How long does a commissioned sculpture take?

As a general guide from the studio, smaller works typically take about four to eight weeks, while larger installations can run four to six months. Scale and complexity move the timeline, so a firm schedule comes with the proposal, and it helps to share any event date early so it can be planned honestly.

Can the sculpture include our company's own objects or products?

Yes. Personalization is central to Leo's commissions, and objects you supply, such as retired products, tools, hardware, or memorabilia, can be built directly into the piece. You discuss which objects to incorporate during the consultation.

Is found-object sculpture durable enough for a busy lobby?

Yes. The objects are chosen in part for their durability, and the sculptures are fastened structurally with nails, bolts, and screws rather than fragile adhesives, so a well-sited piece is built to withstand a public, high-traffic setting.

Do you deliver and install larger works?

Local installations are coordinated in person, and pieces for clients farther afield are shipped. You can confirm the logistics for your specific site and scale during the consultation on the commissions page.

Corporate Sculpture Commissions: What to Know

Q: How much does a corporate sculpture commission cost?

Every piece is priced upon consultation, based on the complexity, size, and materials involved. A tabletop award and a monumental lobby installation sit at very different points on that scale, so the studio quotes each commission individually after the first conversation rather than working from a fixed price list.

A corporate sculpture commission is a custom, made-to-order artwork built for a business: a lobby centerpiece, a headquarters landmark, or a branded gift, assembled by hand rather than bought off a shelf. With Philadelphia found-object sculptor Leo Sewell, the path is the same collaborative one his studio uses for every commission. You describe the subject, the setting, and any objects or products you'd like built in; Leo returns a concept sketch and an estimate; then he builds and delivers the finished piece. It is closer to commissioning a portrait of your brand than buying stock art. The best first step is the commissions page.

Key takeaways

A corporate commission is a one-of-a-kind found-object sculpture made for a company's space, brand, or milestone.
The process runs in four stages: Consultation, Proposal, Creation, and Delivery & Installation.
Sculptures can be built from objects that mean something to the company, such as retired tools, products, or memorabilia, so the artwork literally tells the brand's story.
Leo Sewell's work is already collected by corporations including NBC and Nike, and held in over forty museums worldwide.
Cost and timeline scale with size and complexity; start on the commissions page for a specific quote.

What is a corporate sculpture commission?

A corporate sculpture commission is a custom artwork a company orders for its own space or purpose, rather than buying an existing piece. In Leo Sewell's medium, that means a figure, whether an animal, a mascot, a symbolic form, or an abstract centerpiece, assembled from thousands of small manufactured objects and fastened into a single coherent shape. Nothing is cast, so no two are alike; each piece is built by hand, object by object.

For a business, that uniqueness is the whole point. A commissioned Sewell sculpture is not décor a competitor could also order; it is a singular object with genuine, checkable provenance. Leo Sewell's work is collected by corporations including NBC and Nike, and his assemblages are held in over forty museums and private collections worldwide. A commission places your company's piece in that documented, museum-grade lineage rather than in a catalogue everyone can buy from.

Why do companies commission found-object sculpture?

Because the medium can carry a story that generic art can't. Leo describes his practice simply: "I make order out of chaos. Everything I use was made by someone, used by someone, and thrown away by someone. I give it one more life." For a company, that idea is unusually literal: the objects woven into the surface can be yours.

A few reasons businesses reach for a found-object commission:

Brand storytelling. Products, tools, and materials from your own industry can be built into the piece, so the sculpture is made of the company's actual history.
A landmark for the space. A lobby or atrium centerpiece gives visitors, clients, and staff a reason to stop and look closely.
Sustainability, made visible. A sculpture literally assembled from cast-offs states an environmental value without a line of copy; the material is the message.
A milestone made permanent. An anniversary, a merger, a founder's retirement, or a new headquarters opening becomes a lasting object rather than a slideshow.

Personalization is central to how the studio works: you discuss exactly which objects to incorporate during the consultation, and meaningful items you supply become the literal material of the piece.

How does the commission process work for a business?

The studio keeps the process simple and transparent, in four stages (the full version lives on the commissions page):

Consultation. You reach out through the contact form to discuss your vision, size preferences, and the materials or objects you'd like woven into the piece.
Proposal. Leo provides a concept sketch and an estimated cost for your review and approval, before any building begins.
Creation. Leo builds the sculpture by hand, keeping you updated at each significant milestone, which helps when a corporate project has multiple stakeholders to keep informed.
Delivery & Installation. Local installations are coordinated in person; shipping is available for clients farther afield.

Because a corporate project usually involves more than one decision-maker, with facilities, brand, and leadership all holding a stake, the Proposal stage does real work. It gives you a concrete concept sketch and estimate to circulate and approve internally before a single object is fastened, which keeps the commission predictable for both sides.

How much does a corporate sculpture commission cost?

Every commission is priced individually. The studio quotes each piece upon consultation, based on the complexity, size, and materials involved, so a tabletop award and a monumental lobby installation sit at very different points on the scale. (This is how the studio frames pricing, not a fixed price list.)

What a company is really paying for is provenance and permanence. The objects are selected in part for their durability and patina, and the sculptures are fastened with nails, bolts, and screws rather than fragile adhesives, built to survive a public, high-traffic setting for the long term. A piece that will live in a lobby or a boardroom for decades is engineered for exactly that.

How long does a corporate commission take?

As general guidance from the studio, smaller works typically take about four to eight weeks, while larger installations can run four to six months. Scale, complexity, and the number of objects involved all move the timeline, so a firm schedule arrives with the proposal.

If the piece is tied to an event, such as a headquarters opening, an anniversary, or an unveiling, say so at the first conversation. Naming the date early lets the studio plan the calendar honestly and tell you straight away whether the timeline is realistic, rather than discovering a conflict halfway through the build.

What makes a good subject for a corporate piece?

Almost anything can work, but a few directions consistently suit a business:

A brand animal or mascot. Naturalistic animals feature prominently in Leo's work and translate beautifully into assembled objects, a natural fit for any company whose identity has a creature at its heart.
A form built from your own materials. Retired products, tools, hardware, or memorabilia, reassembled into a figure that could only belong to your company.
A landmark figure or abstract centerpiece. For a lobby or atrium that needs presence and a talking point.
Scale is rarely the obstacle. Leo has built work as large as a forty-foot Statue of Liberty hand and torch, so an ambitious, architecture-scale installation is well within the practice.

Browse the recent work to see the range of subjects, scales, and finishes, then bring the direction that fits your brand to the studio.

How do you start a corporate commission?

If you have a space that needs a centerpiece, or a stockroom of retired products and tools that deserve one more life, the commissions page is where a corporate project begins. Tell the studio what you're imagining, who it's for, and where it will live, and Leo will propose a direction and a fair estimate. From there, it's the same hand-built process that has put his sculpture in over forty museums and in the lobbies of companies like NBC and Nike, now working for yours.