#Case Studies
Here you find interesting casestudies by MK Illumination
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Why Christmas needs to be the main event for shopping centers and retail spaces in 2020
The bottom line: COVID-19 has changed the world. People feel unsure and unsafe, but they still want to come together and share memorable...
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How light can play a part in engaging locals and visitors alike in your city
This year’s CEMR (Congress of European Municipalities and Regions) congress will take place in Innsbruck, and the theme is “Local Action....
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Why a visit from Santa should be part of your shopping center’s Christmas experience this year
In many countries, a visit to Santa during the run-up to Christmas is a must for families with young children. A “live Santa” visit can...
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Creating atmosphere at Christmas markets yields measurable results
In 2019, we once again observed the power of Christmas markets to draw visitors, not only locals but out-of-towners, too. This reinforced the...
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How light art electrifies public spaces – over Christmas and throughout the year
Public spaces and public art go hand, but spending public money on light art, light sculptures and other types of public art can sometimes...
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Using light to control visitor flow at IFC mall Seoul
A few months ago, we spoke about how shopping centers can use a trail of light to control visitor flow AND create an interactive experience...
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Creating emotive experiences with light
Have you ever wondered why some memories can stay vivid for years while others fade with time? The answer is emotion. According to scientists...
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How shopping centers can engage communities and win awards with light, design and creative thinking
If you read the news, it can sometimes seem as if we are living in troubling times. Different wants and needs, different perspectives and...
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Make fashion festive in the New Year
Ideas and inspiration to support fashion-driven shopping center and retail marketing campaignsIf you’re in retail, manage a shopping center...
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Don’t miss: Lumiere Vancouver’s brand new light sculpture
Vancouver, Canada is a year-round destination for visitors but in November, something rather special takes place: Lumiere Vancouver. This...
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Spotlight on shopping centers: festive lighting in Finland, Germany, and the UK
This month, we’ll be taking a look at three different approaches to festive lighting in Finland, Germany, and the UK. Each of these centers...
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Instagrammable shopping centers: give your visitors a reason to share their experiences
If you want to raise the profile of your shopping center or retail space and attract more visitors as well as free brand exposure, there is...
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Festive lighting at Schultheiss Quartier helps people “rediscover Moabit””
Berlin’s newest shopping center, the Schultheiss Quartier, wanted their first Christmas of trading to give shoppers a warm welcome and many...
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Case Study: Seven Years of Festive Flair at Mahon Point
Mahon Point Shopping Center in Cork, Ireland has been working with MK Illumination Ireland since 2008 to fill its space with light,...
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Case Study: A year of love in Sweden’s Väla Centrum
Väla Centrum (Väla) is an award-winning shopping center based on the outskirts of Helsingborg in Sweden. It’s a popular attraction for...
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Case Study: Harnessing the power of light at Westfield London
2018 was a landmark year for Westfield London. After embarking on a £600 million retail expansion that launched in March 2018, the center...
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Helping Westgate Shopping City, the largest shopping center in continental Europe, drive footfall over the festive season
Westgate Shopping City (Westgate) is based in Zagreb, Croatia, and it is the largest shopping center in continental Europe, poised to become...
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Stuttgart’s Shining Festive Fundraiser
Stuttgart’s Schlossplatz will be aglow with 3D light sculptures from 28 November to 29 December 2018, each of which represent one of eight...
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Eastwood City’s Enchanted Forest of Lights
Earlier this month, Manila’s Eastwood City unveiled it’s 2018 holiday lighting and décor to the delight of excited visitors. This...
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Essener Lichtwochen
When the days shorten and the nights lengthen, it’s time for Essen’s city center to shine! From November until January 6th 2019, you can...
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Experience Stuttgart’s extraordinary festive light show this winter
This year, we’re helping the Germany city of Stuttgart create a lighting spectacle in Schlossplatz that’s sure to take your breath away...
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Essen Light Festival: A Prelude to Essen’s Weeks of Light
We all know that filling a city with festive light turns a public space into a visitor magnet and few know this better than the City of...
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Westfield’s Winter Transformation is Underway
Earlier this year, MK Illumination won the tender to transform White City’s “Westfield London” into a magical place over the festive...
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#Festivals
Haldenzauber: a magical, light-filled experience in Hückelhoven for all ages
This month’s city inspiration is Hückelhoven’s “Haldenzauber”, which will transform a popular summer walking space known as...
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Retail Real Estate Inspiration in Canada
The holiday season is vital to shopping centers, malls and retail spaces worldwide, so it’s essential to get your Christmas lighting and...
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Kiev Confectionery Factory Roshen
Transforming an industrial complex into a festive attraction over the Christmas seasonChristmas is a time when every space and building...
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Flagship Store Salvatore Ferragamo
A special brand experienceFestive lighting isn’t simply a nice-to-have. For many businesses, festive lighting is a way of communicating...
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A vibrant, one-of-a-kind festive display for Galerias Tlaxcala
This is part of our series of “festive season inspiration”. Today, we’ll be taking a look at how a local shopping center in Mexico used...
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A Christmas fairy tale in Uherské Hradiště
This is part of our series of “festive season inspiration”. Today, we’ll be taking a look at how an old city in the Czech Republic used...
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#Festivals
Summer nights at Jeju Art Park in South Korea
Have you ever wondered how lighting can be used effectively in the warm, summer months to create unique experiences that attract...
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Festive lighting and decoration that tells an interactive story in Dublin
Every space has a story to tell and here at MK Illumination, we combine local insights, global experience, festive light and decoration...
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Celebrating the 68th anniversary of Tuffi-the-elephant’s leap from Wuppertal’s Suspension Railway
Remember Tuffi, the elephant who leapt from the Wuppertal Suspension Railway?Wuppertal, Germany, boasts not only the world’s oldest...
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Year-round lighting turns visits to shopping centers into experiences
In 2013, MK Illumination South Africa was commissioned to create and install an illuminated Eco Tree made for Cradlestone Mall. The tree,...
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#Travel Retail
Zürich’s Interactive Chandelier Nominated for Xaver Best Consumer /POS Events Award
Whether you arrive at Zürich’s impressive main railway station on foot, by bus or by train, the extraordinary site of a 17m chandelier is...
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Latvia’s largest Christmas tree now interactive, too
Over the Christmas period, we’re involved in hundreds of projects across the globe and now that summer is coming, we finally have a chance...
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Kaufhaus “Tyrol” Interior Passages All decked out in new Christmas lighting
One year after Kaufhaus Tyrol’s attractive architecture in the heart of Innsbruck took center stage with its fantastic festive lighting...
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