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Bigger, Bolder, and Brighter Rental Exhibit Designs

November 19th, 2021 COMMENTS
Trade Show Rental Exhibits

If you had to pick a post-COVID design trend, would you have picked rental exhibits with lightboxes? Probably, but would you have guessed that nearly 80% of our island and inline rental orders have lightboxes?

It Kinda Makes Sense

First, lightboxes aren’t much more expensive than non-backlit solutions. Secondly, our rental inventory is deep in SuperNova and Gravitee frames. These two systems connect seamlessly and assemble without tools. As a result, their competitive prices, design flexibility, and ease-of-use makes them popular choices for designers and exhibitors. 

This week, we feature three new Rental Lightbox Designs — (2) 10 x 20’s and (1) 10 x 30.

  • RE-2123 uses a massive lightbox as a backdrop for three monitor kiosks. Along with two counters with backlighting
  • RE-2124 is a series of connected lightboxes in a step-pattern. “Stepping” is increasingly popular since it adds visual depth and a creative use of space
  • RE-3008 is a 10 x 30. We’re seeing more requests for 30 ft. inlines as an alternative to islands. This design is amazing “as is” or as a starting point for customization.

RE-2123 — Large LED Lightbox

Rental Exhibit | RE-2123 Inline Lightbox
Rental Exhibit | RE-2123 Inline Lightbox

Description: Unique products deserve unique exhibit designs. And the RE-2123 doesn’t disappoint. The large SuperNova lightbox with SEG fabric graphics is the perfect backdrop for the three monitor stands. The left, right, and center lightboxes create an immersive environment that compliments the overall theme without distracting from the core focus — the monitor demo stations.

The 20 ft. inline also includes two stunning backlit reception counters with locking storage. The booth assembles quickly and packs flat in a crate for convenient shipping.  

RE-2124 — Lightbox Step Design

Rental Exhibit | RE-2124 Inline Lightbox
Rental Exhibit | RE-2124 Inline Lightbox

Description: The stepping creates visual depth and interest while allowing an exhibitor to tell a compelling story through a sequenced graphic presentation. The design includes ample room for a casual meeting space (which can be a challenge in an inline) and the charging table with LED accent lights creates a casual yet business-like setting. The RE-1567 reception counter has attractive backlit graphics and locking storage.

Lights combined with colorful graphics may be the single-most important key to attracting attention on the trade show floor. The RE-2124 turns the table on traditional lightbox designs by “stepping” (5) 4 ft. x 8 ft. individual lightboxes.

RE-3008 — Meeting Space w/ Lightboxes

Rental Exhibit | RE-3008 Inline Lightbox
Rental Exhibit | RE-3008 Inline Lightbox

Description: Versatile 10 x 30 inlines are increasingly becoming an attractive alternative to an island exhibit. The RE-3008 offers ample space for demos and meetings in a booth that’s built for maximum branding and constructive conversations with attendees.

It includes three large lightboxes with SEG fabric graphics with a double-sided lightbox closest to the aisle. There’s also a semi-private meeting area that includes a charging coffee table with LED accent lights and countertop branding. Bookending the meeting space are two genius bars for additional seating. 

Let us know if there are rental design ideas you want to explore.

Three Trade Show Islands with Post-COVID Protection Features

February 3rd, 2021 COMMENTS

Exhibit Designers, like those at Classic Rental Solutions, are being tasked by exhibitors to create trade show islands with Post- COVID-19 safety features. Those features include hand sanitizer stands, acrylic safety dividers, and social distancing demo areas.

The rental island designs below illustrate three concepts. Rather than create fixed entrances and exits which would be challenging to monitor and maintain, these designs emphasize individual demo stations, partitions, and social distancing. These all assume mask and sanitation protocols not only during the show but also before and after show hours.

Post-COVID Island Designs

Trade Show Rental Islands with Post-COVID Protection Features
Trade Show Rental Islands with Post-COVID Protection Features
Trade Show Rental Islands with Post-COVID Protection Features

Meetings and Events in a Post-COVID World

August 25th, 2020 COMMENTS
Rental Partitions, Lightboxes, Counters, Workstations, and Sanitizer Solutions

Over the next 6-9 months, events and meetings won’t go away, but they will be smaller and more regional. They’ll need A/V, podiums, backdrops, and furniture. They’ll also need other items generally not available from the hotel, convention center, or local event companies. Like workstations, locking counters, LED lightboxes, genius bars, monitors, charging stations, and sanitizer stands.

Rent Your Event Furniture

Although you know us for trade show rentals, Classic Rental Solutions has always had a significant non-trade show business because of our ability to handle custom requests and large quantities. Need 25 counters with LED perimeter lighting? We can handle it. How about 10 LED lightboxes in various sizes? Not a problem. As both a designer and builder, our capacity isn’t limited by what we can obtain from others. If you need it (and it makes us both money), then we’ll build it. It’s that simple.

Keep us in mind for rental furniture for meetings as your clients shift to smaller events. We’re ready.

Symphony Portables w/o Rentals is Like…

March 6th, 2020 2 COMMENTS
Symphony Portable Rental Designs

While preparing Design Monday, I asked my wife, Christine Delea, for some creative assistance. I texted her this request, “Need pop culture or clever similes in the vein of Symphony Portables w/o Rentals is like ….

About 30 minutes later she texted me that the list was done. I shared a few in Design Monday, but you deserve the full list. It’s AMAZING! As is my wife’s creativity and imagination.

Just imagine if she’d had another 30 minutes. 😉

  • Beyonce w/o Lemonade
  • Sushi w/o Wasabi
  • Lucy w/o Ethel
  • Han w/o Chewbacca
  • Girl Scout Cookies w/o Thin Mints
  • Bert w/o Ernie
  • Whiskey w/o Aging
  • Cake w/o Frosting
  • The Walking Dead w/o Carol
  • The Yankees w/o Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio
  • Iced Tea w/o Lemon
  • Law and Order: SUV w/o Olivia Benson
  • Autumn w/o New England
  • Russian Literature w/o Tolstoy
  • Hollywood w/o Meryl Streep
  • Boxing w/o Muhammad Ali
  • Peter Pan w/o Tinkerbell
  • Betty w/o Veronica
  • A Beach w/o Shells
  • KPOP w/o BTS
  • Lewis Capaldi w/o Heartache
  • Dracula w/o Fangs
  • Real Housewives w/o Drama
  • A Lighthouse w/o a Keeper
  • The 1980s w/o Cyndi Lauper
  • Kool w/o the Gang
  • Shrimp Scampi w/o Garlic
  • Ramona w/o Pesty Behavior
  • Basketball w/o Michael Jordan
  • Lewis and Clark w/o Sacagawea
  • Oregon w/o Wineries
  • Fashion w/o Coco Chanel
  • Flip Wilson w/o Geraldine
  • Lady Gaga w/o Her Little Monsters
  • Best Movie Lists w/o Casablanca
  • The History of Tap Dancing w/o Eleanor Powell
  • Abbott w/o Costello
  • The Waltons w/o John-Boy
  • Italian Food w/o Pasta
  • The Flintstones w/o the Rubbles
  • George Takai w/o “Oh My!”
  • Weird Al w/o an Accordion
  • Adele w/o 2 Octaves
  • American Poetry w/o Emily Dickinson
  • Scotland w/o Heather
  • Wesley w/o Buttercup
  • Psych w/o Lassie
  • Nancy Drew w/o Ned Nickerson
  • New Orleans w/o Beignets
  • Cats w/o Purring
  • Game of Thrones w/o The Red Wedding
  • Hip Hop w/o the Sugarhill Gang
  • Bees w/o Pollen
  • New Wave w/o Tears for Fears
  • Cab Calloway w/o Minnie the Moocher
  • Aretha Franklin w/o Respect
  • Meditation w/o Mindfulness
  • Christmas w/o Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad”
  • NY Harbor w/o the Statue of Liberty
  • Flashdance w/o Off-The-Shoulder-Sweatshirts
  • ZZ Top w/o Beards
  • Ed Sullivan w/o Topo Gigio
  • Mississippi Summer w/o Air Conditioning
  • Camping w/o S’mores
  • The Southwest w/o Saguaro
  • Modern Art w/o Frida Kahlo
  • Soul Train w/o Don Cornelius
  • The Music Man w/o Shipoopi
  • Drag Race w/o RuPaul
  • Harry Potter w/o Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley

And one addition from Tom Beard…

  • Harold Mintz w/o His Mustache

–Mel White
mel@classicexhibits.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melmwhite

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Classic Exhibits Inc. designs and manufacturers portable, modular, hybrid, custom, rental exhibit solutions. Classic Exhibits products are represented by an extensive distributor network in North America and in select International markets. For more information, contact us at 866-652-2100 or www.classicexhibits.com.

An Interview with Jim Shelman, GM of Classic Rental Solutions

October 2nd, 2018 COMMENTS

Every week, Tim Patterson, a.k.a. Tradeshow Guy, conducts an interview on his Monday Morning Coffee video/audio broadcast. Sometimes it’s someone from the trade show community, but more often it’s an expert on various business topics. It’s my go-to stop every Monday morning. 

This week Tim interviewed our own Jim Shelman, the GM of Classic Rental Solutions. They chatted about rental trends, the evolving reasons to rent, and why purchase and rentals are not so different. The interview starts at 4:15. Enjoy!