Combination sets or single modules: which to order for a feature wall
When a pre-designed combination set is the right order and when individual modules are, with the wall sizes, design effort, and installation each involves.
Most venues start with one feature wall, and the first decision is whether to order a combination set or a selection of individual modules. Both are made from the same range of parts. The difference is who does the composing, and it decides how much design work, how much installation work, and how much flexibility the wall involves.
What is a combination set?
A combination set is a pre-designed arrangement of modules supplied as one kit: the modules, the mounting layout, and the wiring already resolved. A ring frame with six radial modules, a symmetrical two-color wall composition, or an angular set for a stage backdrop are typical examples. Each is designed for a wall of a certain size, usually two to three meters.
Ordering a set means the wall is designed. It arrives with a layout drawing, the contractor mounts it as drawn, and the result matches the picture.
What single modules are for
Individual modules are the same parts sold on their own: saucers, hexagons, crescents, rings, diamond panels, and the rest. They are ordered when the wall needs something the sets do not offer: a longer wall, an unusual shape, a composition built around a sign, or a pattern repeated along a corridor.
Ordering modules means the wall still has to be composed. Either the venue’s designer does it, or it is done as part of the lighting design on this side and delivered as a layout drawing.
Which should you order?
Order a set when:
- The wall is two to three meters and free of obstructions.
- There is no designer on the project and the wall should simply look right.
- It is a first order, and the aim is to see the quality before committing to a full scheme.
Order modules when:
- The wall is longer than three meters, or has a door, a column, or a sign in it.
- The composition is built around an infinity mirror piece or a logo.
- The same module is to be repeated along a corridor or across a ceiling.
- The wall is part of a whole-venue lighting design, where every surface is composed together anyway.
Many venues do both: a set on the main wall, single modules repeated in the corridor.
Two things that do not change
Whichever is ordered, the modules are standard products with fixed sizes and shapes. Customization is printing: a logo, text, or artwork on the module surface. And whichever is ordered, each wall is wired to a controller with preset scenes, so the colors are a matter of programming, not of the parts.
Installation
A set installs faster, because the layout is fixed and the spacing is given. Single modules install from the layout drawing supplied with the design. In both cases a local contractor normally does the work from the drawings with remote guidance; installation by our own crew is available on request.
See the combination sets and modules in the catalog, or the wall decoration page for everything designed for a wall.
Questions this guide answers
What is included in a combination set?
The modules, the mounting layout, and the wiring, supplied as one kit with a layout drawing. The contractor mounts it as drawn and the result matches the picture.
Can a combination set be enlarged for a longer wall?
Sets are designed for walls of about two to three meters. A longer wall is composed from the same standard modules as part of the lighting design and delivered as a layout drawing.
Is a combination set a good first order?
Yes. It is the usual first order for a venue that wants to see the quality before committing to a full scheme, because the wall is already designed and installs quickly.
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