Seamless Backdrops

For opera houses, theatres, and performance venues worldwide, Big Image specialises in large format seamless textile imagery and is the only company globally capable of producing seamless cotton backdrops at this scale, up to 12 × 50 meters (40 × 150 feet). Engineered exclusively for professional stage use, meeting B1 and EN fire certification standards while mastering the demands of scale, precision, and material behavior.

The invention behind big and beautiful imagery

To achieve this, we developed our own proprietary printing technology. We call it Infinitus. Infinitus is a custom-built textile printer developed by Big Image, launched in 2013 after three years of engineering. It is designed specifically for soft stage materials and can produce seamless prints up to 600 square meters, approximately 12 × 50 meters (40 × 150 feet). The system prints directly onto cotton fabric, either single-sided or double-sided. Combined with a self-developed alignment and registration system, it ensures consistent image precision and color accuracy across the entire surface, even at extreme scale.

Precision and craft in every backdrop

Every seamless backdrop is the result of considered engineering and experienced hands.

Water-based inks

Odor-neutral, water-based inks developed for enclosed stage environments and theatrical lighting.

Lighting performance

High color saturation, deep matte blacks, and stable color behavior under demanding lighting conditions.

Crafted by experience

Each seamless backdrop is guided and finished by experienced specialists to ensure reliable on-stage performance.

Where the stage meets the printed surface

Seamless backdrops presented in their intended setting, where scale, light, and performance come together.

Why cotton for stage backdrops

Cotton remains one of the most reliable and versatile materials for large-scale stage backdrops. We use cotton fabrics selected for dimensional stability, even weave structure, and predictable behavior when suspended.

Soft, light-absorbing surface

A fully matte surface that absorbs light rather than reflecting it, reducing glare and unwanted highlights on stage.

Natural movement on stage

Cotton responds organically to airflow and stage dynamics, creating a lifelike and controlled visual presence.

Practical foldability

The material folds easily for transport and storage, making it well suited for touring productions and repeated handling.

Consistent long-term performance

Designed to retain its visual and structural characteristics through repeated rigging and extended use.

Semi-transparent cotton for layered staging

Often referred to as American Mesh, this open-weave fabric allows light and depth to pass through, enabling layered scenography and reveal effects.

Two people standing in front of a detailed map of London which is used as backdrop

Gary McCann Stages

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Amber Vandenhoeck Stages

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Dive into the creative process when building up the scenery for Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road”, ending up in a deserted courtyard surrounded by 10-meter-high walls creating the grasping, almost claustrophobic atmosphere.

Stefan Rieckhoff Stages

A Creative Bond, Crowned by Der Rosenkavalier

Two Decades of Making Together. Big Image’s collaboration with the German stage designer Stefan Rieckhoff began over twenty years ago, with a printed cyclorama for The Bartered Bride at the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau. Since then, the partnership has grown steadily—built on mutual trust, shared creative values, and the understanding that every project brings new challenges. What started as a single commission has evolved into a recurring collaboration.

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