Sustainable displays
Various organisations
Sustainable displays are a great way to create temporary exhibits which can be easily moved, reused and recycled. Working with Colour Studios and Artwork Solutions we’ve designed 100% recyclable displays made from cardboard for a range of clients. These include the University of Bristol, The Garden Museum, Thrive Renewables and the St Monica Trust. Have a browse through some examples below.
Floriculture Exhibition: The Garden Museum
We designed Floriculture: Flowers, Love and Money for The Garden Museum in London. Opened by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall on Valentine’s Day 2013 it was voted one of Time Out’s Top 10 must see exhibitions in the capital. Floriculture tells the story of cut flowers from seventeenth century Covent Garden to the present day.
All of the exhibition display panels were made from 75% recyclable cardboard and 95% of the entire exhibition could be safely recycled after use, resulting in almost no landfill waste!
AGM banner stands: Thrive Renewables
Thrive Renewables is a renewable energy project committed to helping cut the UK’s dependency on fossil fuels. Our infographic banner designs for Thrive’s Annual General Meetings incorporate photographic elements along with a range of icons to display the company’s achievements and performance. The bannerstands are printed on 100% recyclable material and made from at least 75% recycled content. The stands are also portable and re-usable. To find out more about the production process read about Colour studios’ recyclable displays.
Vision and Values campaign: St Monica Trust
The St Monica Trust is nationally recognised for its pioneering and award-winning work in the care industry. Keen to refresh the Trust’s values, the Executive Team asked us to find a way to communicate these to residents, staff, volunteers and trustees through a Vision and Values campaign. People are at the heart of everything that the St Monica Trust does so we decided that individuals would create the branding for this internal communications campaign.
We organised drawing days for each of the St Monica Trust retirement communities so local illustrator Carys Tait could capture people on paper. A big drawing wall was used as a backdrop and introduced the values to everyone attending. It was also used to present all the illustrations at the end of the day. Life-size standees using Carys’ illustrations of real members of the community helped draw attention to the events.
Read more about our award-winning Vision and Values campaign.
D-Day interpretive display: University of Bristol
The Holmes building set within the University of Bristol Botanic Garden is a popular student residency. The Holmes D-Day story highlights the extraordinary role it played during the Second World War, hosting famous generals such as Omar Bradley and George S Patton. Critical debates preparing for the D-Day landings would have happened in the room where this interpretive display stands.
SIr George Oatley Exhibit: The University of Bristol
One of the last great gothic buildings to be built in England is the impressive Wills Memorial Building, which towers above Park Street in Bristol. Its architect, Sir George Oatley (1863-1950) is celebrated in a portable display we designed for the University of Bristol in collaboration with author Sarah Whittingham. The stand has been designed to work well in small spaces and the use of a modular cardboard system means it’s easy to assemble and dismantle – with the added advantage that it’s 100% recyclable!
