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Will cardboard become the star of sustainable exhibition design?

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Will cardboard become the star of sustainable exhibition design?
  1. The scenography of Back to the Future: Breaking the Time Barrier explores sustainability in design practices. - Jin Weiqi
  2. Cardboard was the primary material used for the 661-sq-m exhibition space. - Jin Weiqi
  3. . Within two days, a total of 320 pieces of raw carboard were processed into 2,566 components and paired with 42 vertical exhibition modules and 22 stand exhibition modules. - Chanel
  4. One of the studio’s biggest challenges was to figure out how to install and align eight large LED screens with the cardboard modules, - Jin Weiqi
  5. Mortise and tenon structures achieved with CNC cutting, and supporting steel fixtures and sandboxes, ensure the set-up’s strength. - Jin Weiqi
  6. The show is located at the Shanghai museum Power Station of Art. - Jin Weiqi
  7. Most graphic and text displays are screen-printed and pasted onto the cardboard surfaces. - Chanel
  8. The cardboard will be reused or recycled after the show. - Jin Weiqi
  9. A plan of the exhibition's 'X-walls'. - Courtesy of LUO Studio
  10. An exploded diagram of the display walls and stands. - Courtesy of LUO Studio
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  1. The scenography of Back to the Future: Breaking the Time Barrier explores sustainability in design practices. - Jin Weiqi
  2. Cardboard was the primary material used for the 661-sq-m exhibition space. - Jin Weiqi
  3. . Within two days, a total of 320 pieces of raw carboard were processed into 2,566 components and paired with 42 vertical exhibition modules and 22 stand exhibition modules. - Chanel
  4. One of the studio’s biggest challenges was to figure out how to install and align eight large LED screens with the cardboard modules, - Jin Weiqi
  5. Mortise and tenon structures achieved with CNC cutting, and supporting steel fixtures and sandboxes, ensure the set-up’s strength. - Jin Weiqi
  6. The show is located at the Shanghai museum Power Station of Art. - Jin Weiqi
  7. Most graphic and text displays are screen-printed and pasted onto the cardboard surfaces. - Chanel
  8. The cardboard will be reused or recycled after the show. - Jin Weiqi
  9. A plan of the exhibition's 'X-walls'. - Courtesy of LUO Studio
  10. An exploded diagram of the display walls and stands. - Courtesy of LUO Studio
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Location
Map pointer Shang Hai Dang Dai Yi Shu Bo Wu Guan, 甲秀里 Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200011
Design
LUO Studio
Client
Power Station of Art
Curation
Zuo Jing, Wang Yanzhi
Visual Design
He Jianping
Cardboard supply
Kunshan Three Doves Paper Design Studio Co.，Ltd
Floor Area
661 sq-m

An exhibition at Shanghai museum Power Station of Art spotlights cardboard as a tool for more sustainable exhibition design.

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