Dimensional Innovations

Dimensional Innovations is a multi-disciplinary firm taking IDeaS through design, fabrication and installation.

AbOUT

Dimensional Innovations is made up of project developers and managers, designers, engineers, artists and fabricators. Their all-inclusive shop houses a design team which translates obscure ideas into viable ideas; an engineering department that make the ideas feasible; and an expansive shop that allows the creation of remarkable installations with woods, metals, plastics, graphics, [...] edge A/V and everything in between.

Mission Statement

Dimensional Innovations state their mission as: "Our mission is to take our customers' dreams and turn them into reality. To take what other designers and builders think is impossible and build it anyway. To build an unmatched design and manufacturing organization that is focused on four things: Our team, our customers, our manufacturing speed and the highest quality in the industry. To give our team the ability to take creative risks without fear of failure. To continually improve and know that we will be better tomorrow. To expect more of ourselves than what others think is possible and achieve what is thought to be unattainable."

Examples of work

Kansas City Public Library Car Parking Lot
Dimensional Innovations professionally photographed rare books and used software to modify and place the desired titles. To create a sense of comfort and safety, an aluminum substructure that includes clear windows was produced through the center of the books, allowing light into the parking garage. 3M scotch print with translucent printing was applied to the substructure to create the books.

Instinct Billboard at 5 Times Square.
Dimensional Innovations collaborated with Goodby Silverstein Partners to construct a 3-D ACTIVE instinct phone display for Sprint and Samsung in 5 Times Square. It was imperative to the client that the large-scale model, at 94 times its actual size, look identical to the actual phone. In order to achieve the meticulous match of the metallic surrounding trim piece, Dimensional Innovations integrated the use of a new chroming machine. This unique process allowed us to apply sprayed chrome paint to the aluminum surround to perfectly emulate the material on the actual phone. Additional materials included Dibond that was coated in a black lacquer, a 22'-4.8" x 11'-8.8" LED monitor to stream live video for the face of the phone, and an aluminum superstructure to support the substantial piece. The specific attention to materiality in this project was essential to its' overall success.

Kansas City Rail Experience
The KC Rail Experience, a permanent exhibit at Union Station Kansas City, focuses on the way Union Station and its' rails helped to shape Kansas City and America. The KC Rail Experience is devoted to the human stories of the rail. The stories are told through the eyes of twenty 'ghosts' who used Union Station from 1915 to 1955. Along with the human stories, the museum educates visitors about how trains and rails work.

The museum showcases vintage rolling STOCK, a locomotive simulator and a number of A/V and interactive exhibits. Additionally, visitors may view artifacts from private collections.

Awards and recognition

Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)
2005 Merit Award, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings
2002 Design Excellence Award, Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary Trade Show Booth
2002 Merit Award, Cerner Identity Structure

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
2008 Silver Mid-America Hospitality Design Award, Boston Celtics Courtside Club

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
2005 IDEA Bronze Award, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings

ID Magazine
2001 Honorable Mention, Cerner Identity Structure

Print Magazine
2001 Regional Design Annual, Rave Motion Pictures (Multiple Theatre Locations Nationwide)

Signs of the Times
2008 International Sign Contest, 3rd Place, Electric Building Signs, Rosemont Muvico
2007 International Sign Contest, 3rd Place, Mural/Supergraphics, Cinemark Theatres
2006 International Sign Contest, 1st Place, Unique Signs, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings
2006 International Sign Contest, Best in Show, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings
2006 By the Book, International Sign Contest Winners
2005 International Sign Contest, 1st place, Pole/Pylon Signs, Denver Zoo

Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute
2005 Best Parking Structure Award, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings

Visual Merchandising and Store Design
2001 1st Place Award, Rave Motion Pictures (Multiple Theatre Locations Nationwide)

Event Design Magazine
2008 Best Graphical Treatment, Sprint Wall at the Kansas City Sprint Center

Chain Store Age
2002 Retail Store of the Year, Cingular Wireless

Surfaces Magazine
2002 Design Excellence, Children's Mercy Hospital

Interior Sources Magazine
2002 Design Excellence, Children's Mercy Hospital

Federal Republic of Germany
2007 Design award nominee, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings

Dallas Society of Visual Communications
2001 Award of Excellence, Rave Motion Pictures (Nationwide)

Economic Development Council of Kansas City
2005 Redevelopment Award, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
2008 Top 10 Small Business

Ingram's Magazine
2008 Best Companies to Work For
2006 Kansas City's Coolest Companies
2006 Kansas City's 100 Fastest Growing Companies
2006 40 Under 40, The Art of Leadership

AIA Kansas City Allied Arts and Craftsmanship
2005 Award nomination, Kansas City Downtown Library Parking Garage Book Bindings
2005 Award nomination, Commerce Trust Restoration
2005 Award nomination, Garmin International Headquarters Abscissa Lenses