The Experiential Design Index
Home > Firms > Cinnabar

Cinnabar

Inactive

Founder/CEO Basil Katz announced the company is closing after nearly 43 years of operation, "completing a remarkable roster of projects" before final closure (blooloop, January 28, 2025). (verified 2026-07-18)

Cinnabar was a Los Angeles-based exhibit fabrication and design-build firm founded in 1982, producing museum exhibits, theme-park attractions, film and television set work, themed retail environments, and public art installations; the company announced its closure in January 2025.

HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA
Founded1982
RolesFabrication, Exhibit Design
Websitehttps://cinnabar.com

Projects (17)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
Family Discovery Center First Americans Museum Exhibit Design 2025
Dino Quest (2024 reimagining) Discovery Cube Orange County Fabrication 2024
Congressman Alan Lowenthal Global Trade & Education Center Congressman Alan Lowenthal Global Trade & Education Center Fabrication 2024
The Resilience Zone The Resilience Zone (Wildfire & Climate Resilience Center) Content Production 2024
Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Fabrication 2023
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Agua Caliente Cultural Museum Fabrication 2023
Amazônia: Photography by Sebastião Salgado California Science Center Exhibit Design 2022
Autodesk Gallery 2.0 Autodesk Gallery Fabrication 2021
Gold Mountain: Chinese Californian Stories The California Museum Fabrication 2020
Women Inspire The California Museum Fabrication 2020
Puppy Center Learning Lab Guide Dogs for the Blind Fabrication 2020
An Experience "For Deaf Eyes" Maguire Welcome Center AV Integration 2018
Eco Gallery Discovery Cube Los Angeles Exhibit Design 2015
Becoming Los Angeles Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Fabrication 2013
Eco Gallery Discovery Cube Orange County Exhibit Design 2011
A Trip Around the Solar System von Kármán Visitor Center Fabrication 2010
Age of Mammals Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Fabrication 2010

Sources