Case study 16 / 16Production team / Stage and supporting design2017

TEDxNapierBridge

Production and supporting stage design for TEDxNapierBridgeWomen, including a modular fabric installation developed for the event stage.

(About the project)

As part of the TEDxNapierBridge production team, Rhea contributed to stage and supporting design for the independently organised TEDxWomen event.

Event: TEDxNapierBridgeWomen
Role: Production team
Contribution: Stage and supporting design
Year: 2017

A stage built from fabric

The stage installation combined cylindrical fabric forms in natural linen and bright illustrated textiles, arranged as a modular sculptural backdrop.

The repeated forms brought colour, pattern and a handmade material quality to the event's presentation space.

Stacked cylindrical forms made from linen and brightly illustrated fabric. — 02Fabric forms for the stage

Production and installation

The work was developed and installed collaboratively as part of the event's wider production, from material planning through to the final stage arrangement.

Members of the TEDxNapierBridgeWomen production team standing with the stage installation. — 03Production team with the installation

TEDxNapierBridgeWomen organisers and production team gathered on stage. — 04TEDxNapierBridgeWomen event team

Handwritten material notes for building the fabric stage installation. — 05Material planning notes