Custom displays for public venues
Star Factory Lantern designs and manufactures illuminated displays for parks, malls, public squares, festivals and themed attractions. Choose an entrance landmark, a coordinated collection or a full visitor route. We develop the agreed designs, build and pack the displays, and provide installation support for your site. From a single landmark to a coordinated route, with custom production, export packing and installation support.
Selected projects
See how a city square, a zoo and a shopping mall called for different choices in scale, detail and visitor movement. For a seasonal route, explore our winter lantern project for a historic manor, which combined Halloween, Christmas and Epiphany scenes.
We designed and produced lanterns for the Grand-Place exhibition, combining Chinese architectural forms with Belgian references. Large pieces were divided for transport while retaining their intended outline after assembly.
Explore the Brussels project
For Illuminasia 2015, we planned, fabricated and installed displays across six themed areas. The project considered daytime detail alongside night-time lighting and included a hands-on lantern workshop.
Explore the Calgary Zoo project
Star Factory Lantern designed and manufactured the indoor lantern display, arranged transport and coordinated with the local team. We developed the scenes for close viewing, with attention to surface detail, spacing and visitor circulation.
Explore the Wijnegem Mall projectApplications
Choose the setting or display type that matches your brief. Each link explains the options and planning needs for that part of the project.
Festival lighting installations for parks, plazas, and ticketed night events.
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Animal lantern routes, habitat-inspired scenes, and family night attraction displays.
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Animated creatures and immersive scenes for attraction environments.
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See large outdoor display planning, with Christmas examples and site-specific installation considerations.
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Explore custom dragon displays with movement and lighting for an entrance or parade setting.
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Trees, Santa scenes, arches and lighting planned as one seasonal display.
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Pumpkin displays, character scenes and atmospheric routes for seasonal events.
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Illuminated art concepts for brands, civic spaces, and destination events.
View SolutionFor parade projects, we build illuminated scenery to suit a locally supplied vehicle or trailer.
Project intake
Send the site, event date, approximate display area and any reference images you already have. We will use them to review the design direction, production scope, packing method and delivery timetable.
Further reading
In a LightNOW guest article, Yang Lan of Star Factory Lantern discusses route design, lighting hierarchy, controls, electrical zones and maintenance access for night attractions.
The article offers practical background for teams planning a new route or reviewing how an existing venue works after dark.
External feature
The Boxwood Rose guide explores how illuminated flowers, water reflections and guest movement shape an evening event. It links to our custom event installations as a resource for larger venues.
How we can help
Bring approved artwork, an early concept or a venue brief. We can help develop the display design or manufacture to an agreed design, with the work and installation responsibilities defined before production.
Send the site, available footprint, visitor route, power access and opening date so the display mix can be reviewed.
We develop the theme into drawings, dimensions, materials, lighting zones and transport sections for your approval.
Confirm the finish, lighting, structure and any moving parts before fabrication. Progress photos and agreed checks support remote review.
Agree who handles shipping, unloading, assembly and electrical work. We prepare section labels, packing records and installation information within the project scope.
Choosing the project scope
The scale of the project determines what needs to be planned together. Start with the display you need, then add the venue and delivery requirements.
For an entrance feature, mascot or coordinated set, start with the design, dimensions, finish and quantities. Explore custom lantern displays for design and fabrication options.
Entrances, zones, photo stops, power and service access need to work together. Our light festival planning page covers the route, display mix and installation sequence.
For wildlife, aquatic and botanical zones, review our zoo lantern festival service. It brings animal scenes, visitor flow and the venue's operating needs into the same brief.
Compare proposals for the same display scope. Custom detail, moving parts, outdoor conditions, packing volume, destination and installation support all affect cost. Keep essential scenes separate from optional effects.
What we build
The display mix can range from a single entrance landmark to a complete visitor route. Scale, viewing distance, operating conditions and the surrounding architecture shape the final design.
Choose the animal, character or landmark, then develop its scale, surface detail and lighting for the site.
Custom lantern displays View Custom Lantern Displays
Add head, wing, tail or body movement when it supports the character and the way visitors will see it.
Custom animatronics View Custom Animatronics
A dragon can serve as an entrance landmark, a moving parade feature or a focal point on an evening route.
Animatronic dragon View Animatronic Dragon Displays
Compare walk-through features, programmed light effects and coordinated displays for seasonal routes.
Seasonal lighting View Commercial Holiday LightingOutdoor display planning
Outdoor conditions vary by site. Wind exposure, rain, ground conditions, visitor access, operating period and local requirements need to be reviewed before the structure and electrical specification are confirmed.
Motion and interactive effects
Movement can come from mechanical parts or from programmed changes in light and color. The right method depends on the intended effect, maintenance access and operating environment.
Custom animatronics can include moving head, jaw, wing, tail, and body structures for animals, fantasy creatures, parade displays, and an animatronic dragon centerpiece.
LED sequencing, color changes and timed effects can create a sense of movement. Sound or visitor-triggered controls can be reviewed when the brief calls for them.
Factory-direct manufacturing
Review the frame, lighting and finish while the displays are still in the workshop. Trial lighting, section labels and packing photographs give the receiving team a clearer view of what will arrive and how the sections fit together.
Before production begins
Include the venue, opening date, display scale and destination. A site plan or reference image helps us ask the right questions before preparing a proposal.
Common project questions
Clear site information and an agreed division of responsibilities help the factory and local team prepare a realistic scope.
Yes. We can develop original displays from themes, sketches, mascots, animals, reference images or venue plans. Any third-party intellectual property must be supplied with the appropriate permission.
Share the location, display period, wind and rain exposure, ground conditions, visitor clearance, cable routes, power distribution and installation access. Local engineering and inspection requirements should also be identified early.
The agreed checks can include the frame, surface finish, lighting, motion, modular connections, section labels and packing. Photos or video can be provided for remote review.
Available documents depend on the final specification. They may include component information, material documents, packing lists, section labels and installation references.
Begin with the opening date and work backwards through installation, transport, packing, production and design approval. Larger routes and custom mechanical features require more review time.
Send the site, event date, preferred theme, approximate display area, destination, reference images and the support expected from the factory. A budget range is helpful when several design directions are possible.
Project quote
Share the location, event date, display area and reference images. For multiple pieces, list each design, size and quantity; for a complete route, outline the main zones and scenes.