The Color Blast resembles a 12" x 6" flat panel and utilizes high output LEDs to project a 21° soft edged beam. Merilees said: "The RGB colour mixing enabled us to provide an exact colour match for the client's Pantone references."
The main feature of the stand was the walk-through tunnel, which ran the full width of the stand and was dominated by vibrant slowly fading colour changes from the Color Blasts, with graphic displays on the 10 plasma screens. The canopy feature, which provided a roof over the stand, was lit using the new Thomas Pixeline LED battens, with extensive gobo treatment using Martin MAC 250+ flown from steel hoops, which provided the main structural support for the stand.
While CT supplied a complete technical package, the stand build and design was subcontracted to Devonshire House Associates who, in the words of Merilees, "did a stunning job", producing a high quality structure within very tight time constraints. Perhaps what impressed the client the most was how closely the finished stand resembled the initial client visuals, produced in conjunction with DHA.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
