Decordia

01/07/2025

After 20 years of using Flints Theatrical Chandlers as our go-to for scenic and prop-making supplies, we were absolutely delighted when they invited DECORDIA to feature in the Showcase section of their 2025 Flints Catalogue!

Flints have been a trusted part of our creative toolkit for two decades — and what really sets them apart is how they keep evolving:
✅ A growing, ever-more user-friendly product range
✅ A genuine commitment to sustainability and environmentally friendly options
✅ And now… a shop just round the corner from our workshops, meaning fewer delivery miles and less packaging waste!

In our feature, we share how we use Flints' products in our set builds including our work for Parklife Festival, and how thoughtful product choices help us reduce our environmental impact and educate our team on the importance of lowering VOCs.
Huge thanks to the Flints team for the invite.
Have a read! 👀 🙌

05/06/2025

🎪 Behind the scenes at Decordia 🎭

Festival Season is in full swing, and we’re full-on in the workshop—covered in paint, powered by playlists, and bringing exciting ideas to life. 💥🎨

It’s not just about perfect colour matches or flawless finishes (though we’ve got those too 👌). It’s about telling stories through every set, every build—giving each piece its own story, spark and soul.

From theatre to festivals, events to live experiences, we’re creating bright, bold and eye-catching designs—with sustainability guiding every step. 🌍💚

Big things are on the way... keep your eyes peeled. 👀🔥

Scott M Salt Photography

14/05/2025

In our 2023-2024 Sustainability Strategy we committed to ensuring that all our full time and freelance staff would complete Carbon Literacy Training.
So, how are we doing?

In August, our Carbon Literacy for Events course was officially approved by the Carbon Literacy Project
💪 Since then, 80% of our team—both permanent and freelance—have completed the training.
What does this mean for us?
Our team now truly understands what it means to reduce our carbon impact and why sustainability matters—not just for the planet, but for people too. Even better, they've told us they now feel empowered to take meaningful action, both at Decordia and with other organisations they work with.
This training has also helped bring our Sustainability Strategy to life, making it real, relevant, and actionable across every project.
Want to know more?
📩 Get in touch at [email protected] to learn about our Carbon Literacy for Events course.
Or—if you see us on-site from next week—ask one of our team what they're doing to reduce their carbon footprint. You’ll get some inspiring answers. 🌏 💚

03/09/2024

In the week where we begin our quest for all our employees and freelancers to be Carbon Literacy trained by the end of the year, here’s their favourite sustainability practices! 🌏 🌱 ✅

21/08/2024

And that’s it, we are wrapped from Boardmasters 2024! This was a mega show for us, designing and building 3 new stages, a new Keg and Pasty Pub, as well as a new logo for the main stage, theming and dressing all areas of the site and not forgetting re-installing our sustainable signage created in 2022 and still looking beaut!
I can’t thank the DECORDIA crew enough for being a total dream team.
Enjoy our favourite photos, and look out for some ‘behind the scenes’ videos of how we bring our designs to life.
Thanks to Crafthouse Creations Love and Rockets Events + &EADVENTURES
And to Will Bailey, Josh Harkon and Sam McMahon for the photos!

04/04/2024

Looking back at chillier times when we transformed Cathedral Gardens into a bespoke Ice Village for Hamilton Ice Sculptors. ❄️

From festive elements to on-brand signage, we created their Ice Cavern Ice Tiki Bar bringing their wintry brief to life.

29/03/2024

After the transformation of their secret garden area in 2020, we headed back to Bodega bar in Nottingham to give their inside decor the same DECORDIA treatment, bringing a full makeover to the bar and even giving our existing secret garden decor a refresh for the upcoming beer garden season.

As the first design was focused on people being able to socialise in their bubbles during the pandemic, we gave the space a repaint and installed new bespoke furniture in the garden, made by Crafthouse Creations.

Find out more about our Bodega bar re-design: https://decordiaevents.com/work/bodega-secret-garden/

25/03/2024

Our branded pillars have made an outing at many events over the years. These are interchangeable between shows, and simple to rebrand year on year!

Here are some we made for Connect and TRNSMT festival. All stored up in Scotland to reduce those extra carbon emissions.

21/03/2024

In 2023 we joined ISLA, the growing network of businesses sharing their sustainability journey. ISLA provide practical guidance and support on environmental issues drawing on expertise from across the sector to create a powerful network with the knowledge and confidence to facilitate change.

We're six months into our membership and we're already benefiting from bringing suppliers and freelancers together to really understand the difference that we can make if we can all work together. Our next step is to upload our events to their carbon measurement platform and drive our ambition to be more sustainable.

We invited our freelancers and suppliers Crafthouse and A&E Adventures to the training session so we're all learning new ways to do better together. All learning how to support DECORDIA's ongoing strides to be more a sustainable option for clients. 🌍💙

We’re here to accelerate the event industry transition to a sustainable future. By providng guidance and support on environmental issues.

19/03/2024

HIRING: FREELANCE FESTIVAL ADMIN CO-ORDINATOR

We’re looking for a freelancer with a love of all things festivals & events to join our DECORDIA team this summer, Manchester based, working closely with us on our upcoming festival season, as we deliver decor transformations to some of our biggest greenfield sites. We need someone with great organisational skills who can co-ordinate all essential admin ahead of going on site as well as with us onsite at the festivals.

Find out more and apply here:https://decordiaevents.com/opportunities/

15/03/2024

Last year we had the chance to design and create VIP and artist areas at Parklife, Muse at Milton Keynes Bowl, Arctic Monkeys at Hillsborough Stadium and Noel Gallagher at Wythenshawe Park.

Through rain and sunshine, stretch tents, decor details and picnic benches created a chilled outdoor vibe for those with big tour parties and busy tour schedules.

13/03/2024

Testing, testing, 1,2,3 testing...

Ahead of the summer season, we've been product testing some new materials and paints that are more sustainable and eco-friendly before we crack onto creating full designs for some exciting brands in the coming months. We're ready to use them on any new décor or refurbishment we carry out from now on.

Read our sustainability strategy to find out more about our initiatives for this year: https://decordiaevents.com/sustainable-design/