We have big talent and a long history of making custom props for shows and events. WindFire Designs brings kite-making technology and over two decades of aerial design and fabrication experience to live entertainment. We design and build custom props, flying effects, and performance pieces for productions that demand something audiences have never seen before — we then engineer them to survive the realities of a live show.
Toruk Deca Kites for the Toruk Cirque
show
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For Cirque Du Soleil's Toruk production, we were the shop that built kites that performed indoors, live in a full Avatar-themed arena spectacle.
For the Bellagio's Atrium Fairy Fountain design, we were the shop that built the hand-dyed and painted wings. These were 38 feet each, and were made of dyed nylon knit and carbon fiber.
We also made 6 smaller 7' wings. Shown here is the small prototype of one of the wings.
Fairy Wings for the Bellagio's atrium
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Fairy Wings Installed in the Bellagio's
atrium
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We prototype fast, we solve problems nobody has solved before.
Google Android O Kites for the Google
Pixel wallpapers
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Made to be photos included as default wallpapers for the android operating system on Google Pixel phones. Two photo shoots. One, in the White Sands National Park, and another in Iceland. Turn-around time was incredibly tight. Went from concept to finished product with instructions and video for assembly in less than a week—twice!
Indoor flying props for corporate trade shows.
John Deere quadline kite for the John
Deere corporate trade show event
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Our Flame quadline kite with the John Deere logo hand-appliquéd. Made for the John Deere corporate trade show event as a highly controllable flying indoor performance prop.
Street sign for Cirque du Soleil for
indoor stage performance
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Made as a prototype for Cirque du Soleil, dynamic spinning street sign has a quick-collapse system and a pneumatic "pole" for quick on and off stage function and to be soft in case of incidental contact with the audience.
Harley Davidson Kite for a Harley Davidson
trade show event
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Made for a Harley Davidson trade show event, this quadline indoor kite created spectacle for the audience during a product reveal.
Giant spiral for the kites on ice festival
in Madison Wisconsin
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We made this huge interactive spiral with GuildWorks for the kites on ice festival. It was originally used as an indoor interactive prop for the guests of the festival. We then worked out how to suspend it from the huge construction crane so it was visible from most locations in Madison for the weekend.
Our commissions have put custom fairy wings in a fountain at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, sent inflatable flying street signs on and off the Cirque du Soleil stage in seconds, and landed custom kites in a Google Android photo shoot.