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For Idol Hands

21st Jul 2009 - 10:39:17

Compared with the Pop Idol franchises in larger countries the viewing figures for Icelandic Idol may not seem high.  Yet this year’s competition received over 70,000 votes from a population of just 300,000.  So it is a major event in its own market.

Once again it fell to our long-time friend and customer Alfred Sturla Bodvarsson, Head of Set & Lighting for the Icelandic TV company Luxor, to look after the design.  As usual, he turned to his trusty stock of Maltbury Steeldeck to build something both practical and a bit funky.

The stage is made up of about sixty Steeldeck units with LED tubes inserted between them at intervals.  The decks were covered in chipboard which was then given a gloss black finish.   

Alfred has also supplied Maltbury Metrodecks and Metrodeck Ultra to numerous other Icelandic venues in a country that seems to have a disproportionate number of ambitious arts organisations.

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