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“You – The Inside Story” – A Fun New Exhibit for the Maryland Science Center

Ever wonder what it feels like to lie on a bed of nails – or why you have so much ear wax? Wonder no more. Get these answers and more at our latest exhibit build and installation project for the Maryland Science Center.

A New Award Winning Museum Interactive Project for Memorial Sloan Kettering

A digital museum interactive fabricated and installed by Art Guild was just recognized by the Core77 Design Awards for outstanding execution, insight, creativity, and intent.

The Waterways Project – A Unique Road Show Experience for the Mohawk Group

A Roadshow Primer When it comes to roadshows in the live events industry, there are two basic formats. The traveling exhibit - the kind you build, load onto trailers and set up at a series of different venues. Like the pandemic-inspired and highly successful...

A Look at a Hybrid Event Future

The last 17 months taught us all a lot of things. For event companies, marketers and their C-suite bosses, those months answered an age-old question, “Are in-person events and meetings really important to our business?” They also gave everyone a surprise crash course...

Interactive Exhibit Highlighting Gender Inequality Wins Multiple Awards

An exhibit fabricated and installed by Art Guild has just won multiple awards, but before we get to those let’s describe the exhibit. The exhibit is called “Seat at the Table” and it’s currently installed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. It’s designed to...

Global Supply Chain Trends Impacting the Return of Live Events

The pandemic largely shut down the world of live, in-person events. Now some of its far-reaching effects on the global economy could make their return a bit more challenging - despite a lot of eager event managers and audiences. As a marketer planning on resuming your...

Taking It On the Road: Mohawk Finds a Safe Way to Showcase its New Products

Here’s a conundrum. Imagine you’ve got important new products to launch and that all the tradeshows you typically use to launch them are cancelled or postponed thanks to COVID. On top of that, your customers have told you that an online launch just won’t cut it. They...

Art Guild’s Doug Zegel Jr. Wins “Forged In Fire” Challenge

As a company, we have expertise in a lot of areas. You know. Designing and fabricating tradeshow exhibits, lobbies and showrooms. Fabricating museum exhibits. Designing retail displays and environments. Even creating cool digital and electro-mechanical interactives....

UFI Takes a Hard Look at the Future of Events – Both Online and In-Person

In 2020 tradeshow organizers, exhibitors and attendees were unwillingly thrown into a massive experiment that essentially explored two things: The impact of an almost total loss of in-person events on their lives and businesses The effectiveness of online events as a...

NextStep™ – Reimagining the Flooring Step Display

If you’re not making it better, what’s the point? That guiding principle may be what led General Mills to add a new marshmallow to Lucky Charms cereal in 2018 - a purple unicorn. But we know it's what drives most of our projects, particularly the displays and fixtures...

New Sony Displays for Walmart and Target Set the Standard

The competition between electronic brands in big box stores is - well, like it is between brands almost everywhere - really fierce. So, when we get an assignment from Sony to develop retail displays for Walmart and Target to showcase Sony’s new,...

Hero Walls – Bringing Students and Communities Together

Everyone needs heroes. Heroes help define our aspirations and ideals - things like courage, honor, leadership and self-sacrifice. And ideally, heroes become symbols for the qualities we would like to possess and the ambitions we choose to set for...

Sony’s Smart Solution for the Virtual CEDIA Expo

Replacing a cancelled live, face-to-face event with a virtual one isn’t for everyone. And the decision should be driven - at least in part - by looking at the original KPIs for the cancelled live event - then figuring out if they can be achieved in a virtual...

New Museum Exhibits Tell the Story of Chester County, PA

Chester County is one of the three original counties that made up the colony of Pennsylvania. It was created in 1662 along with Bucks and Philadelphia counties by William Penn under a charter granted by King Charles II of England. And Upland in Chester...

Our Newest: The Presidents by Madame Tussauds at The Franklin Institute

We're proud to have worked on a number of exhibits for The Franklin Institute over the years including perennial favorites "Electricity" and "SportsZone." But out latest, created in partnership with design firm Alusiv, is unique for a couple of reasons....

Are Virtual Events a Good Idea for Your Business?

Before face-to-face events fell victim to the virus, virtual events - other than webinars - were of little interest to most companies. But now they're big news and companies are wondering if and how to use them. So this post is intended to help explain the...

New Graphics Technologies Mean Smarter, More Engaging Graphics for Retail, Events, Museums and More

There are few things better than telling a customer, “We’ve got exactly the capabilities you need,” and being confident that we do. But in our business which covers creating all kinds of visitor experiences from live events and retail environments to...

Marketing Strategies for Winning Responsibly in the New World of Live Events

Your company goes to tradeshows and creates live events to achieve specific business goals. These can include generating brand awareness or reinforcing you’re position in the industry. Introducing new products and services. Collecting sales leads....

Getting Ready to Safely Resume Your Live Events Program

Preparing for a safe return of the live events industry is important for everyone. And show venues, show managers, airlines, restaurants, hotels, casinos are all working on safety standards and protocols to ensure that exhibitors and attendees feel safe - and are safe...

Bringing Safety and Confidence Back with Safe Space Solutions

People are remarkably creative - particularly in times of need. So we’re all seeing an explosion of ideas for keeping people safe once they’re released from lockdown - some smart and some maybe not so. In France they’re partially encasing restaurant goers...

Go LIVE Together – Speeding the Safe Return of the Tradeshow Industry

As a company that has a big stake in the tradeshow and live events industry, we’re as eager as our customers to see its safe return. To support that goal, we’ve joined Go LIVE Together - a coalition of over 4,000 companies with operations in the U.S. who...

Our Take on The Future of Brick & Mortar

Brick and mortar retail will return. The big question is when and how it will come back after the Coronavirus. The three most common scenarios offered by pundits include: Scenario One: A bounce back to business as it was pre-virus Scenario Two: A bounce...

Less Contact – The New World of Virtual Retail Consultations

One of our recent stories covered technologies that reduce the need for contact between shoppers and store employees while instore. This story is about new ways manufacturers and retailers are exploring to allow shoppers to avoid stores and salespeople...

Touchless Tech for Retail Interactives – Making Shoppers Feel Safe

The U.S. has a rep for falling behind behind other countries on some things. One of these is the adoption of touchless technologies - most notably touchless payment technologies like Apple Pay. And even when you use Apple Pay or another touchless payment...

Less Contact – Retail Technologies that Reduce Contact with Store Employees

Pre-virus, a lot of technologies were gaining in popularity at retail as ways to create more personalized and seamless customer journeys. And in some cases to reduce employee counts. But now many of these technologies have been given a new purpose -...

SONY at CES 2020: Amazing Content, Tech and Even a New Concept Car

The world’s biggest consumer tech event - CES 2020 - just came and went. CES which began in 1967 as the Consumer Electronics Show - basically a small gadget fair - has now become a really big gadget fair and a lot more with 170,000 attendees and 4,500...

Delta Debuts Amazing Tech at CES With Potential Event Applications

Imagine walking up to the typical airport departure screen and instead of seeing long lists of flights in an itty-bitty font size - you see a big message specifically for you - “Welcome Taylor. Your flight to Seoul is on time at Gate A9 and boarding in 30...

Not Cool for School

Most of you probably went to elementary school in the 80’s. So, what would you say if you were asked to name some of the things that have changed since then? Well, if you are thinking about tradeshows, retail stores, museums and environments (as we do most...

TED@DuPont Event Explores the Future of Science

Here are three interesting questions: Can the common-sense principles followed by pilots - that have reduced commercial U.S. air fatalities to just one in the past ten years - help us be safer on the road? Why not use screen-printing technology to design...

New MoAR Exhibit Explores Trans-Atlantic Impact of American Revolution

The Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) which opened in 2017 is one of Philadelphia’s newest museums. Its self-stated mission is to bring the causes, events, and ideas of the American Revolution to life. Its newest exhibit - Cost of Revolution: The...

SYMA-CUBIC: A New, Fast Second Story Solution for Tradeshows

SYMA, a company based in Kirchberg, Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading designers of flexible, reusable systems. These systems of smartly engineered aluminum components offer exhibitors fast, cost effective solutions for everything from “shell scheme” shows and...

iWall Interactive Ice Core Exhibit Helps Visitors Explore 100,000 Years of Climate Change

Art Guild has just completed another iWall interactive project, this one for the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan (AMNH), a museum where we've worked several times before. The iWall, built and installed by Art Guild, is part of a climate...

Watery Interactive Exhibits Star at Explore & More Children’s Museum

The mission of Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson Children’s Museum - is to provide “best-in-class play experiences” that allow the children, families and community of Buffalo to “explore, learn and develop together.” The museum, founded over 25...

The Difference Between B2B and B2C Events

We work on both B2B and B2C tradeshow and event programs. Most customers just target one audience or the other. But every now and then one decides to test the waters with another audience. These days it's typically a company that sells through distribution...

TE Connectivity – Connecting the Dots at LIGHTFAIR

TE Connectivity is a global company with over 14 billion in annual sales. Its business in a nutshell is the design and manufacture of connectors and sensors that are mission critical components of larger assemblies - like cars, planes, lighting systems and...

Pitney Bowes: Thinking Inside the Box at ShopTalk

You may know Pitney Bowes best for its postage meters, but it’s actually a leading global technology company whose main business is supporting the billions of transactions made by its customers with all kinds of shipping, mailing, financial and data solutions. One...

Art Guild: Tackling the Most Complex Structure in the Universe

“The most advanced exhibit on the human brain anywhere in the world.” That’s how the director – Lew Crampton – of the South Florida Science Center described a brand-new exhibit called Journey Through the Human Brain. This 2,500 square foot exhibit...

SONY – Getting Closer to the People at CES 2019

Since it first opened its doors in 1967, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) has been the showcase of consumer technology innovation. It's now undeniably the largest and most influential technology event on the planet. It's the place where cool tech debuts –...

Art Guild Honors 25 Years of Service

Art Guild held its annual all-employee party celebrating 2018 - another great year - and recognizing 36 employees for 25 years or more of service. According to Tom Iacovone, Vice President and head of the Tradeshow and Events Division, "We pride ourselves...

Panasonic’s Live Event Technology – Demo at InfoComm 2018

Panasonic Systems Solutions of North America specializes in entertainment technologies for the professional AV market. At InfoComm 2018 - the largest show in the US for audiovisual technology - Panasonic wanted a killer demonstration showing how it’s pushing the...

SONY Booth Takes Best In Show at CEDIA Expo 2018

We’re proud to announce that Sony was just awarded CEDIA Expo’s first-ever overall Best in Show booth award, presented by a panel of judges in recognition of SONY’s creative, engaging and impactful presence at this year’s Expo. CEDIA Expo – held this year...

New Educational Exhibits Preserve Maine’s “Lobstahs” and More

Art Guild’s latest project includes a variety of educational exhibits for LabVenture, a new educational learning facility in Portland, Maine and part of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), a marine nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of the...

Breaking News – Art Guild Opens New, More Capable Vegas Facility

Las Vegas consistently ranks as the country’s top tradeshow destination. And no wonder. It’s a painless trip from almost everywhere. There’s a fantastic array of world class tradeshow venues, incredible restaurants, spectacular hotels, great entertainment...

iWall Exhibit Chronicles the History of Olympic and Championship Skiing

The Colorado Snowsports Museum & Hall of Fame in Vail, Colorado showcases the rich history and heritage of the Colorado ski and snowboard industry, and its impact on the state’s development. In the Spring of 2018 the museum reopened after undergoing a multi-year,...

iWall Interactive Showcases New Exhibit at Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum is an American military and maritime history museum showcasing a collection of ships, air and space craft. These include the aircraft carrier Intrepid, the nuclear missile submarine USS Growler and the space shuttle...

Art Guild Presents at Philadelphia’s American Institute of Architects’ Event

The Art Guild Museums + Environments team stands out for many reasons. Chief among them is its extraordinary level of museum expertise – acquired through work on hundreds of projects, and its efforts to build a staff of true museum professionals. Every...

Shoes for Crews Tradeshow Exhibit: Keeping Customers InStep

Sure, the big custom exhibits get all the glory, but in a lot of programs it's the little ones that do the heavy lifting. So, we like to feature interesting examples of these too. Like this one for Shoes for Crews – a company that makes specialty safety shoes for...

Art Guild’s Mike Fabian Recognized by Companions in Courage

This is our 3rd blog post about Art Guild’s fabrication and installation work on the Lion’s Den program for the Companions in Courage Foundation. The first two posts recognized milestones in the program, such as our 20th Lion’s Den installation this past Spring at the...

Spagnola/Art Guild Collaboration Featured in SEGD Magazine

The Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens) – on the Hudson River across from New York - was the first university in the United States dedicated to mechanical engineering. It has been in the midst of a turnaround that is helping make it one of the most desirable...

Tradeshow Design Trends: Booths That Aren’t Booths

There are several interesting design trends that you may have noticed on tradeshow floors these days - all created to help exhibitors standout from everything else around them. One is the “anti-tech booth” where there’s not a trace of anything digital to be found....

Our 20th Lion’s Den for Companions In Courage

We’ve posted before about our work for the Companions in Courage Foundation, founded by National Hockey League Hall of Famer, Pat LaFontaine. We’re posting again because we’ve reached a memorable landmark – our 20th Lion’s Den installation. What’s a Lion’s Den? Kids...

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