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Walk on water…
La Mode en Images gave us the opportunity to take up a real challenge with the Balenciaga Autumn-Winter 2020/2021 fashion show. In the centre of the Cité du Cinéma, more than one hundred models walked down the water-covered catwalk under a low cloud ceiling that looked like the end of the world. The model’s walked down the flooded floor with a determined step to the beat of harrowing music. CRYSTAL made this huge pool of water black. A challenge we loved taking up!
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DESIGN, CREATION, PRODUCTION
– Making a 54m x 27m pool i.e. 1,458m2, achieved using 350 marine plywood panels and 760 water-repellent chipboard slabs
– Installation of 2 liners, 1,600m2 each, for water-tightness
– Painted with several layers of black paint
– Pool filled with a water depth of 2cm
With environmentally friendliness in mind, all materials used for making the pool (wood, liner, etc.) were recycled at the request of La Mode en Images.
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RESULT
The models literally “walked on water”. Our pool flooded the fashion show and reflected a heavy sky to create a striking apocalyptic world.
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