Excellence in making
A dedication to the highest standard of craftsmanship.
Baakens Valley, Gqeberha
A workshop for sculpture.
The Sculpture Studio is a South African arts production and fabrication company in the Baakens Valley Precinct, Gqeberha. Founded in 2019, the studio makes large and small sculptural works, bespoke interior and exterior pieces, public sculpture, and work for corporate spaces and homes. Production spans bronze casting, design, digital fabrication, and object making.
It is more than a production floor. The studio is a collaborative workspace for artists, sculptors, designers, and makers rooted in the Eastern Cape, working toward a wider creative market.
The founders each hold a master’s degree in fine art sculpture, with more than twenty years between them in arts education in Nelson Mandela Bay. The Baakens Valley studio is where that practice meets fabrication: workshops, demonstrations, and the transfer of skill.
Values
Collaboration
Partnerships across disciplines, from artists to architects.
Transparency and ethics
Trust built through responsible business practice.
Community growth
Room for local creatives and graduates to learn the work.
People
Jonathan van der Walt
Jonathan bridges concept and making. With fabrication, sculpting, and digital modelling, he drives the production side of each project.
Sarah Walmsley
Sarah is project manager, sculptor, and communications lead. She carries a project from first conversation through to the finished work.
Jeffrey Allan
Jeffrey keeps the floor moving, from prototyping through construction and fabrication, and from an idea to something that stands.
Making
