Telefonica UK Unveils Stunning Three Dimensional LED Screen
Projects
| Quick Info | |
| Quantity of LED\'s | 78,720 |
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| LED Type | Tri-chip SMD |
| Date of project | April 2011 |
| Location | Slough |
| Client | Telefónica UK |
| Designer | Swarm |
Product description
Telefónica UK, which operates the O2 commercial brand in the UK, has installed a state of the art digital sculpture at their new headquarters building in Slough. The Digital Ribbon, designed and built by the specialist brand agency Swarm, is a unique representation of O2‘s brand values.
Stretching over 12 metres the ribbon of screens ascends out of the atrium floor, twisting and turning as it winds its way across the reception area like a digital streamer. The polished exterior surface reflects the surrounding environment and the unique Elektoled LED Flexible screens communicate the latest campaigns, strategies and real time information.
Art and engineering come together in the beautiful slender ribbon design which is packed with the latest LED technology supplied, installed and commissioned by Elektoled Ltd. Flexible tiles make up the screen which displays full colour video and graphics at a resolution of 1230 X 64. Achieving the shape in itself was a technical feat. To make the Ribbon effortlessly flow around the space it had to be precisely engineered to ensure it had structural integrity with the minimum of supports. Swarm’s designers and engineers worked meticulously to achieve this. The result is stainless steel ribs which are laser cut, rolled and then assembled as an interlocking 3D puzzle.
The control software ensures the installation is future proof with the opportunity to update content and add peripheral interfaces for interactivity including remote access to the controlling computer.

Elektoled, working alongside Swarm and M-tec installed and commissioned the entire LED screen over the course of one weekend. Meaning the staff of Telefónica UK left work on a Friday night in April only to return on the Monday being welcomed by a brand new LED video twisting screen in the reception area.

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Credits.
Account and Project Director Ray Harris
Production Director Tim Manning
Concept and design Jake Shepherd
Technical design Rob Hopkins
LED consultant Kevin Knight
Ribbon Construction Tom Elliot
3D modelling and renders Sam Fazakerley
SLS Model London Metropolitan University
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