FUTURE
ZONA
FutureZona is a artist-based product design company that I had the pleasure of working for and is specialized in designing one-off metal art sculptures to high standing celebrities and clients around the world. Below, you will find projects I have had the pleasure of being a part of.
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All the projects found on this page belong to FUTUREZONA.
Fred VanVleet Collection
A rare opportunity to design for a well-known NBA point guard, Fred VanVleet came to FutureZona with a vision of decorating his Houston home with various pieces of artwork.
“23”
A testament to Fred’s rise to NBA fame, showcasing his upbringing, childhood challenges, notable events, and his key NBA moments.
“FVV x NBA”
After his first NBA All-Star Game in 2022, Fred received 8 planks of hardwood from the court to take home as a memory. With that wood, he envisioned a piece where the hardwood would sit behind an 8 foot wall-mounted NBA logo giving me creative freedom to fill the interior with important moments he cherished during his time as a Toronto Raptor.
“Bet on Yourself”
Fred’s motto “Bet on Yourself” is what he lives by to beat the odds and perform to the best of his ability. This piece contains two die balancing against each other featuring his logo as the dots on the die. The base contains motivational and important mottos, words, and moments that helped him reach this point in his career.
“FVV x LO’B”
This piece is a 6ft tall replica of the Larry O’Brien Trophy, a testament to his 2019 NBA Championship with the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors logo is embedded in the basketball with motivational words and key moments of his life showcased throughout the neck of the trophy.
Art Gallery of Ontario Collection
During a period of 9 months, FUTUREZONA was given the opportunity to create an exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Throughout this project, I was given the opportunity to make the artist’s dream become a reality by designing 2 out of the 3 pieces that would be exhibited for the show. I also helped with designing the promotional graphics, animations and layout of the exposition room.
Our team came together and helped design the main piece of the exhibit while helping one another with our own tasks to meet the tight deadlines.
This exhibition’s art pieces were featured on various news outlets and magazines such as Foyer, CBC, ArtDaily and HypeArt.
Fortress of Memory
Fortress of Memory holds the weight of Miri and Piri, temporal and spiritual authority, shaped into steel and raised in stillness.
This piece consists of 21 pyramid-like spires with 2 layers of metal finished in chrome, rose gold and gold. Designed and engineered to the smallest of details.
Development
Creating a 3 sided metal pyramid with flared out corners was not easy, but where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Using various ideas from previous projects to help make this one blend with the company image, I created a large amount of variations to help determine the direction we wanted to go forward with.
Testing
As the project is still ongoing, testing has been done to determine if the assembly method I designed works correctly.
The pyramids feature slits that are designed to firmly fit each face into one another without flexing or shaking. They are then attached to a custom Asian marble base to complete the pedestal design.
Assembly
Final Product
Source: Instagram @ranbirsidhuart
Fortress of Memory Videos & Content
Asteroid 3033 X1
A 15 foot tall interstellar rock from the depths of outer space, but with a metal personality.
When the universe lost its center, limits ceased to exist.
These inscriptions draw from heliocentric thought. A fracture in history where belief gave way to infinity. The language is new, but the message is ancient:
there are no limits.
Development
Working alongside engineers, our team of designers made the artist’s vision a reality. Designed entirely to be made of sheet metal, the 3D models were made entirely with Solidworks and visualized using Keyshot.
After determining the shape and design, the skeletal chassis was designed to have each stainless steel spike sit perfectly on top of every flat face. Each spike had an inset panel resting lower than the spike itself with different finishes (gold chrome, brushed steel, matte black and black chrome) with engravings found in various areas of the piece.
The entire structure was fitted with fiberoptic lights that pulse to show that the piece is “alive”. The structure includes 3 tunnels showing the galaxy and features constellations within each one of them.
Construction
Final Product
Videos
Odyssey
Odyssey is not about where you arrive, but how you move. Through light, reflection, and repetition, the work traces an inner passage. Steel rises like sentinels. Mirrors return your presence back to you.
Inspired by the journeys of Guru Nanak, this installation holds the idea that movement itself is devotion. Each step a negotiation between self and the One. Between time, space, and belief.
Balancing on 4 narrow contact points and weighing over 5000lbs, Odyssey is truly an engineering masterpiece and a textbook balancing act.
Development
Using Solidworks, I designed the Sikh-styled spires to resemble rockets that were ready for launch. There are 6 different sizes of the spires throughout the piece, all machined to absolute precision. The structure was designed to be illuminated with rings around each of the spires’ bases. The spires that act as the feet rest on bases that resemble water ripples, distributing the weight of the structure and ensuring its stability.
Final Product
Art Gallery of Ontario
Presents
Ranbir Sidhu: No Limits
Open until January 3, 2027
With a vision of creating a layered sheet metal 3D art piece replicating two famous Pablo Picasso portraits, FutureZona was given this task by a client to help make their vision a reality.
These pieces are present at restaurant “Taberna Social” in Toronto, ON
“Twinning Picassos”
Manufacturing the Twinning Picassos
Using laser cutters, 3D printers and more metal fabricating machines, the Twinning Picassos quickly came to life.
Lady Justice’s Sword
A custom made sword for a piece still under development. This sword was made using Solidworks and rendered using Keyshot. It was inspired by fictional weapons and elements of birds such as feathers and beaks.
3D Modelling and Renders
Current State
More to come…
Currently in Production
“Airplane” Custom Flower Screws
A custom one-off piece for “Airplane” was ordered by a client with a request to create a special pattern with a “flower” design as the table top. To secure the table top to the piece, I was assigned the task of creating custom screws that match the design of the flower pattern.
Done as a proposal made for a possible client, “Balloons” is a series of unique metal balloons in three different arch configurations. Made to illuminate at night, their unique patterns project off the ground.
“Balloons”
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
This collection of renders was created with the intention of winning a bid to host an exclusive art show in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Here you’ll find past projects in environments located throughout the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Dubai Render Collection
"Airplanes"
"Arab Calligraphy"
"Destiny (Ark)"
"Balancing Act"
"Balloons"
"Falcon Wings"
"Spirit of Ecstasy"
"Maradona"
"Muqarnas"
"Warrior Helmet"
"Muqarnas Lotus"
"Nuit Blanche"
"Sotto Voce"
"I'MPOSSIBLE"
"Yantra"
“Spear”
With the idea of creating a modern and elegant reiteration of an Indian-inspired spear, this piece is stored in a casing that displays its elegance majestically reflecting the gold faces and gems.
“Labyrinth”
Inspired by Hermes’ scarves, I was put up with the task of creating iterations of this piece reflecting the colorways of these scarves.
