The 2024 MET Gala took place on May 6th in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The theme was the “Garden of Time” and celebrated the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” This is the second time Albina has partnered with Kadan Productions, Inc. to create the centerpiece for the Met Gala’s Great Hall. In 2022, Albina bent the 1” pipe framework for the ribbons of a towering spiral staircase leading to the Statue of Liberty’s Eternal Flame of Enlightenment.
Vogue Magazine Article
Albina rolled, trimmed, drilled, spliced joints and welded offshoots for 12 lengths to make 8 assemblies out of 3” SCH40 6061-T6 ALUM and 35 lengths to make 8 assemblies out of 1½” SCH40 6061-T6 ALUM. All components were bent / fabricated to various configurations and radii.
Albina rolled, trimmed, coped and fabricated complete 8 lengths to make 16 additional branches out of 1½” SCH40 6061-T6 ALUM. All components were bent / fabricated to various configurations and radii.
Photo Credit : Met Gala, Vogue Magazine, Raul Avila & Kadan Productions