Double-Sided Event Backdrop (260gsm Duplex)

Double-Sided Event Backdrop (260gsm Duplex) — Two printed faces around an opaque core — genuinely independent artwork with no show-through at all, specified for event backdrops.

This is the construction to specify when both faces matter equally and neither may bleed into the other. An opaque core sits between two printed layers, so light does not pass through and there is no ghosting in either direction. It is heavier and more substantial than a simple duplex, and it is the correct answer for hanging media panels, double-sided dividers and ceiling-mounted graphics.

An event backdrop has two jobs that pull in different directions: it has to look immaculate to the eye in the room, and it has to photograph cleanly under whatever lighting the venue and the press bring with them. Fabric wins over rigid panels here because it ships rolled, sets up in minutes and does not reflect.

Best for

• Conference and keynote stages
• Gala and fundraiser backdrops
• Photo and step-and-repeat walls
• Registration and welcome walls
• Portable pop-up backdrops

Key advantages

• Opaque core means genuinely zero show-through — each face is completely independent
• Both faces read at full density with no light bleed, even under event lighting
• Substantial body hangs dead flat and still, with no ripple or curl
• Ideal for panels viewed from both sides in the round — ceilings, dividers, hanging signs
• Long indoor service life across many repeat installations

Specifications

Choosing the right specification

If cameras will be present, opacity matters more than weight. A semi-sheer cloth with a lit wall behind it will show every shadow and cable run once a flash fires. Choose a blockout or a heavy soft knit for anything being photographed, and hang it with enough height above the frame that the top hem falls outside the shot.

How ordering works

• Send your artwork — Upload print-ready artwork at any stage — we check scale, resolution and bleed before anything goes to press and come back to you if something needs adjusting.
• Made to your size — Every panel is cut and finished to your dimensions. Tell us the finished size you need and how it is being fixed, and we will allow for hems and fixings correctly.
• Printed by dye-sublimation — Colour is transferred into the polyester fibre under heat, so the image becomes part of the cloth rather than a layer sitting on top of it.
• Finished and shipped — Hems, eyelets, pole pockets, silicone edge and other finishing are applied before your order is folded, boxed and dispatched worldwide.

Related specifications

This is the 260gsm version. Other sizes and weights in the same fabric are made to order — tell us the finished dimensions you need and we will quote them.

Technical detail

What to expect from service life. Indoors and out of direct sun, printed polyester holds its appearance for five years or more. Outdoors, published ranges for dye-sublimated polyester run from roughly six to twenty-four months depending on how exposed the position is, with the shorter end applying in high-ultraviolet regions such as the Southwest, Florida and the Gulf Coast, and in coastal or high-wind locations. Sheltered and north-facing installations reach the longer end. Coated and tarpaulin-grade constructions extend beyond that band because the coating carries the UV load.

Best suited to

Panels viewed in the round where both faces must read at full density — hanging ceiling media, double-sided dividers, two-sided sponsor walls and suspended signage.

Also in this range

For lighter, more mobile double-sided work, our standard duplex range is easier to handle and rig.

Not sure which fabric is right? Order a free swatch pack and see the weight, texture and finish in your own hands before you commit to a full run.