50th Anniversary Presents

It was the Revesby Workers Club 50th Anniversary recently. To kick off the 50th Anniversary celebrations they wanted 500 balloons in the dome in their foyer.  These were to stay up for 4 days.

 

Then they requested the fabulous taper topiary towers at all major vantage points through the club.  Imagine walking into the club and having these great designs welcome you. 

 

Next there was the sports bar.  Something that would look great for the week, and still be there when they did the big prize draw.  This was when the starpoints came into their own.  We created the starpoint wall (and altered the bottom layer of starpoints) to fit the space perfectly.

And what was the big prize draw. Of course it was a brand new car - BMW in fact. This was on display at the front of the club and we made sure that everyone who came in knew that it was going to be given away.  "It's our birthday and you get all the presents!!"  That type of feel.

Happy 50th Birthday Revesby Workers.  We hope you liked our presents!

Starpoint Stage Wall

Here is a fantastic design concept that I saw at World Balloon Convention in Dallas recently.  My client was looking for something with the Wow factor for their awards night and here is what we came up with for them.  The main challenges was that we could not get into the venue until just before 5pm, and the guests were arriving at 6.45pm

 This awesome stage display wall features the starpoint and 3' balloons.  We cold not hang it due to time constraints, so it had to be free standing - helium filled.  We added sparkle lights to give it that extra bit of zing.  Good news was the client absolutely loved it.

WBC - Final Night

I must apologise that there has been a considerable break between the final night dinner and me actually posting a blog for you all. I must have been more tired that I thought. On Friday night my commitments had ended and I went to sleep without having to set any alarms. My body decided to cash in and I slept for 14 hours straight, not waking until 2.15pm. I missed the classes and was nice and fresh for the final night dinner.
Here we all (well most of us) in our finery. Final night dinner in front of the Aussie Large Sculpture.


These next few pics feature the fabulous decor thoughout the room. Again the tapers and starpoints were the feature around the room...


...and on the ceiling...


Here is Australia's latest Certified Balloon Artist, and W.A's first. John Brew gained his CBA at the convention and, as you can see, his new found status made him a favourite with the ladies.


Then of course is the fabulous stage decor. Tapers featuring this year and they were very cool indeed.


Here are our competition entrants with Bruce and Rachelle Fraser - Beth Boynton, Amanda Girdlestone and Matt Russell. Unfortunately Christine Georgiou is not in the photo.


And after the formalities were over it was time to let our hair down and party. We were only on the dancefloor for a short time, because the DJ was rubbish, but I managed to capture this pic while we were there.

Stage Displays - class of 2011

At this time of year, there are a lot of graduation ceremonies that MAD balloons is asked to do. A regular question is how to create a stage display that is unique to the class of the year, but that will not get in anyones way, or be an obstacle on the stage. You can see what our answer is!

Using large number foil balloons as the focus and combining it with another design.
We can enclose the 2011 in arches...

or we can elevate the 2011 with some starpoints...



So it doesn't matter if the stage is large or small. The creative use of the many balloons we have available means that we can transform any size stage with a design that will not only look sensational in the photos, but will live on in everyones memory long after the event.

Bigger is Better

Originally this client asked for me to cover the ceiling with loose balloons. If you notice the venue is ECQ bar at Circular Quay - floor to ceiling windows. The effect would have been a big balloon release...that would have been very quickly over

So after talking with the client we came up with some big taper and starpoint designs for the room. There were only going to be 35 guests. Big impact, consuming some empty space and creating atmosphere was the design brief.
The client had also ordered some extra lighting effects from their DJ, so we chose the gold and silver foils to maximise the lighting.

Also our designs blended perfectly with the modern, sophisticated style at ECQ Bar. Add the harbour bridge as the backdrop and you have an awesome night lined up.

I need an entry to WOW the audience!

The rock band Good Charlotte came to Sydney last November for one concert at Luna Park in the Big Top. The entry of the Big Top is a bit 'industrial' looking, so the client wanted to transform it to a WOW area. As well as transforming ugly to WOW, the client wanted to create a physical barrier to keep the audience away from the sound box and other AV and lighting equipment that was up the back.



The budget was not excessive, but we were able to create the WOW they were after using the fantastic 40" starpoints. We linked these together to create two 16 metre walls that fitted perfectly from floor to ceiling. It created the physical barrier as well as the WOW that was required.

The client was ecstatic with the finished product and the fact that we were on budget. She had looked at a number of other options but most were outside her strict budget.
As they say on the A-Team "I love it when a plan comes together!"

Starpoints and Tapers

Before you ask, yes I am still here and still in business. It has been pretty crazy since I got back from World Balloon Convention, and unfortunately the Blog has been sadly neglected. However I am back on track.

So....... a fortnight ago we did a sensational job for Harley Davidson. They had a HOG (Harley Owners Group)convention with all the chapter big wigs and then a awesome party in the workshops to finish the event. Now workshops are pretty dull places, even with a couple of shining Harley's in them. So the brief was to dress the place up, fill the huge empty spaces and make sure you complement the chrome style of the bikes.

So we dressed the back of the stage....

And then had 6 huge taper topiary balls through the venue.

So do you think we did it?? The client was over the moon. Like the A-Team says "I love it when a plan comes together."

STARPOINTS - reach for the stars

With everything that has been happening lately, I haven't had a chance to show off these fantastic new designs - STARPOINTS and TAPERS. The balloons by themselves may not seem like much, but as Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) says in 'The Castle', "it's what you do with them, luv!"

New Years Eve at the Shangri-La is always a big event, and we needed to provide the big effect.

Level 36 featured the Sensational Starpoints. A starpoint wall greeted guests as they arrived.

Then as the guests moved into the main room they were awestruck by the way we had transformed the room with starpoint columns and arches. From all reports they had a Happy New Year!!

Here are a few other designs we have done with the Starpoints.