From the start of your Oat Foundry experience, our sales team works closely with your brand to ensure every Split Flap installation feels intentional, integrated, and true to your space. Our recommended installation styles include:
Each Split Flap installation style offers a unique and architectural way to integrate analog signage and displays into your space. Here’s an overview of each installation style.
What it is: Integrated into walls or custom millwork, recessed Split Flap installations deliver a refined, architectural look. By sitting flush with surrounding surfaces, the display becomes a natural extension of the space.
Great for: Commercial lobbies and offices, as pictured above at the Walker Center lobby or for custom bar installations, as shown at The Irish Exit.
What it is: Surface-mounted Split Flap installations can be placed directly on nearly any wall type. For retrofits or spaces with limited depth, this installation style showcases our kinetic displays as a standalone design feature in hospitality or commercial spaces.
Great for: As pictured with the colorful Crust & Crumb cafe menu, as well as the Filter Club above, surface-mounted installations work well as restaurants and bar menus, reception desk signage, luxury retail displays, and more.
What it is: Suspended from the ceiling, hanging Split Flap signage makes a striking statement in open spaces such as lobbies, atriums, galleries, and retail environments. They draw the eye upward and creates a key focal point visible from multiple angles.
Great for: This versatile and interesting style, as shown in this Dara Vandor Search Portrait exhibit, is a great fit for schools, transit halls, universities, or museums.
What it is: When walls aren’t available, or mobility is key, a freestanding Split Flap sign provides flexibility. These can be built into custom enclosures or stands to move where the action is, perfect for events, exhibitions, or fun pop-up activations.
Great for: Perfect as an experiential marketing activation, one of the best uses we’ve seen is at Grand Central Station in New York; it was a versatile and fun way to draw attention to Palm Beach’s flights from JFK.
What it is: We can build Split Flap installations to “frame” coffee or cocktail bars in an L-shape, creating a one-of-a-kind architectural feature to drive focus and attention to your menu. List out menu items and provide brand messaging on one large-scale display.
Great for: An immersive “feature” corner, ideal for busy public spaces such as lobbies and transit halls that require multi-angle viewing. This L-shaped cafe menu sign, located on campus at Samsung near King’s Cross in London, is a great example of innovative experiential design in action.
What it is: Whether you’re working within architectural constraints or pursuing a bold creative vision, our team ensures your Split Flap or Picture Flap fits beautifully, both functionally and aesthetically. Learn how analog tech can tell your unique brand story!
Great for: From angled mounts to curved surfaces, we can tailor installations to meet your design intent, as seen at the LA Philharmonic.
In our experience, the best signage doesn’t compete with a room: it belongs to it. Integrated seamlessly into the environment, it communicates meaning, mood, and identity, quietly telling the story of the space and the people who use it. Here are some great examples of Oat Foundry’s analog signage at work.
7 Rows x 32 Columns in Enterprise Custom Color
At Julith Coffee in Dubai, every aspect of the interior expresses the brand’s mastery of coffee, culture, and design. Mounted directly on a smooth concrete wall, the custom Split Flap display appears to float slightly above the surface, with a flush, bracketed mounting system that cleverly conceals hardware and power connections to preserve seamless architectural integration.
Encased in the brand’s cobalt-blue signature hue, the display creates a vivid visual contrast that draws attention as it cycles through curated menus, affirmations, and messages. The kinetic feature forms a centerpiece of the brand, helping every guest feel connected to Julith’s ethos of craft, community, and creative exploration. Brand images courtesy of Julith Coffee.
5 Rows x 7 Columns Picture Flap
At the University of Arizona’s Scottsdale Center, every design element works to express the institution’s spirit. At the center of the space, a Picture Flap display “floats” on the central statement wall. Set against crisp white walls and a geometric wood ceiling, the display cycles through imagery and messages that embody the university’s energizing call to wonder: “Wonder Makes Us Arizona.”
More than décor, the Picture Flap and surrounding architectural details work together to help every current or prospective student feel like part of the story. Images courtesy of the University of Arizona.
9 Row x 7 Column Display with Navy Blue Sheet Metal Casing
For the launch of the Olympic Collection, the Ralph Lauren brand introduced a custom Picture Flap framed display as a key focal point at their flagship on Fifth Ave in New York. Framed by a handcrafted SkyFrame surround finished in crisp white, the display blends seamlessly with the store’s elegant architecture, ornate chandeliers, curved staircases, and refined millwork. Within this sophisticated setting, the Picture Flap adds a bold, kinetic element that contrasts beautifully with the classic interior.
6 Rows x 24 Column in Classic Black
Set in the heart of Nolita, New York or Nowhere is a boutique retail destination that embodies its city’s creative spirit through thoughtful interior branding. Every element of the space, from exposed brick and a tin ceiling to the artfully arranged floating shelves, tells a story of classic New York sophistication. At the register, a custom Split Flap display anchors the experience, serving as both a functional message board and a dynamic brand statement.
Each year, we print a lookbook to showcase some of our favorite recent installations. In the 2026 Issue 8 of the Analog lookbook, prospective clients can learn more about our design process, the expertise of our team members, and how we approach designing and building our custom displays. Click below to view the ebook version. We can also mail you a copy, it makes a great coffee table book!
We post weekly about analog design on our blog. Click here to explore articles about creating memorable brand focal points, the latest design trends, the future of experiential decor, and more!
If you’re looking to create a one-of-a-kind installation, our sales team will help you bring your vision to life! They work with new and returning clients on custom analog tech projects. Click the button below to schedule a call with them.