Elevate Your Art
We specialise in creating high-quality, museum-grade plinths and display pedestals for art collectors, artists, photographers, retailers and event planners.
Made in Melbourne: The Plinth Store is based in Australia.
Our online store is supported by a sales showroom in Smith Street, Fitzroy - open by appointment.
Plinths for Artwork:
Where your art takes centre stage.
The Plinth Store plinths are made to a museum-grade quality.
They are designed with artists and art collectors in mind. Hand-made with the right materials,with invisible joins. No unsightly marks , allowing your precious artwork to breath and be the focus.
Artist: Pamela Miller at Yering Station
Plinths for Merchandisers
The Art of Display
Retail plinths are a practical and inexpensive way to merchandise your products.
Entice your customer’s attention to your products with the simplicity and versatility of a plinth set.
You can change your store set-up every week by simply moving them around.
Plinths for events.
It’s all about versatility!
When you need a quick, easy and beautiful set-up, with maximum versatility - plinths are the obvious choice.
And you don’t have to compromise on looks because our plinths are sleek, modern and timeless.
Find out more about our event plinths here.
Go to our online store to buy yours now.
Or hire plinths for your event here.
Metroscape by Christopher May at The Gallery, St Kilda Townhall.
Plinths for Photo Shoots.
From Macro to Monumental
Your simple, plain white plinths will be used over and over in your photo studio.
When they’re not being used to photograph products, you’ll be getting your subjects to sit on them for portrait sessions.
They fit into just about every theme and setting. And because white plinths have simple lines, there’s nothing to photoshop out later!
Find out more about plinths for photo studios here.
Go to the online store to buy yours now. Or hire plinths for your studio here.
Why choose The Plinth Store?
Specialises Just in Plinths
We just make plinths - really well. This focus allows us to concentrate on making high quality plinths, worthy of world’s best galleries or museums.
Hand-Crafted
Your plinth is hand-crafted in Fitzroy. No massive factory level churn here. Just good old attention to detail with small batches of plinths. The additional effort to conceal the joins with 45° cuts, combined with the extra sanding and hand painting, makes all the difference. Your plinth will have a beautiful finish to complement your art or product with the strength to hold your art securely.
Internal Reinforcement:
For larger plinths, we use internal reinforcement to provide extra strength.
Competitive and Transparent Pricing:
We offer fair and competitive pricing, providing excellent value for the quality of our hand-crafted plinths.
Offers Customisation
We have a selection of standard sizes that are popular, and in usually in stock. But we can also make plinths to your custom specifications.
Central Melbourne Location and Flexible Delivery Options:
Located in Fitzroy, we offer easy pick-up and convenient delivery services to suit your schedule.
Exceptional Customer-service
As an artist, gallerist and photographer with a Master of Arts degree, Rory understands your unique needs and speaks your language. Appreciating art means that he takes extra pride in making the best plinths possible. He truly knows how important is the work that sits atop his plinths.
Consultation options:
We a very open to discussing your specific needs and sharing expert advice. Contact Rory to have a chat.
What’s the difference between a plinth and a pedestal?
The Plinth Store should probably be called ‘The Pedestal Store’ because our most popular products are technically pedestals! But that name doesn’t quite have the same ring, and most people in the art world refer to them both as ‘plinths’.
While the terms are often used interchangeably, plinths are usually lower and wider than the taller, thinner and column-like pedestals.
Plinths are typically wider than they are tall - a stable foundation for showcasing objects. Plinths have a wider area for the object it supports.
Pedestals are more column-like in their dimensions - taller than they are wide. They are often used to bring the subjects up to eye-level.
Your choice between a plinth and a pedestal should be driven by personal taste, your intent, and the shape of the object you are displaying. Plinths are often used for large sculptures that have a broader base or for several objects that can spread out across the wider area. Pedestals are often used for statues or objects with a relatively smaller base compared to their height.
The versatility of our plinths is that if you put them on their side, they become a long plinth. And if you put our pedestals on their sides, they become an elongated pedestal. This extends their use, and adds to your presentation choice.
Plinth or pedestal, The Plinth Store will have a size that suits your needs.
Want to know more? Click here to visit our online store, have your questions answered at the FAQ page, or learn a little more about us at our ABOUT page.