Cable and façade decorations

Two ways to mount, one design

The same design can be suspended overhead or fixed flat against a wall. Suspended across a street, it is strung between poles, lamp posts or buildings on either side of the road; on a wall, it becomes an LED façade decoration fitted flush to the surface. Hence the two halves of the group name.

Both situations call for the same thing: a wide design that is clear from a distance and seen from one main direction — along the street or from the square. That is why the designs in this group are wide rather than tall.

Where they work best

Decorations suspended over a street give shape to a whole stretch: the approach into town, a main street, a pedestrian precinct, the link between the market square and a park. Hung one after another, they set up a rhythm that a single decoration cannot create on its own — people walk through a continuous sequence rather than simply passing one ornament.

Façade illuminations work differently: they cover a single flat surface, and that surface becomes the backdrop for the whole effect. They are chosen by shopping centres and retail concourses, hotels, restaurants and cafés, public buildings and institutions, and by commercial properties that want a frontage people notice.

Choosing the right size for the space

The first thing to consider is width. Over a street, it is set by the span between fixing points; on a building, by the width of the façade or of the bay between windows that the decoration has to fit.

The second is height — how much room is left vertically. Over a carriageway, that means the clearance needed for traffic; on a wall, it means the margin left around the cornice, windows, balconies and signage.

The third consideration is how the decoration works with the rest of the seasonal display. A decoration spanning the street and the pole decorations below it are seen at the same time, so it is worth choosing them together so that they create a coherent streetscape.

How we make them and how to order

We manufacture the decorations ourselves, so the proportions of a design can be matched to the span or to the wall, and the fixing points are set at the design and visualisation stage. Working above a street that stays open to traffic is part of installation and removal. Enquiries are sent from the page for the design you choose.