Monsters of the Trade Show World
I was in Las Vegas a couple of months ago and one of the things which really struck me was the MONSTER trade show booths and exhibition spaces – seriously, trade show booths have just come such a long way since the 1970′s when you were lucky to get a square box with enough space to swing a cat and forget about being able to sit down guys!
Now there are really excellent booth designs using 3-dimensions to really eye-catching effect; lighting has really improved a whole lot too but some of the sizes of these displays just beggars belief – some of the monster displays are larger than my house – I mean, COME ON
Someone has beaten me to the punch on this topic and I came across a great blog MonsterTradeShowDisplays which has been capturing photographs of some of these architectural creations:

This exhibition space looks like I could invite a few friends around for a black tie dinner and really demonstrates excellent use of the 3-D space which so many companies forget about and tie themselves to eye-level displays – in a crowded exhibition hall, you should think about being king of the castle too!
Another monster display is this beast which is two full stories high and is mini-exhibition space all of its own:

Talk about having an office away from the office – this comes with its own meeting rooms so you can escape the hustle and bustle of the exhibition venue and get some private time for serious business discussions with attendees rather than the shoulder rubbing and wishing you had an hearing aid to help understand one another over the rushing hum of a hall.
And finally, I liked this one because it uses the overhead space again though on a much smaller scale and yet it looks space age-like and yet gives a feeling of full functionality while providing a sense of isolation away from the rest of the venue which i think is very important when you are working attendees:
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