Evolution Prop Shop supported the Forever Valentino exhibition at M7 Doha in 2022, working alongside Evolution Scenic during the on-site installation and finishing phase. Set within a highly considered gallery environment celebrating Valentino's creative legacy, the project required careful coordination between prop installation, scenic finishing and structural adjustments.

Prop Shop's involvement centred on the prominent face sculpture, assisting with its placement and helping with the on-site painting of both the sculpture and surrounding platform. Evolution Scenic complemented this work through carpentry adjustments to the exhibition's steps and platforms, bringing together specialist capabilities from across Evolution to support the final presentation.

The Challenge

The Forever Valentino exhibition was built around a carefully controlled visual language in which colour, scale, fashion displays and sculptural elements worked together as part of a wider gallery composition.

Evolution's role was to support the existing exhibition concept rather than redefine it. For Prop Shop, this meant working with a major sculptural feature that needed to integrate convincingly into its surrounding display environment. The scale and visibility of the face sculpture made its positioning and finishing particularly important.

At the same time, the physical exhibition environment required carpentry adjustments to steps and platforms. With Prop Shop and Scenic working alongside one another, these different requirements could be addressed through the relevant specialist teams while maintaining consistency across the installation.