Space and scale. Color and contrast. Form and function. These are the elements of well-executed and solid exhibit design. But no one wins a coveted Exhibit Design Award based soley on well-executed design. An acknowledgement such as this requires elevated design. Something clever. A surprise. In their deliberations, the 2024 pool of Exhibit Design Awards jurors used phrases like “precedent setting.” They praised sensory engagement and inventive storytelling. One juror was inspired to remodel his living room. Curious about what inspired such extraordinary praise? Explore the articles below that highlight the 13 winners that not only set a bold new standard for exhibit design, but offered event attendees a cheeky invitation to the unexpected.

EDGE AWARD Scents and Sensibility L'Oreal Singapore Pte. Ltd. - Travel Retail Asia Pacific GOLD AWARD Waste Not, Want Not Nippon Paper Crecia Co. Ltd. A Fine Mesh Asada Mesh Co. Ltd. Vision Quest Telios Pharma Inc. Artful Precision Morita Corporation SILVER AWARD Chain Reaction Inductotherm Group Back in Black Dematic Corp. Dream Weaver Toyota Boshoku Corp. Big Pasta-Bilities General Mills Inc. Hot Shot Walgreens Co. Petal to the Metal Hong Kong Trade BRONZE AWARD Bathing Beauties House of Rohl Trip the Light Fantastic Lightbox Jewelry Inc. MINNEAPOLIS-BASED JUDGING PANEL ED BENNETT founder and executive vice president, 10 Thousand Design MICHAEL DOW senior motion graphics/3D designer, Latitude RYAN FLOSS vice president creative director, Knock Inc. JASON HAMMOND partner and brand director, Bolster KORRIN HOWARD associate dean, school of design, Dunwoody College of Technology ELIN ODEGAARD environmental graphic designer, HGA MOLLIE WINDMILLER owner and creative director, LAB MPLS AMY ZAROFF experience producer and strategist