Displays & Signs

Client: BMW Canada Inc.
Producer: CDA Industries South Inc.
Category: Wood: Floorstand
Comments: Requiring creative carpentry, a curved fascia and base were used to replicate the look of BMW's rounded logo. The secure, locking display houses a variety of accessories in a number of sizes.

Client: Reebok International Ltd.
Producer: Thomson-Leeds Co.
Category: Multiple Materials: Wall Unit
Comments: A Graphlite shoe was encased in a cast acrylic tube and appears to float. The main features were imprinted directly onto the spherical tube that invites shoppers to turn the knob, thereby rotating the shoe and revealing corresponding product attributes.

Client: Wolverine Worldwide
Producer: Rapid Mounting & Finishing Co.
Primary designer: Johnstons & Associates
Category: Paper: Counter, Shelf or Table Unit
Comments: The display served as an inexpensive means of dramatizing the shock-absorbing soles of two boot styles. It had to move the boot in a natural walking motion with the heel coming down first, then rocking forward to the ball and finally lifting up and repeating the action.

Client: Hiram Walker & Sons Inc.
Producer: Rapid Mounting & Finishing Co.
Primary designer: Flair Communications Agency Inc.
Category: Paper: Sign
Comments: To create the cleanest possible edge to the trees, the interior openings were cut first. Half of the sheets were cut from the face and half from the back, using the same die. The openings in the foil/foam pieces were then scraped out, and the preprinted plastic sheet was sandwiched between a front and back piece. The outside cut was finally made to the three layers at once.

Client: Sony Corp. of America
Producer: Design Display Group
Category: Fabricated Plastics: Counter, Shelf or Table Unit
Comments: Laser-cut acrylic hands were utilized to secure the Video Walkman to the display, as well as cover the eject button to prevent consumers from tampering with it. Two sets of holes are located beneath the product to facilitate adjustment for product widths.

Product: Stiles Inc. Ceramic tile
P-O-P companies: FloorPlan In-Store Displays, Dallas (tower); Service Products Inc., Chicago (tile boards)
Distribution: Home centers and floor covering distributors
Introduction: November 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Masonite
The tile towers from Stiles provide maximum display space in minimal floor area. The units have been popular with floor covering stores, which usually don't have a lot of space to spare.