Blaine
Kern, known as "Mr. Mardi Gras" is the world's
largest and most respected floatbuilder. Since 1947,
Blaine Kern's family-run company has grown to create
75% of all the spectacular props and floats seen in
Mardi Gras parades.
The
company is perhaps most recognized as producers of 40
parades annually for the New Orleans world renowned
Mardi Gras celebration. Today, Blaine Kern Artists creates
superfloats like the Leviathan and SS Captain Eddie,
with ornate design, sound, and miles of fiber optic
lights that illuminate the hearts of parade goers. In
addition to producing more illustrious works each year,
the company maintains the largest fleet of parade floats
worldwide.
From
preliminary design to completed float, Blaine Kern Artists
has grown to become the foremost producers of public
celebration floats throughout the world. Kern Studio
artisans work right at Mardi Gras World building props
for most of the major theme parks, casinos, and amusement
parks around the globe ... plus floats for as many as
60 nation-wide parades, bowl game festivities every
year. Acquiring
such a unique and diverse client list reflects both
the company's ability to facilitate the most discriminating
aesthetic demands, while overcoming any logistical concerns.
Corporate clients include Universal Studios in Orlando,
Florida, and Japan's famous Toho Theme Park. Renowned
public celebrations continue the diversity from Philadelphia's
Thanksgiving Day Parade to the carnival parades in Antibes
and Juan Les Pin, France.
A
creative stable of artists and craftsmen are housed
within Blaine Kern's American and European Studios where
the design and development of all of their works are
governed by an unflappable focus to stringent specifications
noted for their professinal finish. Together, the Kern
Studios companies work appears throughout the United
States and eleven foreign countries. |