Creative display

3D Exhibits is a Chicago-based exhibit company, specializing in exhibit design and build, program management, technology, rental, international programs, events, and marketing.

Steven shows us three different, creative ways to display collectables — without creating clutter.

I adore custom framing but it can be quite expensive, which got me thinking about some alternatives. After all, necessity is the mother of invention, is it not?Turns out a lot of people have had this same thought and have created some lovely options to display artwork sans framing. Check them out! Above: This option from Deko employs wooden trouser hangers to display art. That’s it! And I love it. I found this elegant display idea on Freshome.

This window display is an example of repetition as it consists of four of the same paint cans pouring over the same pair of shoes, with only the color of the paint changing. This use of repetition makes the shoes more emphatic and more important. It also leads the viewer's eye and creates a sense of motion.

Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have completed the interior for an exhibition celebrating dapper gentlemen at Nordiska Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. Called Dissecting the Dandy, the space is filled with dismembered mannequins displayed in grey MDF boxes with wooden supports. The designers have suspended their Work Lamp (see our earlier story) from rows of connected metal frames at different

I make minicomics, and travel to conventions and shows to promote and sell them. I was using picture frame stands to display them, but the smaller comics often fell over if the table was bumped or so…