Once again, both Sew What? and Rent What? were asked to provide soft goods to a single tour – David Archuleta’s Christmas 2009 tour – and I think this one turned out particularly great, as both companies thought “outside the box” to create some unique pieces for the show based on a fabulous set design created by Butch Allen.
Rent What? provided the drapery – in this case it included Gold Lightweight Synthetic Velour Legs and Swags from their “Timeless and Traditional” Series, all wrapped up with giant red and gold bows for a perfect Christmas presentation.
Design: Butch Allen Designs; Photo Credit: Butch Allen
What I think takes the drapery to another level, though, is the incredible “twinkle-light” drape. We’ve made traditional LED Star Drops before, but this drape was different . For this drape, low resolution twinkle lights were inserted into a sheer white voile – the result is just gorgeous and reminds me of snow falling.
Design: Butch Allen Designs; Photo Credit: Butch Allen
Sew What? also got in the act, making some gold satin skirts along with some fun three-dimensional Christmas Trees out of White Cambio! stretch fabric. There were five trees, ranging in from 8′ to 16′ in height, and depending on how they were lit, they appear gold/white, blue/white, or green. Here’s how they look in green:
Design: Butch Allen Designs; Photo Credit: Butch Allen
All in all, the combination of the beautiful drapery provided by Rent What? and the fun Christmas Trees provided by Sew What? sets the stage for a fun and festive holiday show. Want to see more photos? Check out the Concerts and Curtains Photostream on Flickr.
The stage decoration for David’s Christmas From The Heart-Tour looks amazing, and sets a perfect mood for the concert!! I LOVE the trees as they combine the tradition of the holidays but still look edgy and modern enough to match David’s age! Are they foldable for easy transportation? The only nitpick I have is the colour of the bows, I probably would have gone for a more moderate colour – but seriously, the set looks amazing! The drapes, especially the twinkle lights one, and the trees are absolutely gorgeous!! LOVE it! 🙂
I am so glad you like the set – we are quite proud of it! The trees are made with a series of hoops, so they aren’t foldable. The twinkle-light drape was a new design for Sew What? and Rent What? that I think turned out fabulous (Sew What? made the actual drape and then Rent What? inserted the lights).
Oh!! And here I thought the trees have some sort of mechanism to fold them for transportation and pop them up for the shows, so they’d only be the size of the largest hoop for transportation, haha! They transport the trees up and standing then? Do they have cases for them? Sorry for all the questions. I work as an event manager here in Germany and would just love to know more about the trees, because they’re really beautiful, great concept for this kind of show! 🙂
They are similar to what you mention – they do sort of “pop down” but not completely flat, as the top is a separate piece. They don’t have to be transported at full height – they just are not quite as flat as you might think.
Oh! I think I get it! Awesome, thanks for the info 🙂 Much appreciated! I’ll definitely recommend Sew What? and Rent What? to some of my business partners who I know do events in the USA as well!
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