Learning Curve Displays at Toy Fair
Thanks to Chicago Scenic Studios, Learning Curve (now a part of Racing Champions Ertl) was again one of the most popular booths for the eighth year in a row at the annual American International Toy Fair this year in New York. Learning Curve’s Director of Exhibits and Events, Allison Woods, worked with CSSI Project Manager Gary Heitz to create a custom look for Learning Curve’s existing booth for the trade show.

The 50-by-80-foot booth was used to display Learning Curves’ different lines of toys including Felt Kids, Madeline, and the Thomas & Friends wooden railway system. CSSI Designer Ryan Hall worked closely with Learning Curve Graphic Designer Terry Kosnick to create a complete look for the booth. Dave Duwell was the job lead.

Each year the walls are reconfigured to give visitors the feeling of a new experience. CSSI originally created the booth wall system to be very versatile in order to keep annual set-up costs down. To customize brand-specific merchandise areas, CSSI provided specialty cabinetry, props, and window treatments.

NASA Co-Sponsors Aerospace Pop-Up Exhibit
To mark the 100th anniversary of flight, the architecture department at the Art Institute of Chicago will host an exhibit on wind tunnels entitled Aerospace Design: The Art of Engineering from NASA’s Aeronautical Research in August of 2003. The exhibit will feature nearly 100 artifacts, architectural and engineering designs, and models of wind tunnels.

As a precursor to the event, Chicago Scenic was hired to create a traveling version of the exhibit to be displayed at various airports and museums through- out the country. Project Manager Gary Heitz worked on the project with John Zukowsky, curator at the Art Institute of Chicago’s department of architecture. Similar to the 2001: Building for Space Travel exhibit which Chicago Scenic also created, the goal of these traveling exhibits is to recreate the experience of walking through the exhibit without actually going to the Art Institute.

CSSI utilized Skyline Display’s Mirage pop-up display system for the traveling exhibit. Anthony Springer of NASA provided pictures and graphics that CSSI integrated into the 60-foot-long by eight-feet-tall wall, using a series of graphics panels.

The exhibit is currently on display in Terminal 2 at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.

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