Design
Our world-class studio of concept artists and art directors will bring your vision to life
From big picture to the finest detail
Our Design Studio is a 27-strong team of concept artists, art directors and production managers. Together, we bring our creative expertise to the world’s film, television, game development and immersive experience industries — and beyond. From pitch packaging to creative consulting and early concept ideas generation, we offer a collaborative resource for developing any creative project.
Design
Our world-class studio of concept artists and art directors will bring your vision to life
From big picture to the finest detail
Our Design Studio is a 27-strong team of concept artists, art directors and production managers. Together, we bring our creative expertise to the world’s film, television, game development and immersive experience industries — and beyond. From pitch packaging to creative consulting and early concept ideas generation, we offer a collaborative resource for developing any creative project.
Our projects
Sleep Awake
Games • Design • Video games
Alien: Earth
Predator: Badlands
Film and television • Design • Manufacture • Props • Weapons • Costumes • Creatures
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Film and television • Design • Manufacture • Costumes • Creatures • Characters • Props • Weapons • Vehicles • Miniatures • World-building • Set pieces • In-world graphics
Our design services
We can be engaged at any stage, even before a project is greenlit.
We work with filmmakers to create persuasive pitch packages from any idea or script. Evocative, deeply researched and highly polished, these rich production bibles help to inform a show’s aesthetic, tone and narrative direction.
By thoroughly understanding the diverse threads that make up a fictional property, our artists deliver exceptional designs that lay the foundation for rich, believable worlds.
Our concept art is as deep as it is diverse. In service to your story, our goal is to deliver a visual expression of your world that feels fresh, exciting and wholly original — something you’ve never seen before.
At Wētā Workshop, we design and create iconic characters. Drawing from historical references, the natural world and beyond, we are experts in visualising costumes for believable cultures, worlds, and the characters that inhabit them.
Whether it’s for a cybernetic sci-fi feature or a deliciously dark horror, we conceptualise robots and automatons that tell great stories.
DISCOVER OUR ROBOTS AND AUTOMATONS
Drawing on decades of cumulative technical and storytelling experience, our team of talented artists are experts at conceptualising props, weapons, vehicles and set pieces — everything from high-tech equipment to futuristic gadgets.
We provide creative development and art for games at any stage of production. With a scalable, flexible in‑house crew, we tailor our approach to the specific needs of every project. Drawing on decades of experience across the entertainment industry, we deliver world‑class design for both AAA and indie titles.
We are a design studio and manufacturing facility in one, making us experts at developing ideas that work for set. Our design-for-manufacture pipeline is the bridge between first concept and final build.
We are experts at visualising believable cultures, worlds and the
characters that inhabit them.
Drawing on decades of cumulative technical and storytelling
experience, our artists develop original, high-quality, impactful design for VFX.
Storytelling through artistry
Passion for the story lies at the heart of what we do. Our Design Studio utilises a holistic approach to create never-before-seen creatures, beloved characters and rich, believable worlds. We are dedicated to delivering creatively excellent work in service of your vision.
One cohesive pipeline
With over 30 years of experience bringing stories to life, we
understand the technical requirements that allow a design to become
fully functional for a film, television show or exhibition. Next to our Design Studio is our workshop, ready to make it real.
Our expertise, anywhere in the world
We bring our expertise to projects of every
scale, and our creative solutions are tailor
made to your needs. From our home base in Wellington, New Zealand, we collaborate seamlessly across multiple time zones.
No matter where you are in the world,
we are just a call or email away.
Our projects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Film and television • Design • Manufacture • Costumes • Creatures • Characters • Props • Weapons • Vehicles • Miniatures • World-building • Set pieces • In-world graphics
Sleep Awake
Games • Design • Video games
Predator: Badlands
Film and television • Design • Manufacture • Props • Weapons • Costumes • Creatures
Our design services
We can be engaged at any stage, even before a project is greenlit.
We work with filmmakers to create persuasive pitch packages from any idea or script. Evocative, deeply researched and highly polished, these rich production bibles help to inform a show’s aesthetic, tone and narrative direction.
By thoroughly understanding the diverse threads that make up a fictional property, our artists deliver exceptional designs that lay the foundation for rich, believable worlds.
Our concept art is as deep as it is diverse. In service to your story, our goal is to deliver a visual expression of your world that feels fresh, exciting and wholly original — something you’ve never seen before.
At Wētā Workshop, we design and create iconic characters. Drawing from historical references, the natural world and beyond, we are experts in visualising costumes for believable cultures, worlds, and the characters that inhabit them.
Whether it’s for a cybernetic sci-fi feature or a deliciously dark horror, we conceptualise robots and automatons that tell great stories.
DISCOVER OUR ROBOTS AND AUTOMATONS
Drawing on decades of cumulative technical and storytelling experience, our team of talented artists are experts at conceptualising props, weapons, vehicles and set pieces — everything from high-tech equipment to futuristic gadgets.
We provide creative development and art for games at any stage of production. With a scalable, flexible in‑house crew, we tailor our approach to the specific needs of every project. Drawing on decades of experience across the entertainment industry, we deliver world‑class design for both AAA and indie titles.
We are a design studio and manufacturing facility in one, making us experts at developing ideas that work for set. Our design-for-manufacture pipeline is the bridge between first concept and final build.
We are experts at visualising believable cultures, worlds and the
characters that inhabit them.
Drawing on decades of cumulative technical and storytelling
experience, our artists develop original, high-quality, impactful design for VFX.
Storytelling through artistry
Passion for the story lies at the heart of what we do. Our Design Studio utilises a holistic approach to create never-before-seen creatures, beloved characters and rich, believable worlds. We are dedicated to delivering creatively excellent work in service of your vision.
“Our imaginations, combined with our craftsmanship, innovation and passion, keep us pushing against the boundaries of creative achievement.”
Rebekah Tisch, Supervising Art Director, Wētā Workshop Design Studio
One cohesive pipeline
With over 30 years of experience bringing stories to life, we
understand the technical requirements that allow a design to become
fully functional for a film, television show or exhibition. Next to our Design Studio is our workshop, ready to make it real.
Our expertise, anywhere in the world
We bring our expertise to projects of every
scale, and our creative solutions are tailor
made to your needs. From our home base in Wellington, New Zealand, we collaborate seamlessly across multiple time zones.
No matter where you are in the world,
we are just a call or email away.
“Wētā Workshop bring not only world-class artistic and technical talent to what they do, they also bring a spirit and a passion which is invigorating for the filmmaker.”
James Cameron
Filmmaker
“One of the major thrills of directing was that it afforded me even more time and access to engage and collaborate with the masters of Wētā Workshop.”
Andy Serkis
Director
“Wētā Workshop bring not only world-class artistic and technical talent to what they do, they also bring a spirit and a passion which is invigorating for the filmmaker.”
James Cameron
Filmmaker
“One of the major thrills of directing was that it afforded me even more time and access to engage and collaborate with the masters of Wētā Workshop.”
Andy Serkis
Director
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