# Kinetic Sculptures & Installations

> A long-standing MLABART specialty: kinetic sculptures, kinetic matrices, Newton's-cradle pieces and rotating or telescopic screens -- engineered in-house.

MLABART designs and builds kinetic sculptures for brands -- a long-standing specialty alongside its interactive software. Kinetic sculptures, kinetic matrices, rotating and telescopic screen structures and mechanical reveal stages are engineered in-house from mechanism design through fabrication to on-site operation, delivered for ROLEX, Ferrari, LANCÔME, Siemens, Bvlgari, Samsung and LG.

## What MLABART delivers

- Mechanism design with duty-cycle and load verification for long continuous operation
- Precision fabrication -- including zero-tolerance finishes like mirror stainless steel
- Motion control synchronized with LED content and lighting on one show timeline
- Workshop pre-assembly, continuous-run testing, on-site install and show-period support

## Typical scenarios

- Luxury exhibitions where screens would undersell the brand
- Launch reveal stages (lift, rotate, unfold)
- Mall-window kinetic art that drives footfall
- Long-running exhibition centerpieces

## Delivery model

Bespoke engineering -- designed, fabricated and commissioned for the specific venue and brief.

## Venue and site requirements

- A structural load path for suspension or floor mounting -- verified before fabrication, not after
- Ceiling height and a clearance envelope covering the full motion range
- Mains power at the drive position
- A safety exclusion zone around moving parts, agreed with the venue

## Included as standard

- Mechanism design and structural calculation
- Fabrication, factory pre-assembly and continuous-run testing before it ships
- On-site installation, commissioning and handover

## Available as an option

- Show-control integration with lighting and LED on one timeline
- Duty-cycle verification sized to a long exhibition run
- Spare-parts package
- On-site technician across the run period


## FAQ

### Why choose mechanical over screens?

Physical motion reads as craftsmanship -- it photographs well, holds attention longer, and carries a premium feel screens can't. For brands whose story is precision, materials or engineering (watches, automotive, luxury skincare), mechanics speak the brand language directly. ROLEX's Oyster Story centerpiece used zero screens.

### Can a kinetic piece run reliably for weeks?

Yes, if engineered for it. MLABART sizes drivetrains against the full exhibition duty cycle, pre-runs the finished machine at the workshop, and provides show-period support -- the ROLEX piece ran ~10 hours daily for 19 days with zero faults.

### What is the difference between a kinetic sculpture and a kinetic installation?

A kinetic sculpture is a single artwork whose meaning is carried by its motion -- ROLEX's mirror-steel "time machine", a Newton's cradle, a rising ball array. Kinetic installation is the wider category: it also covers functional motion such as lifting LED reveal stages and rotating screens. MLABART builds both, and the engineering discipline is the same -- duty cycle, load path and a safety zone around every moving part.

### What do you need from us to commission a kinetic sculpture?

Venue drawings with ceiling height and structural load limits, the show dates and daily running hours, power at the drive position, and the brand idea the motion should express. Running hours and load path decide the mechanism, so MLABART confirms them before design rather than after fabrication.

### Do you build from our agency's concept?

Both modes work: MLABART delivers end-to-end from concept, or acts as the mechanical engineering and fabrication partner behind an agency's creative -- a routine setup with 4A and event agencies.



## Related Pages

**See also:** [ROLEX - "Oyster Story" Brand Art Exhibition -- Kinetic "Time Machine" Sculpture](https://mlabart.com/work/rolex-oyster-story/) | [LANCÔME - Absolue Art Exhibition, Shanghai -- 1,350-unit Kinetic Matrix](https://mlabart.com/work/lancome-mechanical-matrix/) | [JACK & JONES x NBA - JACK & JONES x NBA, Shanghai -- Three Kinetic Sculptures for Retail](https://mlabart.com/work/jj-nba-newton-pendulum/)

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**MLABART** -- Interaction - Imagination - Innovation

MLABART is an interactive installation and interactive software development studio. We design, program and deliver interactive installations -- motion-sensing games, touch and AI experiences, interactive LED walls, projection mapping, naked-eye 3D and kinetic sculptures -- for mall and New Year's Eve countdown campaigns, trade-show booths and launches, and brand pop-ups, from concept and custom software through fabrication and on-site delivery.

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