Case Study · 2025

Brunello_Cucinelli Holiday Window Displays for Visual Merchandising 2025

Hand-wrapped cotton batting clouds and long-pile flocked lion figures Window Display props

Client
Brunello Cucinelli
Discipline
FRP Sculpture / Flocking
Location
US Market
Year
2025
Brunello_Cucinelli Holiday Window Displays for Visual Merchandising 2025
Brunello Cucinelli holiday window installation — cotton-wrapped FRP cloud forms and flocked lion props
01 — The Challenge

Where the project began

Brunello Cucinelli’s holiday brief- a render showing a softly mounded, uneven cotton-batting surface that evoked both a winter sky and the brand’s commitment to pure natural wool. The task was to translate that tactile, atmospheric quality into a set of props capable of being manufactured at volume, packed efficiently, and installed quickly by in-store teams across multiple locations.

From sketch to proposal

The answer to the softness problem was direct and material: rather than attempting to simulate cotton through paint or flocking, we proposed wrapping each finished FRP shell in a loose, uneven layer of raw cotton batting. The irregularity of hand-application is the effect

Brunello_Cucinelli Holiday Window Displays for Visual Merchandising 2025 concept
The softness of pure wool — made tangible in structure, surface, and light.
— VM Display Production Team · Brunello Cucinelli Holiday 2025
Materials Craft
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Fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) forms the structural core of every cloud and lion prop. Its key advantage here is the combination of low weight, mouldability to complex organic profiles

Raw cotton batting on cloud surface. At the thicknesses used, batting diffuses form edges, creates gentle tonal variation as light passes through different densities, and carries an unmistakable reference to natural fibre.

 

 

 

 

The cloud surface finish required deliberate inconsistency- thicker at the mass centres, thinner and more translucent at the edges.
No adhesive is visible at the outer layer.

The lion sculpture props were flocked using an in-house electrostatic flocking line.
Fibres ranging from 0.3 mm to 2 mm were applied in a controlled sequence to build up a surface with directional pile variation

03 — The Craft

The making

Production opened with 3D modelling from the client’s supplied cloud silhouette drawings
Moulds were pulled from the printed masters and FRP shells cast in volume from the approved set.

Then go for cotton batting and flocking on props surface, that keeping each processing under our control

04 — The Outcome

The final presentation

100% In-house control of every process stage — from mould production through paint, batting, and flocking — allowed us to maintain consistent quality across the full volume of props and provide the client with accurate, reliable production milestone updates throughout.
The flat-pack structure kept logistics straightforward and reduced damage risk in transit.

0.3–2 mm
Flocking fibre length range
2
Surface finish types
100%
Paint & flocking completed in-house
Brunello_Cucinelli Holiday Window Displays for Visual Merchandising 2025 final
Our Process

How we execute the project

A structured workflow that keeps the brand in control from brief to delivery.

01

Brief & Concept Alignment

References, dimensions, quantity and finish confirmed up front.

02

3D Modelling & Scale Drawing

Full renders and technical drawings shared for client sign-off before any physical work.

03

Prototype & Review

A single sample is produced and documented for feedback and approval.

04

Production & Delivery

Approved units manufactured, quality-checked and flat-packed for shipping.

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