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Case Studies

Explore how we deliver impactful placemaking projects across UK shopping centres and town centres, creating immersive installations, seasonal attractions and memorable experiences that increase footfall and engagement.

Easter Park City Dressing

Lakeside Dartford Shopping Centre

Lakeside Pop-Up Park

A vibrant spring pop-up park transforming Lakeside Dartford Shopping Centre into a colourful leisure space, encouraging families to relax, play and increase dwell time through engaging placemaking design.

Swindon Easter Maze City Dressing

Swindon Designer Outlet

Swindon Easter Maze

An interactive Easter maze attraction at Swindon Designer Outlet, designed to engage families through seasonal storytelling, playful exploration and immersive installation, driving footfall and repeat visits during peak holiday periods.

Barbie Pop-up Shop Liverpool One City Dressing

Liverpool One 

Barbie Pop-Up Shop

A high-impact Barbie pop-up shop at Liverpool ONE Shopping Centre, delivering an immersive branded retail experience that attracted families, generated social media buzz and increased footfall across the destination.

Willow Brook, Pop Up Park City Dressing

Willow Brook Shopping Centre

Willow Brook Pop-Up Park

A welcoming pop-up park installation at Willow Brook Shopping Centre, introducing greenery, seating and family-friendly play to enhance the customer experience and create a relaxed, community-focused destination.

Junction 32 Santa's Post Office City Dressing

Junction 32 Shopping Outlet

Santa’s Trains

A festive Santa’s train experience at Junction 32 Shopping Outlet, delivering an immersive Christmas attraction that delighted families, boosted seasonal footfall and created memorable moments through themed storytelling.

Giant Gingerbread House City Dressing

Red Dragon Centre

Gingerbread House

A large-scale gingerbread house installation at the Red Dragon Centre, acting as a festive visual centrepiece and family attraction, encouraging photo sharing, social engagement and increased Christmas visitation.

Umbrella Canopy City Dressing

Midsummer Place Shopping Centre

Umbrella Installation 

A striking umbrella installation combining impactful visual placemaking with charitable messaging to raise awareness and support the ADHD Foundation through meaningful public engagement.

Weymouth Dinosaurs City Dressing

Weymouth Town Centre

Jurassic Trail

A town-wide Jurassic trail transforming Weymouth town centre into an interactive family adventure, encouraging exploration of the high street while increasing dwell time and supporting local businesses.

World of Cacoa City Dressing

Touchwood Shopping Centre

Willy Wonka Experience

A theatrical Willy Wonka-inspired experience at Touchwood Shopping Centre, immersing visitors in a world of imagination and colour while enhancing the customer journey through experiential placemaking.

Giant Light up Santa City Dressing

Derby City Centre

UK’s Largest Santa

A landmark festive attraction featuring the UK’s largest Santa in Derby city centre, creating a memorable seasonal focal point that boosted footfall, engagement and Christmas visitor numbers.

Lincoln Grass Animal Safari City Dressing

Lincoln Town Centre 

Grass Animal Safari 

A safari trail of giant green grass animal sculptures creating a bold, nature-inspired family attraction, encouraging exploration, interaction and photo moments while enhancing placemaking across the destination.

Harrow Pop Up Park City Dressing

Harrow Town Centre

Pop-Up Parks

A series of pop-up park installations in Harrow town centre, introducing greenery, seating and family-friendly spaces to encourage social interaction, dwell time and community engagement.

Wimbledon Lamppost banners City Dressing

Wimbledon Town Centre

Tennis Championships

Bold tennis-themed street dressing throughout Wimbledon town centre, celebrating the Championships and transforming the public realm into a vibrant, event-ready environment for residents and visitors.

Cadent Vinyl Wrapping City Dressing

Ansty Park (Cadent)

Vinyl Graphics

Custom vinyl graphics at Ansty Park for Cadent, enhancing wayfinding and visual consistency while creating a cohesive branded environment across the business park’s public spaces.

Leicester football tower City Dressing

Leicester City Centre

Event Information Towers

Purpose-built event information towers installed across Leicester city centre, providing clear wayfinding, event promotion and visitor information to support large-scale city centre events.

Giant Inflatable Monsters City Dressing

Uxbridge Town Centre

Inflatable Monster Trail

A playful inflatable monster trail in Uxbridge town centre, encouraging families to explore the high street through interactive storytelling while increasing footfall and engagement.

Santa's Post Office City Dressing

Chester City Centre

Santa’s Post Office

A festive Santa’s Post Office experience in Chester city centre, inviting children to write letters to Santa while creating magical moments and supporting increased Christmas footfall.

Santa's Post Office City Dressing

The Square Shopping Centre

Santa’s Grotto

A traditional Santa’s grotto experience at The Square Shopping Centre, delivering an immersive festive environment where families enjoyed personal visits, seasonal storytelling and memorable Christmas moments.

Mindful Monsters Trail City Dressing

Brighton Marina

Mindful Monsters Trail

A creative Mindful Monsters trail at Brighton Marina, combining playful characters with wellbeing messaging to encourage exploration, family engagement and positive visitor experiences.

Leamington catenary flowers City Dressing

Royal Leamington Spa Town Centre

Street Flowers

Seasonal street flower installations enhancing Royal Leamington Spa town centre with colour and character, improving the streetscape and creating a welcoming environment for shoppers and visitors.

Pop-up Beach City Dressing

Cwmbran Shopping Centre

Summer Beach

A summer beach installation at Cwmbran Shopping Centre, transforming the space with sand, seating and seaside theming to attract families and extend dwell time during warmer months.

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