Moodie Davitt: Creating a Sense of Place - Vienna Airport and MK Illumination light up for Christmas

Vienna Airport has partnered with MK Illumination to present an extraordinary display of decorations and lights over the Christmas and holiday period.

MK Illumination specialises in conceptual lighting. The joint project aims to create a Sense of Place through the use of subtle lighting displays and photo points featuring large snow globes. The globes offer travellers ‘greetings from Vienna’ with many featuring backdrops of the city’s most famous attractions including the Viennese Prater, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the Spanish Riding School, and the State Opera.

A new airport festive lighting experience provides a warm welcome to Vienna.

MK Illumination Designer Sonja Brandmaier said the project was inspired by a ‘travel connects’ concept.

“Vienna Airport is an international hub that brings people together from around the globe,” she said. “This is particularly true over the Christmas season, as people ‘go home’, visit loved ones abroad, or meet at a convenient airport to travel together.

“We wanted to combine the airport experience with inspired and inspiring light, taking into account the different seasonal expectations of travellers from different countries and cultures.”