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Press, News and Announcements
One Hat One Hand is an award-winning sculpture fabrication and design studio in San Francisco. We build big public art, monumental sculpture, architectural placemaking, workplace environments and experiential installations. Here is where our public art and sculpture work has been in the news, alongside our own announcements. Some articles cover projects we fabricated without naming us. That is the quiet life of a fabricator, and we are proud of every one. For media inquiries, interviews, shop tours or high-resolution images of our sculpture fabrication work, contact us.
April 2026
New Public Art Underway for Clara E. Chan Lee Residences in Oakland Chinatown
One Hat One Hand Announcement, April 2026 One Hat One Hand is teaming up on a new public art sculpture for the Clara E. Chan Lee senior housing development at the Lake Merritt BART station, a project by EBALDC and Pyatok Architects at the historic corner of Oakland Chinatown. The piece is an anamorphic hanging sculpture that reads Oakland in Cantonese, honoring the southern Chinese immigrants who fought and organized to make this place their home. Created with Civic Design Studio and co artist Xiaorui Tsui, with 3D design by Sofía López of Civic Design Studio. The building is named for Clara E. Chan Lee, the first Chinese American woman to register to vote in the United States. More to share soon.
February 2026
$5 Million Gift Funds Cleaning, Lighting and Laser Cut Security Gates in Tenderloin
San Francisco Examiner, February 2026 Coverage of the Larkin Street Revival, an ongoing project supporting small businesses and celebrating Little Saigon's cultural heritage. The first improvement is a series of colorful decorative security gates that protect storefronts and brighten the corridor, designed by ENVELOPE A+D with metal fabrication by One Hat One Hand and DEKA Fabrication. Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood joined the February ribbon cutting, with more gates to come. Additional links: Also covered by Mission Local: https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-tenderloin-black-history-tour-gallery-opening/
February 2026
San Francisco Unveils New Archway by Artist Ana Teresa Fernández Along Iconic Waterfront Promenade
CODAworx Codazine, February 2026 Coverage of Mareas, the first permanent public art archway on San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront. The sculpture was fabricated by One Hat One Hand in steel and polycarbonate resin.
January 2026
Mareas Ribbon Cutting Celebration at Pier 27
One Hat One Hand Announcement, January 2026 Our recap of the dedication day for the Mareas sculpture, with moments from the public art fabrication and install process.
January 2026
Creating Waves: San Francisco Celebrates Unveiling of New Permanent Public Artwork at Pier 27
San Francisco Arts Commission, Press Release, January 2026 The official city announcement of the Mareas public art sculpture at the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Plaza, crediting One Hat One Hand as fabricator.
December 2025
One Hat One Hand Expands Fabrication Capabilities with Acquisition of DEKA Fab
CODAworx Codazine, December 2025 Industry coverage of OHOH's acquisition of DEKA Fabrication, expanding our millwork, metal fabrication, sculpture and public art capabilities.
October 2025
A Legacy of Light Shines in Downtown Cleveland
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 In partnership with LMNL Studio and Destination Cleveland, we created a donor recognition monument celebrating the city's pioneering role in electric lighting. Cast in bronze and illuminated from within, the sculpture takes inspiration from Charles F. Brush's groundbreaking 1878 Arc Lamp, the world's first electric streetlight. This public art piece transforms that legacy into a glowing symbol of innovation, gratitude and community, connecting Cleveland's past to its future.
October 2025
One Hat One Hand and LMNL Studio Win Best in Show at Chairity
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 Our chair, created with design partner LMNL Studio, won Best in Show at Chairity, the annual design auction hosted by Two where creatives auction original chair designs to raise money for Bay Area nonprofits.
October 2025
Chrysanthemum Crossing Blooms at ELCO Yards in Redwood City
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 A trifecta of sculptural benches covered in a cacophony of chrysanthemum blossoms in colors warm to cool, by artist Leah Rosenberg. This public art sculpture project was fabricated and installed by One Hat One Hand at the new ELCO Yards development by IQHQ and Devcon Construction, with art advisory by Marx Art Advisory.
September 2025
DEKA Fabrication Company Acquired by One Hat One Hand
One Hat One Hand Announcement, September 2025 Big news from last year. One Hat One Hand acquired DEKA Fabrication, expanding our millwork, metal fabrication, sculpture and public art capabilities, with DEKA Account Services led by Alex MacDonald. Read what the acquisition means for our clients.
August 2025
Momentum Named to the CODAawards Top 100 Public Art Projects of 2025
One Hat One Hand Announcement, August 2025 Momentum, a mirror finish stainless steel sculpture designed by Marcus Guillard, was fabricated by One Hat One Hand with LMNL Studio in Emeryville, CA. The public art piece was named one of the Top 100 public art projects worldwide.
August 10, 2025
Fabrication Shop Tour at One Hat One Hand
International Sculpture Center, August 10, 2025 The ISC, the nonprofit behind Sculpture magazine, hosted a member tour of our sculpture fabrication campus in San Francisco.
2025
Halo Illuminates the Hyatt Regency Greenwich
One Hat One Hand Announcement, 2025 Our story on Halo, an illuminated ring sculpture we fabricated for the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Eight tubular segments with 3D printed diffusion rings form a suspended composition above the atrium bar, an example of public art and sculpture elevating hospitality spaces. Fabricated by One Hat One Hand with 3D printed diffusion components by Fab.Pub of Mamou-Mani. Additional links: Blog post: https://www.onehatonehand.com/post/enhancing-hospitality-spaces-through-public-art-and-placemaking
June 2025
Office of Things Designs a Bespoke Light Installation for a Newly Renovated Hotel by Curioso
The Architect's Newspaper, June 2025 Coverage of Halo, the suspended ring of light in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Connecticut. The 18 foot diameter sculpture was designed by Office of Things and fabricated by One Hat One Hand, with eight illuminated segments and brass fittings.
June 2025
CODAawards Names Top 100 Projects of 2025
CODAworx Codazine, June 2025 The official Top 100 announcement, drawn from 281 public art submissions across 14 countries. Our Momentum sculpture appears on the full list. Additional links: Top 100 list: https://codaworx.com/codaawards/top-100
October 2024
Min Design Finishes The Garden Party in San Francisco
The Architect's Newspaper, October 2024 Coverage of The Garden Party, a curved white metal pavilion sculpture at the Mission Rock development, designed by Min Design and fabricated by One Hat One Hand. The piece is one of the Street Rooms along Mission Rock's main thoroughfare, a public art program led by CMG Landscape Architecture.
2024
Street Rooms at Mission Rock
One Hat One Hand Announcement, 2024 Our project page for the Street Rooms public art program at Mission Rock in San Francisco, including The Garden Party sculpture we fabricated with Min Design and CMG Landscape Architecture.
August 2023
Photos: Outside Lands 2023
Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon, August 2023 Festival photo coverage featuring the 80 foot public art windmill, credited to One Hat One Hand as an homage to the Dutch windmills at the western end of Golden Gate Park.
August 2022
Expand Upon Your Outside Lands Experience at These Often Overlooked Attractions
The San Francisco Standard, August 2022 Festival preview covering the art of Outside Lands, including the new windmill rising that year. Both the original festival windmills and the new 80 foot version were fabricated by One Hat One Hand.
August 2022
The Windmill at Outside Lands
One Hat One Hand Announcement, August 2022 Our project page for the Outside Lands windmills. We built the original iconic windmills for the festival, then partnered with Iron Bloom to design and build the new 80 foot future forward version unveiled at the 2022 festival in Golden Gate Park. The sculpture served as a beacon, a wayfinding landmark and a favorite photo spot.
June 2022
One Hat One Hand Projects Honored at the 2022 San Francisco Design Week Awards
San Francisco Design Week, June 2022 The 2022 San Francisco Design Week Awards, an international design competition, recognized multiple One Hat One Hand projects across categories: Disaster Response: Curative COVID-19 Testing Kiosk, by One Hat One Hand FashTech: The Jesse Desk, a One Hat One Hand and Fennie+Mehl Architects collaboration Wild Card: Credenza, by One Hat One Hand Interior Design, Office and Commercial: Google 237 MPD, by IA Interior Architects, fabrication by One Hat One Hand Honorable Mention, User Experience: Facebook Stories Experience, by One Hat One Hand Honorable Mention, Social Impact: Love Letters to San Francisco, by Shine on San Francisco, One Hat One Hand, SF Parks Alliance, TogetherSF, Youth Speaks, First Exposures, Building 180, SF Etsy, Studio Side Project and the City and County of San Francisco Additional links: https://sfdesignweek.org/awards/the-jesse-desk/; https://sfdesignweek.org/awards/credenza/; https://sfdesignweek.org/awards/google-237-mpd/; https://sfdesignweek.org/awards/facebook-stories-experience/; https://sfdesignweek.org/awards/love-letters-to-san-francisco/; Full recipient list: https://sfdesignweek.org/2022-recipients/; Explore these projects in our portfolio: https://www.onehatonehand.com/projects
April 2022
These Five Winning Street Rooms Will Be Realized in San Francisco's Mission Rock Neighborhood
The Architect's Newspaper, April 2022 Coverage of the Street Rooms design competition at Mission Rock. One Hat One Hand went on to fabricate The Garden Party from the winning designs.
April 2026
New Public Art Underway for Clara E. Chan Lee Residences in Oakland Chinatown
One Hat One Hand is teaming up on a new public art sculpture for the Clara E. Chan Lee senior housing development at the Lake Merritt BART station, a project by EBALDC and Pyatok Architects at the historic corner of Oakland Chinatown. The piece is an anamorphic hanging sculpture that reads Oakland in Cantonese, honoring the southern Chinese immigrants who fought and organized to make this place their home. Created with Civic Design Studio and co-artist Xiaorui Tsui, with 3D design by Sofía López of Civic Design Studio. The building is named for Clara E. Chan Lee, the first Chinese American woman to register to vote in the United States. More to share soon.
February 2026
5 Million Gift Funds Cleaning, Lighting and Laser Cut Security Gates in Tenderloin
San Francisco Examiner, February 2026 Coverage of the Larkin Street Revival, an ongoing project supporting small businesses and celebrating Little Saigon's cultural heritage. The first improvement is a series of colorful decorative security gates that protect storefronts and brighten the corridor, designed by ENVELOPE A+D with metal fabrication by One Hat One Hand and DEKA Fabrication. Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood joined the February ribbon cutting, with more gates to come. Additional links: Also covered by Mission Local: https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-tenderloin-black-history-tour-gallery-opening/
February 2026
San Francisco Unveils New Archway by Artist Ana Teresa Fernández Along Iconic Waterfront Promenade
CODAworx Codazine, February 2026 Coverage of Mareas, the first permanent public art archway on San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront. The sculpture was fabricated by One Hat One Hand in steel and polycarbonate resin.
January 2026
Mareas Ribbon Cutting Celebration at Pier 27
One Hat One Hand Announcement, January 2026 Our recap of the dedication day for the Mareas sculpture, with moments from the public art fabrication and install process.
January 2026
Creating Waves: San Francisco Celebrates Unveiling of New Permanent Public Artwork at Pier 27
San Francisco Arts Commission, Press Release, January 2026 The official city announcement of the Mareas public art sculpture at the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal Plaza, crediting One Hat One Hand as fabricator.
December 2025
One Hat One Hand Expands Fabrication Capabilities with Acquisition of DEKA Fab
CODAworx Codazine, December 2025 Industry coverage of OHOH's acquisition of DEKA Fabrication, expanding our millwork, metal fabrication, sculpture and public art capabilities.
October 2025
A Legacy of Light Shines in Downtown Cleveland
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 In partnership with LMNL Studio and Destination Cleveland, we created a donor recognition monument celebrating the city's pioneering role in electric lighting. Cast in bronze and illuminated from within, the sculpture takes inspiration from Charles F. Brush's groundbreaking 1878 Arc Lamp, the world's first electric streetlight. This public art piece transforms that legacy into a glowing symbol of innovation, gratitude and community, connecting Cleveland's past to its future.
October 2025
One Hat One Hand and LMNL Studio Win Best in Show at Chairity
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 Our chair, created with design partner LMNL Studio, won Best in Show at Chairity, the annual design auction hosted by Two where creatives auction original chair designs to raise money for Bay Area nonprofits.
October 2025
Chrysanthemum Crossing Blooms at ELCO Yards in Redwood City
One Hat One Hand Announcement, October 2025 A trifecta of sculptural benches covered in a cacophony of chrysanthemum blossoms in colors warm to cool, by artist Leah Rosenberg. This public art sculpture project was fabricated and installed by One Hat One Hand at the new ELCO Yards development by IQHQ and Devcon Construction, with art advisory by Marx Art Advisory.
September 2025
DEKA Fabrication Company Acquired by One Hat One Hand
One Hat One Hand Announcement, September 2025 Big news from last year. One Hat One Hand acquired DEKA Fabrication, expanding our millwork, metal fabrication, sculpture and public art capabilities, with DEKA Account Services led by Alex MacDonald. Read what the acquisition means for our clients.
August 2025
Momentum Named to the CODAawards Top 100 Public Art Projects of 2025
One Hat One Hand Announcement, August 2025 Momentum, a mirror finish stainless steel sculpture designed by Marcus Guillard, was fabricated by One Hat One Hand with LMNL Studio in Emeryville, CA. The public art piece was named one of the Top 100 public art projects worldwide.
August 10, 2025
Fabrication Shop Tour at One Hat One Hand
International Sculpture Center, August 10, 2025 The ISC, the nonprofit behind Sculpture magazine, hosted a member tour of our sculpture fabrication campus in San Francisco.
2025
Halo Illuminates the Hyatt Regency Greenwich
One Hat One Hand Announcement, 2025 Our story on Halo, an illuminated ring sculpture we fabricated for the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Eight tubular segments with 3D printed diffusion rings form a suspended composition above the atrium bar, an example of public art and sculpture elevating hospitality spaces. Fabricated by One Hat One Hand with 3D printed diffusion components by Fab.Pub of Mamou-Mani. Additional links: Blog post: https://www.onehatonehand.com/post/enhancing-hospitality-spaces-through-public-art-and-placemaking
June 2025
Office of Things Designs a Bespoke Light Installation for a Newly Renovated Hotel by Curioso
The Architect's Newspaper, June 2025 Coverage of Halo, the suspended ring of light in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Connecticut. The 18 foot diameter sculpture was designed by Office of Things and fabricated by One Hat One Hand, with eight illuminated segments and brass fittings.
June 2025
CODAawards Names Top 100 Projects of 2025
CODAworx Codazine, June 2025 The official Top 100 announcement, drawn from 281 public art submissions across 14 countries. Our Momentum sculpture appears on the full list. Additional links: Top 100 list: https://codaworx.com/codaawards/top-100
October 2024
Min Design Finishes The Garden Party in San Francisco
The Architect's Newspaper, October 2024 Coverage of The Garden Party, a curved white metal pavilion sculpture at the Mission Rock development, designed by Min Design and fabricated by One Hat One Hand. The piece is one of the Street Rooms along Mission Rock's main thoroughfare, a public art program led by CMG Landscape Architecture.
2024
Street Rooms at Mission Rock
One Hat One Hand Announcement, 2024 Our project page for the Street Rooms public art program at Mission Rock in San Francisco, including The Garden Party sculpture we fabricated with Min Design and CMG Landscape Architecture.
August 2023
Photos: Outside Lands 2023
Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon, August 2023 Festival photo coverage featuring the 80 foot public art windmill, credited to One Hat One Hand as an homage to the Dutch windmills at the western end of Golden Gate Park.
August 2022
Expand Upon Your Outside Lands Experience at These Often Overlooked Attractions
The San Francisco Standard, August 2022 Festival preview covering the art of Outside Lands, including the new windmill rising that year. Both the original festival windmills and the new 80 foot version were fabricated by One Hat One Hand.
August 2022
The Windmill at Outside Lands
One Hat One Hand Announcement, August 2022 Our project page for the Outside Lands windmills. We built the original iconic windmills for the festival, then partnered with Iron Bloom to design and build the new 80 foot future forward version unveiled at the 2022 festival in Golden Gate Park. The sculpture served as a beacon, a wayfinding landmark and a favorite photo spot.
June 2022
One Hat One Hand Projects Honored at the 2022 San Francisco Design Week Awards
San Francisco Design Week, June 2022 The 2022 San Francisco Design Week Awards, an international design competition, recognized multiple One Hat One Hand projects across categories: Disaster Response: Curative COVID-19 Testing Kiosk, by One Hat One Hand FashTech: The Jesse Desk, a One Hat One Hand and Fennie+Mehl Architects collaboration Wild Card: Credenza, by One Hat One Hand Interior Design, Office and Commercial: Google 237 MPD, by IA Interior Architects, fabrication by One Hat One Hand Honorable Mention, User Experience: Facebook Stories Experience, by One Hat One Hand Honorable Mention, Social Impact: Love Letters to San Francisco, by Shine on San Francisco, One Hat One Hand, SF Parks Alliance, TogetherSF, Youth Speaks, First Exposures, Building 180, SF Etsy, Studio Side Project and the City and County of San Francisco
Curative COVID-19 Testing Kiosk
The Jesse Desk
Netflix Credenza
Google 337 MPD
Facebook Stories Experiential Design
Love Letters to San Francisco
https://sfdesignweek.org/2022-recipients
Explore these projects in our portfolio: https://www.onehatonehand.com/projects
April 2022
These Five Winning Street Rooms Will Be Realized in San Francisco's Mission Rock Neighborhood
The Architect's Newspaper, April 2022 Coverage of the Street Rooms design competition at Mission Rock. One Hat One Hand went on to fabricate The Garden Party from the winning designs.
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