We are the production · Sets made to measure
Event set design and build, from first sketch to final night
Describe the atmosphere you have in mind and the venue you have chosen. We produce the sets and have them in place before your first guest arrives.
The stage set, the walls and ceilings, the furniture, signage, greenery and props: event set design dresses the whole venue your guests walk into. Prodbox, an event production company in Paris, produces these sets to measure, from the first sketch to the get-out, for luxury houses, companies and event agencies. Boris Malesset, who has been producing shows and events since 1994, leads the team that oversees your sets.
From the first sketch to the construction drawings
You bring your house codes and the venue you have chosen. The set designer turns those codes into sketches, then into material and colour boards that you approve with your teams. We then translate the chosen design into dimensioned construction drawings: sizes, materials, finishes, the split into modules, the fixings. The workshop and the crew build from those drawings, so the set that goes up in the venue matches the design you signed off.
Set design and build, with a trial assembly in the workshop
For set design and build, we bring several crafts together: carpenters, metalworkers, scenic painters for patinas and faux marble, large-format printers, upholsterers for stretched fabric. We design your sets, and our partner workshops build them.
Before transport, the workshop puts the set up in full: you see it assembled, you approve the finishes, and we check that each module will fit through the venue's doors and goods lift.
Stage design for events, and dressing the room
On stage, we design the set around a speech, a concert or the moment you reveal a product: backdrop, risers, built-in screens, lectern. In the room, we dress the walls, ceilings and floors, install the furniture and signage, and set the lighting so the materials show their texture once evening falls.
Windows, pop-ups and launch stages
We also build the sets for shop windows and pop-up stores, which you will find under luxury brand activation, and the stage for a product launch event. We run each of them like any other production, with a budget tracked line by line. Set design is one part of our luxury event production in Paris, alongside technical production, show calling and exhibition stand design for trade shows and fairs.
Send us a few images of the atmosphere you imagine and the venue's floor plan, and we will start the feasibility study together.
The stages of a set, from brief to get-out
- Brief and venue recce · dimensions, access, build times, rigging points.
- Sketches and material boards · approved by your teams.
- Construction drawings · dimensioned, with a line-by-line budget.
- Build · trial assembly in the workshop and approval of the finishes.
- Installation · transport, assembly in the venue, lighting focused on the set.
- Get-out · then storage, reuse or recycling of the elements.
Materials, fire safety and transport
We choose each material for the effect it gives and for its weight, its fire rating and the way it travels. Solid timber is heavy; a light panel, finished by a scenic painter, gives the same effect under evening light and goes up a service staircase without trouble. Fabrics and carpets carry a fire rating, either inherently flame-retardant or treated, and come with their certificate. For suspended sets, the venue approves the rigging points and the loads before the build.
In the mountains, in Val d'Isère or Tignes, we also plan for winter access and for the cold, which slows the drying of paint and glue.
After the event: get-out, storage and reuse
We plan the get-out from the first drawing: modules screwed together rather than glued, reversible fixings, flight cases made to measure. You can then rebuild a set for another date or venue, reuse part of it, or send the materials for recycling. Between events, we store your sets and furniture with our partners.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between event set design and scenography?
Scenography organises the space and the route your guests take through it; set design dresses that space with sets, furniture and materials. On most projects the two are drawn together, and we produce them on the same schedule.
What does an event set designer do?
An event set designer creates the look of an event and its sets: sketches, materials, colours, furniture and props. The designer works with the production team, which organises the build, transport, installation and get-out.
Do event sets need fire-rated materials?
Yes. In a venue open to the public, sets must meet fire-safety rules, and most venues ask for the fire certificates of the materials before the build. We collect them from the makers and hand them to the venue's safety officer.
Can you build sets designed by an event agency?
Yes. We work from the drawings of event agencies, of your own designer or of your creative teams, and we take on the construction drawings, the build, transport, installation and get-out.
How should we budget for event set design?
The budget depends on the area to dress, the materials, the level of finish and the installation time the venue allows. We build it line by line from the drawings, with competing quotes from the workshops, and you decide on each line.