Big Picture - January/February 2018 - 36
STEP-BY-STEP
The
Art of a
Building
Wrap
BIG PICTURE
January/February 2018
How Art Basel
in Miami Beach
inspired a
colossal construction
cover up.
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Equipment and
Supplies Used
Hardware and Software:
* Adobe Photoshop CC 2017
* HP Latex 3500 printer
* Leister Varimat V2 heat welder
* Edward Segal Model 4KGW
automated grommet machine
Materials:
* Ultraflex UltraMesh Premium 328
Tools and Miscellaneous:
* Bosch GLM 40 digital measuring tape
* Harness and tension cabling system
A
BY MIKE SARDINA
t the junction of North American and Latin American music, art, and dance lies
Miami Beach, a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Here, every
December, one of the largest art shows in the country, Art Basel in Miami Beach,
attracts 70,000-plus visitors. With more than 250 of the world's foremost international art galleries displaying works by 4000 artists - including paintings, sculptures, photography, film, and video - artists, art critics, and art enthusiasts alike are
treated to a one-of-a-kind, week-long art extravaganza.
When one of our longtime clients, the Faena Group, a luxury hotel company specializing in the
creation of distinctive environments integrating residences and hotels with art and cultural spaces,
wanted to completely encapsulate a 16-story building they're restoring near the big art event, we jumped
at the chance - and the challenge.
We had already covered the street-facing side of this building about six months previously, in the
Faena Group's Pantone Red 32. This time we would be wrapping the entire building in that same color,
but in a shorter-than-normal turn time and with inclement weather predicted.
That's when we set about doing what Thomas Printworks does best: making their project our priority.
Here's how we did it:
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Big Picture - January/February 2018
Big Picture - January/February 2018
Contents
Insight
Wide Angle
Upfront
Business + Management
Inside Output
Ideas
Step-By-Step: The Art of a Building Wrap
R+D
Job Log
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Intro
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Big Picture - January/February 2018
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Cover2
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Contents
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Insight
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - 3
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Wide Angle
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - 5
Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Upfront
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Business + Management
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Inside Output
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Ideas
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Step-By-Step: The Art of a Building Wrap
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - R+D
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Big Picture - January/February 2018 - Job Log
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