CDA & Co.
Experimental pavilion with a large sculptural roof, luminous curtain and integrated garden
CDA & Co. · Spatial exploration

Stand Lab: exhibition stand ideas.

Concept studies, not completed projects

Imagine the stand before it is built.

Stand Lab brings together exhibition stand and pavilion concepts for brands that want to be noticed, understood and remembered. We explore temporary architecture, light, visitor flow, materials and nature before a project direction is defined.

The starting point: a selection of concepts for discovering the spatial language that can make a brand distinctive.

For a real commission, every direction is redesigned around the brand, event, floor area, budget, regulations and production conditions so that a visual idea can become a feasible space.

How to choose a direction for your stand.

A concept is not chosen on taste, but on what the stand has to achieve. If the priority is to be found from a distance, height, light and volume matter most. If the priority is meetings, the floor plan, privacy and hospitality matter most. If the priority is the product, a contained space that does not compete with it works best.

The fair and the floor area also set the rules: an island stand allows volumes and double heights that a corner or inline stand does not always permit. Each fair sets its maximum heights and conditions in the official exhibitor manual, and that is where we start when adapting any concept.

In general, projects are carried out with specialist suppliers and contractors that we coordinate. Each proposal defines how production, build-up and installation will be organised.

From image to space

What we study in each concept.

01

Attraction

What can be recognised from the aisle and how spatial volume turns distance into curiosity.

02

Visitor flow

How people enter, understand the brand and move between display, conversation and pause.

03

Identity

How light, materials and content can express a brand without relying on an oversized logo.

04

Feasibility

What must change when a visual intuition becomes structure, regulations, budget and installation.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about Stand Lab.

Are the Stand Lab concepts built projects?

No. They are design concepts created to explore possible directions. Completed projects and documented experience are on the Projects page.

Can I request a stand based on one of these concepts?

Yes. The concept is a starting point and is adapted to your identity, your fair, your floor area, your budget and the venue regulations.

What do I need to request a proposal?

The fair, the dates, the stand size, the scope of the project and, if you have one in mind, the Stand Lab concept closest to what you are looking for.

How much does a stand like this cost?

It depends on the floor area, materials, height, fair and scope. That is why we work with a tailored proposal. More information on exhibition stand design.

A concept is not a completed project

The next step starts with a real brief.

If a visual direction fits your brand, we redesign it from the ground up for your event, venue and production conditions in Spain.