“I have to say, you all did an absolutely incredible job! I just showed it to Chris [Roberts] and the team, and everyone was genuinely blown away.”
— Tyler Witkin, Director of Community at Cloud Imperium Games, referring to the 14.8m Hornet Spacecraft we built for CitizenCon2954
“It is by far the finest underwater robot we have had made. It’s exceeded all expectations, so congratulations to the entire team! Josh, David and Matt are a dream team! This really has made my year.”
— Philip Dalton, 'Spy In The Wild' Series Producer at John Downer Productions
“I have no hesitation recommending Mangostone. Laurens and Tony are not only very easy and friendly to work with, but are also highly professional and creative. They make the process fun and painless, solving problems without grumbling. They always hit deadline and deliver work of a very high standard - often within ridiculously tight timeframes. They are my go-to guys!”
— Daniel Gould, Senior filmmaker / film Director at Dyson
“You guys did an amazing job! A fantastic set delivered with the upmost professionalism and a joy to have on the shoot with us. Thank you so much!”
“And I have to say I think the Retaliator [Spaceship model] looks absolutely incredible, you and the team have done such an amazing job, I have to stop and stare at it every time I walk past it 😄”
— Chris Law, Vehicle Artist, Cloud Imperium Games
“I just wanted to say thank you for all your awesome work for the show. It’s been lovely working with you and I will hopefully get the opportunity again soon. Many thanks.”
— Julia Bryson-Challis, Art Director, The Last Bus
“Of course I will bear you and your wonderful team in mind for future work. Thank you so much for being able to help us with this on such sort notice. It was an absolute triumph. ”
— Lucy Hassan, Household Pictures Ltd (makers of Bridgerton)
“As an ordinary (elderly) tv watcher, just had to say your amazing models [animatronic creatures] are so realistic and clearly accepted by their real counterparts! Thanks to everyone involved in making a good tv series even better!”
— Jacqueline Cherry, tv viewer and fan of the BBC series 'Spy in the Ocean'
“A huge thank you to you and your team for the beautiful Wagamama star awards. They looked stunning, very high quality and lovely finish. You and your team were an absolute pleasure to work with and I do very much hope to work with you again in the future.”
— Kirsty Durman, Create Live
“Mangostone produced a number of excellent exhibits and interactives for our new museum to celebrate the life of Brunel in Bristol. These included some sculptured busts, interactive family drawers and a replica Victorian light fitting. We were delighted with their quality, robustness and the attention to detail. They were delivered on time and to budget and the customer care of the team was second to none. We would have no hesitation in working with them on future projects.”
— Mike Day Senior Project Manager, Being Brunel, SS Great Britain Trust.
“Products were ace, everyone was really happy and no issues at all. They were spot on to our brief and worked great on shoot. Costs and timings were very accommodating and was great to see the updates throughout production. Look forward to working again in the future!”
— Laurence Hurley, Producer Dyson Ltd
“We’ve worked with Laurens over a number of years on several projects and found his work to be of a very high standard with excellent levels of communication. The team is highly skilled, enthusiastic and adaptable and provides useful creative and practical input throughout the design and build process to ensure that the final product performs in the way it was envisioned. The products are therefore also good value for money. We would not hesitate to recommend Mangostone.”
— Dr Robin Hoyle, Director of Science, Glasgow Science Centre
“I worked with Mangostone to produce a stop frame commercial last year. They are friendly, passionate and very collaborative, responding well to directors feedback regardless of our challenging budget. They worked incredibly hard to make everything happen on time to the highest possible standard.”
— Sami Goddard, Producer, Aardman Animations
“There’s a reason why the biggest, brightest and best film, TV and animation directors and production managers entrust their most challenging, complex and creative projects to Laurens. Not just a safe pair of hands, he is the most talented ‘maker’ in the business. This, combined with his truly unique and winning personality, great sense of humour, can-do attitude (I don’t think he has the word ‘no’ in his vocabulary) and serious work ethic, make him such an inspiring and exceptional talent to be working with. ”
— Jeremy Michaels, Director of Pinewood Creative, Founder of JYM Consulting
“I have just been out to see the letters and I’m over the moon with the finish. They look great!!! Thank you so much to you and the team for putting the work in to get these done in such a short turnaround. Our client is on his way over to see them and I know he will be thrilled. Now I know who you are I will be in touch with other bits we may require. Thanks again.”
— Verity Thompson, Project & Account manager at fernleigh design
