Mandai dinosaur

A stone feature wall with a 3D printed dinosaur head, built as a durable focal point for a high-traffic interior.

Service: Art Installations & Wall Murals
Theme: A bold prehistoric motif
Built to be: A permanent visual anchor

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What we brought

What we can do
Sharp detail, light on the structure
The full-size head keeps every tooth and contour sharp while staying light enough for its pillar.
How we look after you
An open jaw that holds its shape
The extended jaw stays stable for the long term, safely fixed above a busy space.
What you get
Rock that blends into the interior
The rock-textured pillar and stone feature wall read as natural rock and blend into the interior design.

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The finished piece
The finished head sits on its rock-textured pillar.
The head is seen across the room.
The stone feature wall rises behind the counter.
This is where the wall meets the pillar.
The rock texture rises to the ceiling.
A door is hidden in the rock.
Resin prototypeThe resin prototype miniature shows the jaws open.
The whole miniature is seen from low down.
This is the miniature from the side.
This is the miniature from the right.
The miniature's head faces right.
Finishing and installationNumbered rock panels go on.
This is the pillar during the fit-out.

The build

How we built it

5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 5

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we were asked for a stone feature wall with an integrated dinosaur head that captures attention at once. It had to last in a high-traffic space and fit the client's interior layout.

Resin prototype

Step 2 of 5

Before full-size production, a resin prototype miniature of the head showed the level of detail the full-size head would carry: the open jaw, every tooth, the eye sockets and the rock it breaks out of.

The white resin-printed miniature of the dinosaur head from the front left, jaws open, with layer lines on the snout and teeth — The resin prototype miniature shows the jaws open.

The resin-printed miniature, the head breaking out of its rock block, seen from low on artificial grass — The whole miniature is seen from low down.

The resin-printed miniature of the head and rock block from the side, jaws open, on artificial grass — This is the miniature from the side.

The resin-printed miniature from the right, the rock block glossy under the light — This is the miniature from the right.

The resin-printed miniature with the head facing right, glossy highlights on the printed surface — The miniature's head faces right.

Production

Step 3 of 5

We 3D printed the full dinosaur head in lightweight, high-strength parts, which allowed precise detailing while reducing the load on the structure. An internal frame was engineered to support the extended jawline and depth of the sculpture.

Finishing and installation

Step 4 of 5

The rock-textured pillar and stone feature wall were built with custom textures and contours for a natural, rugged look that blends into the interior design. The frame ensured long-term stability and safe installation on site.

The white rock panels, numbered with blue tape, fitted around a column with the dinosaur head at the top during installation — Numbered rock panels go on.

The dinosaur head breaking out of a grey rock-textured pillar beside a reception counter and a blue-lit shutter, during the fit-out — This is the pillar during the fit-out.

The final build

Step 5 of 5

The completed stone feature wall transformed the space. The dinosaur head, its focal point, now greets every visitor from its rock-textured pillar.

The finished dinosaur head in grey rock texture, jaws open with white teeth, rising out of a rock-textured pillar beside a counter in the installed interior — The finished head sits on its rock-textured pillar.

Rock texture close-ups

These close-ups show the custom rock texture: where the wall meets the pillar, where it rises to the ceiling, and a door hidden in the stone.

Close-up of the rock-textured wall meeting the pillar, the carved contours lit from the ceiling — This is where the wall meets the pillar.

Looking up the stone feature wall, its rugged rock texture rising to the ceiling lights — The rock texture rises to the ceiling.

A door clad in the same rock texture as the wall, its outline only just visible beside a dark panel — A door is hidden in the rock.

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Mandai dinosaur

What we brought

Sharp detail, light on the structure

An open jaw that holds its shape

Rock that blends into the interior

Gallery