Sneak peak at the experiential space for Finning CAT at Hillhead 2014…

Baxi and Tarmac at Ecobuild 2014

Nest Studios recently completed the design and build of two exhibition stands at this years Ecobuild. See below a selection of photos showing the results.

PhD Nutrition @ Bodypower Expo

After the success they had with Nest in launching their PhD Women stand last year they asked us to work with them in creating a new stand to highlight their main product pillars.

The space needed to incorporate a sales area, product sampling zone, 4 clear display spaces, a stage and clothing displays as well as a way of highlighting new, innovative products.

Nest took the structure to 6m and suspended 4 huge acyilic cuboids at each corner, each with internal LED illumination. The branding was kept simple to allow focus to product areas and clear, concise messaging. The rear of the stand faced a large show theatre and we positioned the PhD stage facing the main entrance/exit to take advantage of the increased footfall.

The show was their busiest ever and the stand has now been stored for next year..

Pearson at BETT 2014

Pearson is the world’s leading education company.

Whether in the classroom, in the workplace or at home, Pearson provides the tools for teachers, educators, learners and parents to make the most out of learning. Our content, assessment, training and information systems are designed to make learning more enjoyable – as well as more effective. Pearson is also a global thought leader in education, investing in research around pedagogy, technology, innovation and system change. Our starting point is always the learner, and our mission as a company is to help the learners make progress in their lives through learning.  We see technology as a key driver in personalising learning and in supporting learner progress in the 21st century.  We’re also committed to measuring the efficacy of our products and services and we want to be judged by the measurable impact they make on learning outcomes.

Our exhibition stand at BETT 2014 reflects these objectives.

Building on the success of 2013 the stand has been developed to focus on Efficacy and making a measurable impact on improving someone’s life through learning.  The highly successful and popular main presentation area has been developed to showcase even more presentations this year focusing on thought leadership around the education debate through dynamic and interactive presentations from senior Pearson stakeholders, practitioners, innovators and learners.

A live video stream from this area and on demand video available after the show from the demo area will attract future delegates to the show for 2015. A live tweet – #WeTweetEd session in the main presentation area helps promote the show. We have incorporated a second presentation area where we will showcase how our products and services are used with and for the learner. The stand also facilitates technical support and product demo’s on a one to one basis via PC and Mac enables pods and mobile devices. This is designed to help delegates maximise their time at BETT. Our purpose is to remember that our learners are also teachers coming to the stand. They would like to learn something new or have something they already know reinforced, by providing them with tools and information that they can take back to the classroom or learning environment.

In addition to the reception welcome desk, with an innovatively designed private meeting room, a large cafe area has been designed to cater for delegates, the intention to encourage
delegates to stay on the stand for longer to talk and reflect, [enabling us to continue to build relationships with delegates in the Pearson environment.

The use of high level branding helps delegates to navigate to the stand and creates a waypoint when navigating around the rest of the hall. The lower level branding of the stand provides the customers with familiar product logos reflecting the range of the Pearson offering and some provides a welcoming environment within the exhibition hall.

In summary, Pearson’s core values are Brave, Imaginative and Decent and we feel our stand depicts this. On a show level it helps draw delegates to visit BETT to support personal development as both educational and IT professionals.

Professional Beauty 2014

Working with Decleor and Carita for the 2nd year at this years Professional Beauty Show, Nest designed and built there exhibition brand to reflect their individual brands.

Finning CAT ‘Our Coldest Journey’ Art Gallery Event

Nest were tasked to turn CAT’s Visitor Centre in Desford into an art gallery event to welcome home their engineers from the Antarctica. 

Sir Ranulph Fiennes lead an expedition across the Antarctic along with two Finning engineers and two specially modified Caterpillar D6N track type tractors where they embarked on the first ever winter traverse of Antarctica – a challenge that has never been previously attempted.

Finning CAT wanted to host an event to welcome back the team, celebrate the successes of the journey and raise money for the ‘Seeing is Believeing’ charity by selling beautiful, photographic artwork taken on the journey.

It was our task to take a simple space and convert it with the use of lighting, structure and sound into an expreiential and educative environment. The delegates were led through a focused journey which followed the expeditions many twists and turns. There was also a stage area where Sir Ranulph Fiennes and the team could welcome guests and talk of their experiences and how the CAT machines played a key role in the journey.

The result exceeded everyones expectations… this was how it looked.