Custom Trade Show Booth Design & Build Solutions
From initial concept to final installation, we design and build custom trade show exhibits that reflect your brand vision and drive measurable results. Whether you need a 20×20 island booth for a flagship industry event or a multi-configuration system for year-round shows, our team delivers exhibits engineered for impact, compliance, and longevity.
DESIGNED FOR YOUR GOALS
Make a Statement with a Custom Exhibit
When your brand needs to stand out at major industry events like CES, PACK EXPO, or MD&M, a custom exhibit gives you complete control over every design element. Unlike generic rentals or off-the-shelf modular systems, custom builds are designed specifically around your products, messaging, and attendee engagement strategy. We work with trade show marketing directors and brand managers who need exhibits that function as three-dimensional brand experiences, spaces where product demonstrations flow naturally, private meeting areas facilitate qualified conversations, and every structural element reinforces brand identity.
Our custom trade show booth design process starts with understanding your objectives: Are you launching a new product line? Competing for attention in a crowded expo hall? Creating a hospitality environment for VIP clients? We’ve designed custom exhibits for technology companies showcasing software platforms, medical device manufacturers demonstrating surgical equipment, and industrial brands displaying heavy machinery. Each project receives 3D renderings for stakeholder approval, engineered drawings for venue compliance, and detailed project timelines so you know exactly when design approvals, fabrication milestones, and shipping dates occur. This transparency matters when you’re coordinating with internal teams, managing executive expectations, and planning pre-show marketing around your booth presence.
WHY CUSTOM EXHIBITS WIN
Why Choose a Custom Exhibit from Xibeo?
Designed for Long-Term ROI: Custom exhibits make financial sense when you’re exhibiting 8+ times annually at consistent booth sizes. We design modular custom systems that can reconfigure between 20×20, 20×30, and 30×30 footprints, giving you flexibility without requiring entirely new builds. Our clients typically use custom exhibits for 4-7 years, amortizing the investment across dozens of shows while maintaining brand consistency that modular trade show booths or custom exhibit rentals can’t always match.
Built to Venue Standards: We handle structural engineering for double-deck booth design projects, electrical load calculations, fire-rated materials specifications, and ADA compliance requirements. Our fabrication team knows which venues require PE-stamped drawings, which shows mandate specific sustainability certifications, and how to navigate union regulations at major convention centers. This expertise prevents last-minute redesigns, costly modification fees, or worse, booths that fail inspection and can’t open.
Integrated Technology Solutions: Modern custom exhibits often include LED video walls, interactive touchscreens, product demonstration areas, and integrated A/V systems. We coordinate technology integration during the design phase, not as an afterthought, ensuring power requirements, data connectivity, and equipment mounting are engineered into the structure. Whether you need RFID lead capture, virtual reality stations, or broadcast-quality lighting for live demos, we design exhibits that support these technologies seamlessly.
Nationwide Fabrication and Support: Our fabrication facilities and exhibit logistics management network mean we can support your program from Las Vegas to Orlando, Chicago to New York. We maintain relationships with I&D contractors at major venues, understand venue-specific regulations, and provide on-site installation supervision for complex builds. When you’re investing six figures in a custom exhibit, you need a partner with nationwide infrastructure, not a regional fabricator who ships everything from one location and hopes for the best.
DESIGNED FOR YOUR GOALS
Your Exhibit, Built the Right Way
Discovery & Strategy (Week 1-2): We start by reviewing your show schedule, booth space allocations, brand guidelines, and past exhibit performance. This discovery phase identifies whether you need a single-configuration custom build or a multi-use system that adapts across different shows. We discuss budget parameters, timeline constraints, and technical requirements upfront, no surprises midway through the project.
Design Development (Week 3-6): Our design team creates initial concepts showing floor plans, elevation views, and engagement zones. You’ll see how traffic flows through the space, where product displays position, and how branding elements integrate. After internal reviews, we develop detailed 3D renderings that show lighting, materials, graphics, and spatial relationships. These renderings become approval tools for executives, sales teams, and legal departments before fabrication begins.
Engineering & Fabrication (Week 7-14): Once design is approved, our engineering team creates detailed construction drawings, materials specifications, and structural calculations. For exhibits over 12 feet tall or double-deck designs, we provide PE-stamped drawings required by most venues. Fabrication begins with CNC-cut components, custom metalwork, and laminate finishes. We conduct quality control inspections throughout fabrication and perform pre-ship assembly to verify all components fit correctly.
Logistics & Installation (Week 15-16): We coordinate freight shipping to advance warehouse, manage I&D paperwork, and schedule installation crews. For major custom builds, our project managers are on-site during installation to supervise setup, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the exhibit matches approved renderings. Post-show, we provide dismantle services, return shipping, and storage coordination if needed.
WHY CUSTOM EXHIBITS WIN
Custom Exhibit Design That Supports Your Entire Program
A well-designed custom exhibit becomes the foundation for your trade show program, but it shouldn’t exist in isolation. We often recommend hybrid strategies where you own custom branded elements (reception counters, product display pedestals, branded architectural features) and rent size-specific components for different shows. This approach gives you brand consistency while maintaining budget flexibility as your show schedule evolves.
For companies managing 10+ shows annually, we design custom exhibits that integrate with portable trade show booths for smaller regional events. Your core brand elements remain consistent while supporting infrastructure scales appropriately. We’ve worked with clients who use their custom 30×30 island exhibit for tier-one shows, then break down components for use in 10×20 inline spaces at secondary events. This strategic approach maximizes your investment without forcing you into identical booth configurations everywhere.
We also provide custom corporate environment design services that extend your exhibit aesthetic into permanent showrooms, corporate lobbies, and training centers. When your exhibit performs well, those design elements often migrate into other brand touchpoints. Our design team can create cohesive experiences across temporary exhibits and permanent installations, ensuring brand consistency whether prospects meet you at a trade show or visit your headquarters.
Trusted by Exhibitors Nationwide
From first-time trade show clients to Fortune 500 brands, Xibeo is the trusted partner behind some of the most impactful exhibit experiences across the country.
Lauren, Theron, and the entire team at Xibeo are absolute professionals and the best in the business. I have worked with the whole team (I think with every team member at some point!) across 15 years and I am always satisfied with my exhibition booths and display solutions. The team are easy to work with, fast, reliable (the most important thing in events!) and adaptable. Work with Xibeo and you wont be disappointed!
Xibeo is my only go-to for the past 30 years for all Trade Shows, Logistics', Showrooms, Office, Retail store needs! They even stepped up to the plate during Covid with Custom Protective item's Theron and Lauren and their incredible team leave no stone unturned! Please feel free to contact me directly through Xibeo if i can be of any further assistance and remember to ask how Xebio went above and beyond to save a trade show in San Antonio Texas some years ago. These are seriously some incredible humans that are rare and few in today's business world, I also have a library of photos available upon request that i would be most willing to share
Why Choose Us
The Xibeo Advantage
Creative Exhibit Design
Eye-catching, custom solutions tailored to your audience and goals.
Full-Service Execution
From CAD layouts to show paperwork, we handle every detail.
Custom or Rental Builds
Own your booth or choose a flexible exhibit rental, both include the same white-glove support.
Nationwide Support
We install from coast to coast and handle logistics every step of the way.
Your Exhibit, Built the Right Way
Step 1
Contact and Design
Get in touch with us to start your project. Our team will work closely with you to understand your vision and requirements. We’ll collaborate on the design, ensuring it meets your expectations and captures your brand's essence.
Step 2
Approval and Production
Once you approve the design, we move into the production phase, which typically takes 2-3 months. During this time, you’ll work on the artwork for graphics, which we need to receive 30 days before shipping. We then enter the graphics production stage to ensure everything is perfect.
Step 3
Quality Review
Two weeks before shipping, we conduct a thorough review and quality test of your exhibit. We also provide videos or photos to give you a preview of the setup. About 30 days before the show, we facilitate all necessary show forms and coordinate logistics to ensure everything is in place.
Last Step
Shipping and Setup
Your booth ships to the show about one week before the event. Our team is on-site for larger booths to supervise and ensure a smooth setup. We also coordinate dismantling, labor, and shipping logistics, ensuring your exhibit is handled with care from start to finish.
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