Thursday 5 February, 16:30
CEDIA Smart Home Technology Stage (Stand 2D350, Hall 2)
An independent programme to recognise ISE's most effective stands
Created by Integrated Systems Europe to acknowledge ISE exhibitors and their stand-design efforts, the Stand Design Awards are managed solely by EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning print and online magazine featuring best practices for trade show marketing.
A product of Exhibitor Group (www.ExhibitorOnline.com), EXHIBITOR magazine has hosted its own highly respected and impartially organised Exhibit Design Awards for more than 30 years.
The ISE Stand Design Awards follow in this same impartial vein and enlist a group of highly esteemed designers and marketers, who have no connection to the show and its exhibitors, to jury the competition.
2026 COMPETITION
Eligibility
Every stand on the ISE show floor is automatically entered in the free competition and judged on site during ISE 2026. However, any stand that has previously won an ISE Stand Design Award and whose design employs roughly the same size footprint and/or reuses approximately 50 percent or more of the previous winning stand is ineligible for the competition. Thus,
companies may win multiple awards over numerous years, but the same
stand may only win once.
Judges and judging
EXHIBITOR magazine’s Editor, Emily Olson, along with Freelance Associate Editor, Ben Barclay, complete the initial round of on-site judging to select the finalists.
During ISE, a group of world-renowned designers and marketers judge the finalists on site. Jurors score each finalist based on the assessment criteria, and the stand with the highest point total in each category is declared its winner.
Assessment criteria
Jurors consider how well each stand:
- communicates the name and purpose of the exhibiting company/product/brand,
- demonstrates effective design realisation/fabrication,
- enlists colour, graphics, and organisation/wayfinding as a design tool,
- presents an effective integration of technology (if applicable) and/or lighting design,
- employs the allotted space and scale to convey key messages,
- delivers an on-trend and/or impactful overall presence, and
- incorporates visually recognisable efforts toward sustainable design
Process
Finalists are selected in each category, notified on the show floor, and presented with a plaque on Wednesday 4 February.
At the Awards Ceremony on Thursday 5 February, one winner and two runners-up in each category are announced and presented with a trophy.
ISE promotes the winners via various newsletters and channels, and EXHIBITOR magazine publicises the winners via press release, social media posts, and exhibitoronline.com.
Perks of participation
To honour the role of education in stand-marketing effectiveness, EXHIBITOR magazine offers the following industry-related educational opportunities in association with the Stand Design Awards. For further information, contact Linda Armstrong at linda.armstrong@exhibitorgroup.com.
EXHIBITOR magazine offers:
- A free one-year subscription to the digital magazine for all exhibitors
- One scholarship to EXHIBITORLIVE 2026 for each category winner (a value of more than $2500 each).
2026 JURORS
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ORGANISERS
Emily Olson, Editor, EXHIBITOR Magazine
Emily Olson, Editor of EXHIBITOR magazine, brings a wealth of experience to her role. Her background is in publishing, and she served in leadership roles at three magazines including Exhibit City News before taking on her current role. During her time at EXHIBITOR magazine, Olson has served as a judge for EXHIBITORLIVE and the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stand-design awards. She has also managed the production of editorial content for several of the organization's awards programs.
Ben Barclay, Freelance Associate Editor, EXHIBITOR Magazine
Ben Barclay is a freelance associate editor for EXHIBITOR magazine. Within his various roles at EXHIBITOR he has managed and judged stand-design awards programs for the International Consumer Electronics Show, Integrated Systems Europe, EuroShop, EXHIBITOR Magazine’s Exhibit Design Awards, and EXHIBITORLIVE. Barclay has supervised the production of editorial content and collaborated on the magazine’s design, and his coverage of stand design and face-to-face marketing best practices has earned him national and regional awards for his writing and editing.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Awards Manager Linda Armstrong at linda.armstrong@exhibitorgroup.com.
ISE 2025 STAND DESIGN AWARDS WINNERS
Winner: Owl Labs
Other finalists in this category:
- Black Nova
- Ereimul
- EZ Acoustics
- Jung
- KLVR
- Opus Technologies
- Outline
- Schnick-Schnack-Systems
Winner: HIVE
Other finalists in this category:
- Architettura Sonora
- Acoustica Beyma
- Aura Vision
- Dataton
- FaitalPro
- JBL
- Moose Sound
- Pinanson
Winner: Lutron
Other finalists in this category:
- Basalte
- CGS Dry Hire
- d&b audiotechnik
- Midas Consoles
- Powersoft
- Simon/ProtoPixel
- Void Acoustics
- Zykronix International
Winner: Sonos
Other finalists in this category:
- Barco
- Dicolor
- Epson Europe
- LANG AG
- LG Electronics
- Sharp/NEC
- Shure
- Sony
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