#Case Studies

The bottom line: COVID-19 has changed the world. People feel unsure and unsafe, but they still want to come together and share memorable...

This year’s CEMR (Congress of European Municipalities and Regions) congress will take place in Innsbruck, and the theme is “Local Action....

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...

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...

Public spaces and public art go hand, but spending public money on light art, light sculptures and other types of public art  can sometimes...

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...

Have you ever wondered why some memories can stay vivid for years while others fade with time? The answer is emotion. According to scientists...

On 1st December 2019, Joburg Zoo—in partnership with City Power, Joburg Theatre, City Parks and MK Illumination—will be launching a...

If you read the news, it can sometimes seem as if we are living in troubling times. Different wants and needs, different perspectives and...

Ideas and inspiration to support fashion-driven shopping center and retail marketing campaignsIf you’re in retail, manage a shopping center...

Vancouver, Canada is a year-round destination for visitors but in November, something rather special takes place: Lumiere Vancouver. This...

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...

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...

If you own a restaurant, bar or guesthouse, a busy holiday season is a gift. An endless stream of visitors who actively want to have a good...

Berlin’s newest shopping center, the Schultheiss Quartier, wanted their first Christmas of trading to give shoppers a warm welcome and many...

Mahon Point Shopping Center in Cork, Ireland has been working with MK Illumination Ireland since 2008 to fill its space with light,...

Väla Centrum (Väla) is an award-winning shopping center based on the outskirts of Helsingborg in Sweden. It’s a popular attraction for...

2018 was a landmark year for Westfield London. After embarking on a £600 million retail expansion that launched in March 2018, the center...

It’s not every year that a town gets to host an event like the FIS Nordic Ski Championships, but the Austrian town of Seefeld has played...

Westgate Shopping City (Westgate) is based in Zagreb, Croatia, and it is the largest shopping center in continental Europe, poised to become...

Are you wild about festive lighting? If the answer is yes, then you’ll want to visit ZSL London Zoo and Copenhagen Zoo this season. Both...

Stuttgart’s Schlossplatz will be aglow with 3D light sculptures from 28 November to 29 December 2018, each of which represent one of eight...

Earlier this month, Manila’s Eastwood City unveiled it’s 2018 holiday lighting and décor to the delight of excited visitors. This...

City of Dreams Manila is a luxury integrated resort, hotel and casino in the Philippines. In order to transform their space for the festive...

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...

This year, we’re helping the Germany city of Stuttgart create a lighting spectacle in Schlossplatz that’s sure to take your breath away...

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...

Earlier this year, MK Illumination won the tender to transform White City’s “Westfield London” into a magical place over the festive...

This month’s city inspiration is Hückelhoven’s “Haldenzauber”, which will transform a popular summer walking space known as...

The holiday season is vital to shopping centers, malls and retail spaces worldwide, so it’s essential to get your Christmas lighting and...

Tivoli Friheden (Tivoli Gardens) is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Aarhus, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the...

Transforming an industrial complex into a festive attraction over the Christmas seasonChristmas is a time when every space and building...

A special brand experienceFestive lighting isn’t simply a nice-to-have. For many businesses, festive lighting is a way of communicating...

This is part of our series of “festive season inspiration”. Today, we’ll be taking a look at how a magnificent 17th century French...

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...

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...

Have you ever wondered how lighting can be used effectively in the warm, summer months to create unique experiences that attract...

Every space has a story to tell and here at MK Illumination, we combine local insights, global experience, festive light and decoration...

Henrik Petersen, the owner of Rådhuskroen in Ringsted, had long believed in the benefits of decorating his inn with festive lighting over...

Remember Tuffi, the elephant who leapt from the Wuppertal Suspension Railway?Wuppertal, Germany, boasts not only the world’s oldest...

In 2013, MK Illumination South Africa was commissioned to create and install an illuminated Eco Tree made for Cradlestone Mall. The tree,...

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...

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...

One year after Kaufhaus Tyrol’s attractive architecture in the heart of Innsbruck took center stage with its fantastic festive lighting...