The Company

The genesis for the company was the admiration for the great engineers of the past such as Brunel, R.J. Mitchell, and W. Boeing. In previous generations, engineers were venerated like rock stars or athletes are today. The very best engineering designs often have the same elements that make great art great. One of our goals is to return engineering and engineers to the spotlight.

The principles of the company collected blueprints of airplanes, engines, ships, and other great designs. Gradually, we realized that a set of blueprints could be distilled into a cutaway that captures the art in the design. After much experimentation, we settled on the profile cutaway as the best way to showcase engineering art. (We also can create isometric cutaway illustrations if the design calls for it.)

Our first product type, a wooden cutaway model in a frame, is a hybrid of a model and a print. It is a print that has real depth and shadows or, from a different perspective, is a model that never gets dusty and can be hung from the wall.

After launching our wooden models, we added color to our cutaway drawings and placed them on everyday items like coffee mugs, coasters, and t-shirts. We use the latest state of the art printing methods available and the ink is extremely bright, color accurate, and stable. The color printing process also has almost no setup and allows us to make extremely small production runs.

We then discovered a variation of the old wood block printing process that prints our cutaway illustrations on polo shirts. The cutaway illustration is etched onto a large tile with a laser which is then used to print the design on the shirt. The effect is a subtle yet incredibly detailed depiction of the aircraft arranged over the whole shirt.

The business is evenly split between doing historic titles and commissions. If you would like to commission of any of the product types, please call 650-245-0035 or e-mail billc@delphic.com.

billc@delphic.com