After more than two (2) years since the last Entech Roadshow, the return of the event this 2022 has been highly anticipated. At Design Quintessence, we were excited to present a range of new products that were developed in-house such as the cladding coupler, truss extender plate, and the long-awaited range of Featherweight Cases. We are thrilled to present that …
A Simple Solution for a Critical Problem
Sometimes, an idea is so simple that you wonder how nobody has thought of it before. One such idea appeared in 2021 in the staging and lighting market. Modular Aluminium trusses are an inevitable part of any production. You will see them hanging over any event stage, carrying an army of lights, blinds, screens and projectors. Almost in every case, …
The Sharks Exhibition at the Australian Museum
In early October 2022, the Australian Museum presented their new exhibition, Sharks. It features a 360-degree experience filled with information on sharks and their lives and witness varying life-sized shark models that ranges from 50cm to 8m. Experts from the Australian Museum created their exhibition to spread more awareness about the dangers that sharks face with the rising temperatures, pollution …
A Case of How Teamwork Brings Success
A Brief Introduction The Design and Manufacturing team at Ovation are always striving for developing and manufacturing new road-case concepts to the market. One of the best examples of this is an extensive range of motorised screen lift cases. Unlike the traditional screen cases that are only used for transit of the screens, the new screen cases are equipped with …
The future of Robot travel cases
A brief introduction Around July 2022, we were approached by a client to design and manufacture a case for their new product, a UR10e Universal Robot extension. The Universal Robots is an industrial collaborative robot arm that can be programmed to work alongside humans and could be equipped with different peripherals for varying applications. Like many other sensitive equipment, these robots …
Creative Lismore Arts Alliance gets another chance at creativity.
On early 2022, NSW faced one of the worst floods in history, and one of the many places that were hit hard was South Lismore, where the water levels reached an astonishing level of 14.4m, more than 2m higher than the previous record. The impact was so severe that one of the many places that it had affected was a …
Sydney Opera House Elevates In-house Maintenance
In late 2021, we were asked to quote on a unique 4.6m x 3.6m working platform concept for the Sydney Opera House using truss. We quickly designed a platform using F34 Truss and 2m x 1m GT Stage Decks with custom-fabricated mounting bracket adaptors and kick panels and received an order immediately. The platform can be lifted all the way …
Eclipse Team Expands
With the arrival of a new team member, Chloe Neal, at Eclipse Lighting & Sound in Queanbeyan, production manager Robert Howie generously gifted proud parents Chris and Nikole a custom-made Ovation Baby Change Station. ‘Howie’ asked Design Quintessence if we could design something around our flip-up mixer case. Our Melbourne-based designer, Craig Sinclair, used his flip-up mixer case design, and …
Crystal Productions celebrate the flavours of Liverpool
Macquarie Mall came alive with the ‘Most Blessed Nights’ Street Food Market every weekend in April, showcasing the many tantalising flavours of Liverpool. Mayor of Liverpool Ned Mannoun said the event centred around the community coming together locally during Ramadan, Easter and Orthodox Easter and celebrating the values that underpin our city: unity, family, and togetherness.
Ken Rosewall Arena’s cable-tension roof is Australia’s first of its kind
In 2021, The P.A. People celebrate 50 years in business. Quite simply, it’s an outstanding achievement. It makes them one of the very few companies worldwide in this industry to achieve such a significant milestone. Yet, they have continued going about their business through this bloody pandemic, getting the job done. A significant project The P.A. People completed recently was …