The Making of The Voice Chairs
For the last few months, the nation has been mesmerised by four thrones whose alluring swivel either break hearts or set musical careers alight in Channel Nine’s The Voice. Okay, maybe the singing talents of the hopeful contestants are the real draw card but those sexy chairs are central to the magnetism of the hit … Read more
Drums Fitting a Big, Burly Wasabi Warrior
Client: Pacific Retail Management/ Wasabi Warriors Brief: Create Functioning Imitation Taiko Drums for Store Openings Big Kahuna was called in to custom fabricate imitation Taiko drums to be played and displayed at the opening ceremonies of Pacific Retail Management’s newest brands — the growing franchise that is… Wasabi Warriors! With authentic Japanese Taiko drums going … Read more
Larger than Life: AACTA Awards’ Statues
Client: The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts/ The Australian Film Institute Agency: FremantleMedia/ Production Designer Kim Buddee Brief: Create 6 Large-Scale Statues in the Image of the AACTA Trophy For the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards ceremony, Production Designer Kim Buddee brought Big Kahuna Imagineering on board to … Read more
Imagineering Our Clients’ Imaginations — A Peek into the Big Kahuna Imagineering Workshop
www.bki.com.au – Big Kahuna Imagineering makes cool shi… stuff. Models, Scale Replicas, Custom Builds, Props, Special Effects, TVCs, Character Suits, Creatures, Animatronics, Puppets, Experiential Marketing Tools… you imagine it, Big Kahuna imagineers it. Here’s a quick look at a few past projects that have come to fruition in our Sydney workshop and gone on to … Read more
Lenovo Update: Sydney Activation
Lenovo Update: A few months ago, Big Kahuna crafted the suped-up motorbike of PLAY Communication and Lenovo’s dreams for “The Dream Realisation Project”— a new marketing campaign built around the idea of DO-ing what you’ve always dreamt of, in conjunction with Lenovo’s global brand re-launch “Lenovo, For Those Who Do”. Debuting in Melbourne Airport, the … Read more
Taking Care of Garnier
Client: Garnier (L’Oreal) Agency: oOh!media Brief: Centrepiece of Garnier Shopping Centre Activation For Garnier’s recent promotional spend, oOh!media asked Big Kahuna to create four jumbo-sized Garnier shampoo bottles to serve as the centerpiece of the beauty brand’s shopping centre activation currently winding its way through Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Working with Melbourne-based aquarium manufacturer Aquatic Creations, Big Kahuna … Read more
DO-ing the Lenovo DO Machine
The Lenovo DO Machine was realised in the Big Kahuna workshop. Much of the TVC was filmed in and around our workshop in Rozelle, NSW. Client: Lenovo (in partnership with Intel) Agency: Play Communication Brief: Bring to fruition the suped-up motorbike of Play and Lenovo’s dreams for “The Dream Realisation Project” … Read more
Pledging to Quit
Client: Naked Communications Brief: Build attention-grabbing experiential props to help Nicabate® deliver their ‘Pledge to Quit’ message on World No Tobacco Day (31 May) Fashion designer Alex Perry, the 2011 World No Tobacco Day ambassador, standing with the Pledge to Quit hand realised in the Big Kahuna workshop. (Photos courtesy of the Pledge to … Read more
Lap 1 of Memory Lane
When Big Kahuna Imagineering turned 11 this year, we did a little jaunt down memory lane. Here’s our first lap: TRULY OFF-THE-WALL BRAND PROMINENCE DEVICES Custom-designed and fabricated mirrorball for Motorola’s Good Charlotte gig, 2007 Motorola Mirrorball for Good Charlotte Gig Paddington Town Hall, 2007 The Big Kahuna team got the chance to flex our … Read more
Travel-Friendly Promotional Barrels
Client: Bundaberg Agency: oOh! Media Brief: Create realistic replicas of Bundaberg’s iconic barrels for a national promotional campaign Big Kahuna created 7 lightweight, transportable barrels to go on the road with Bundaberg The barrel is the iconic symbol of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks. So much so, they built their famous tourist centre in the shape of a … Read more
