vibrant, durable, weather tight, wonderful sculpture that lasts a life time!"
public artwork for the queenstown aquatic centre
Izzat Design was one of the successful artists selected to create unique artwork for the Queenstown Aquatic Centre. Submissions were called for in 2006 and a shortlist selected from 28 applicants from throughout New Zealand, Australia and one from the Philippines.
advertising prop mouse maze
The brief for krafthaus was to fabricate a mouse maze with wall sections base and cyclorama in a white semi-opaque acrylic. The resulting footage then became a television commercial and print media for the Eastern & Central Community Trust.
giant pull chain advertising prop
Netflix asked Izzat Design to create a large-scale chain and lamp pull switch for a television commercial shot in Oamaru. The shot required up to a dozen people clambering over each other, to climb the chain.
super scale props for themed conference
Paragon Productions approached izzat requesting the fabrication of a range of large-scale breakfast props for a theme at a conference in Nassau, Queensland. These included several cereal boxes, sugar sachets, takeaway coffee cups, teaspoons and a milk carton. The props were used to theme a New Zealand Insurance Brokers conference in Nassau, Queensland.
lord of the rings nazgul theming installation
Simon Hames created a pair of flying Nazgul for the world premier party for the Return of the King – The Lord of the Rings, held in Wellington in 2003. The Nazgul have been in storage since then, but now, one of these has been released and now resides in a Weta Digital office
period architectural lighting for weta digital
Izzat was approached by Weta Digital to create a pair of unique exterior entry lamps for one of there facilities in Miramar, Wellington. The lamps were hand made from steel and brass plated.
world of wearable arts props and theming
We have been involved with w.o.w for a number of years, making props, models and various theming elements for their successfully unusual fashion show.
sports mascot captain hurricane
Not only did we get to make captain hurricane, we also built him an electric powered plane to drive around the field in.
props for the movie waterhorse
The art department of Water Horse Productions commissioned Izzat to create a range of props for the feature film ‘The Waterhorse’. These ranged from antique sardine cans through to replica license plates.
private artwork fabrication for tanya ashken
Tanya Ashken - Wellington sculptor, approached Izzat to work with her on a sculpture she had originally ‘modeled’ in the 1960’s. Izzat contributed to the project with our knowledge of materials and processes
nz fire service mascots
Izzat Design was approached by the New Zealand Fire Service, to turn there two new characters (Flint and Amber) into mascots worn by firefighters that can turn up at events, schools and shows. Flint and Amber also feature in brochures and TV campaigns, designed to promote fire safety to children.
realistic snow set for aviation museum
In 2007, Izzat Design created a snow-filled field set as part of one of the largest displays at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum; we worked with crew from ‘weta workshop’ who created the beautiful models of the soldiers and plane.
theatrical props for the ballet
When the royal New Zealand ballet put on their latest version of the nut cracker suite we had the pleasure of creating for them the infamous ‘nutcracker’ along side a number of other theatrical props including some delicious looking fake cupcakes.
private commission for local bed and breakfast
Miriam Busby contacted us after admiring the Tui we made for Forest and Bird HQ in Wellington She commissioned us to sculpt her cat, Millie for the top of her B&B's letterbox.
prop for television commercial
Grant Major commissioned Izzat to make a range of ‘extreme’ props for a TVC series for Kellogg’s Nutri-grain. The Mountain Bike and Canoe were both mounted on motion rig gimbals and filmed against green screen.
architectural model for local artist
Maurice Bennett, Toast Artist, commissioned Izzat Design to make a landscape for a model toaster he plans to realize as a huge public art work.
Izzat has also been involved in the development, planning and design of the future project
props for tv show the lost children
In 2005 Izzat made a large range of props and stunt versions of the props for the TV drama ‘The Lost Children’. The props featured throughout the series which was shoot on local in the Wellington region.
movie set elements for king kong
All the Izzat crew worked on this major motion picture. It was before we formed Izzat but the props and set dressings we made were so cool I had to include it
architectural feature for local building
Izzat was approached by Kevin mathews to sculpt and produce a stylized gargoyle (non functional) for a building in Petone, Wellington
izzat design art exhibition
In June 2006, Izzat Design held its first exhibition at the South Coast Gallery, Island Bay. It was an opportunity for us to explore some of our own creative ideas and put them into practice.
public artwork for the department of conservation
We were approached by DOC to design, produce, and install a public artwork for the departments new national headquarters, in Manners Street, Wellington
themed float for contact energy
Contact Energy approached Izzat Design to design and construct the major sponsors float for the Alexandra Blossom Festival 2008.
The brief was to design and construct a cost effective float based on the Alexandra Blossom Festival’s logo.
set dressing for a television production
We constructed these lightweight replica rocks for the television production company ‘cloud 9 screen entertainment’ for the show ‘the new tomorrow’
crypto taxidermy prop for a stage show
Izzat was commissioned to create a Huia puppet, for his play, Dr Buller’s Birds, preformed at Circa Theatre, Wellington, 2006. The huia had two roles, one as a hand puppet, and a secondary role of a ‘life’ taxidermy scene. The scene included the bird being cut open and having its guts removed.
realistic rabbit prop for a movie
In 2006, Izzat worked with Live Stock Films - Art department, to create a range of hero props, including a realistic ‘effects’ rabbit for an actor to bite into. A gory scene in a gory movie!
reproduction of a family heirloom
Having been approached by adam ellis with a fragile original artwork by his grandmother, the crew at Izzat design undertook the job of molding and casting copy’s of the artwork for family members and for posterity.
custom made awards
In 2005, Izzat was approached by Ant Timpson to sculpt and cast a trophy for the winners of the ‘48 hour furious filmmaking competition’.
We have created these for 4 years running