The Braid, a modern light feature soaring 32ft into the air, forms the centrepiece of the Sudell Cross and was unveiled in April of 2007. The feature was designed by renowned UK artist Simon Watkinson and built by the specialist bespoke metal fabrication and stainless steel architecture company, M-TEC of Darwen, part of the WEC Group.
This bold feature is now lit throughout the day and night in a changing array of colours. The lights used were 3M Martin Architectural Light Pipe with Color Kinetics ColorBurst 6 LED source fittings. The lighting was supplied from Stage Electrics in Bristol.
Ed Gamble, business development manager at Stage Electrics, explains the choice of the Light Pipe: "RHOS Compliance was important and this seems to be the only product that is available at the present moment. Also, the even light distribution due to the internal light distribution filter, the correct size ratio for the structure and correct size for the chosen source fittings, and lastly, but probably most importantly, the availability and price of the fixtures."
(Jim Evans)
