What is a modular artist booth kit?

A modular artist booth kit is a set of interlocking frosted panels and connectors that snap together by hand, with no tools, to build display walls, shelves, and cubes for artist alley tables, convention booths, and markets. You arrange the panels to suit your space, then take it apart and rebuild it differently at your next event. Our kits are designed around a standard 180 cm / 6 ft table and can expand to cover a corner or a full booth.

How are your panels better than wire grid cubes?

Wire grid cubes work, but your art competes with the busy metal mesh and clutter showing through. Our frosted panels give you a clean, light-diffusing backdrop so your prints and merch stand out. They are far lighter than steel grids, pack completely flat for travel, and snap into different layouts in under 30 minutes with no tools.

What size tables do your kits fit?

Square Core Kit and Shapeshift Kit fit half tables and counters (around 90 cm / 3 ft). Shapeshift Duo Kit fits a full 180 cm / 6 ft table with tall framing. Shapeshift Max Kit fits double and corner setups (360 cm / 12 ft), free-standing booths, and full convention exhibitor spaces. Every panel and connector is cross-compatible.

How long does setup take?

Most artists have their kit fully set up in under 30 minutes, with no tools and no zip ties. You simply snap the connectors into the panels and stack.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes. We ship worldwide using FedEx Express, and shipping is free on orders over $300 AUD. For 33 countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the EU, we ship Delivered Duty Paid so the price you see covers customs duties and import taxes.

Can I mix two colours in one kit?

Yes. The Shapeshift Duo and Duo Max kits are built to be two-tone. You can also mix in extra colours with the square and mini rectangle panel add-on packs.

How much weight can these setups hold?

Each shelf panel holds up to 5 kg / 11 lb when built correctly, which covers prints, books, apparel, bags, figures and most 3D merch.

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How A Better Display Changes Your Price Point Perception

There is a reason luxury stores invest millions in their fixtures. The environment your product sits in directly affects what customers are willing to pay for it. Your convention booth works the same way. The Frame Effect Put the same print on a wobbly wire grid with a binder clip, and customers think "$10." Put it on a clean frosted panel at eye level in a structured display, and customers think "$25 to $30." Nothing about the art changed. The frame changed. This is not speculation. Vendors consistently report higher average sale prices after upgrading their display. The product did not change. The perceived value did. Why Customers Pay More In Better Booths A professional display signals three things: you are serious about your craft, you invest in your business, and you have been around long enough to know what you are doing. All three make customers more comfortable paying premium prices. They feel like they are buying from a REAL business, not getting a deal at a flea market. The Practical Upgrade You do not need a $5,000 custom booth to get this effect. A modular display kit with frosted PP panels, structured shelving, and clean lines does the job. It puts your products in a context that justifies higher prices. And the 20+ colour options mean you can match your brand aesthetic exactly. Check the full kit range for sizes from Core (24 panels) through Shapeshift Max (92 panels). Frequently Asked Questions Will customers really pay more just because of display? Yes. Retail psychology research consistently shows that product presentation affects willingness to pay. Convention customers are no different. A clean, professional booth commands higher prices. How much of a price increase is realistic after a display upgrade? Most vendors report being able to raise prices 10 to 20 percent without pushback. Some go higher. The key is that customers stop questioning your prices because the environment justifies them.

The Display Upgrade That Paid For Itself In One Weekend

Jake had been doing anime conventions for two years with the same setup: a wire grid wall, some S-hooks, and a prayer that nothing would fall during the busy Saturday rush. His average weekend take was around $600. Then he upgraded to a modular panel display before a three-day con in Melbourne. He did not change his products. Did not change his prices. Did not even change his table position. What Changed The first thing Jake noticed was foot traffic. People were STOPPING. His booth looked different from the wire-grid-and-tablecloth standard that fills most convention halls. The frosted panels gave his prints a clean background. The structure gave his table depth instead of just a flat surface. By Saturday afternoon, he had already matched his typical full-weekend total. By Sunday close, he had done $1,400. More than double his usual weekend, with the same prints at the same prices. The Math His modular display kit cost him less than the $800 surplus he made that weekend compared to his average. One weekend. Paid for itself with room to spare. And that was not a one-off spike. His new average settled around $900 to $1,100 per weekend after the upgrade. The display did not just pay for itself once. It keeps paying dividends at every single event. Why It Works Jake thinks it comes down to one thing: perceived value. "When my booth looked cheap, people expected cheap prices. When it looked professional, they expected quality. Same art, totally different energy." He has since upgraded to the Shapeshift (46 panels) for bigger events and keeps his Core kit as a backup for smaller markets. Both from the full kit range. "The only regret is not doing it sooner. Two years of wire grids. That is two years of lost sales I cannot get back."

Why Sales Go Up When Your Booth Looks Like An Investment

We have watched this play out hundreds of times across convention floors. A vendor upgrades their display, same products, same prices, same location. Sales go up. Sometimes by 20%. Sometimes by more. It is not magic. It is psychology. When your booth looks like you invested in it, customers assume your products are worth investing in too. They pick things up more carefully. They ask about your process. They do not haggle as much. The whole ENERGY of the interaction shifts. A rickety foam board display with prints pinned at odd angles says "I am still figuring this out." A clean modular setup with products at eye level says "I know what I am doing and my work is worth your money." The wild thing is, the products did not change. The prices did not change. Only the frame around them changed. But that frame is doing serious work. It is pre-selling before you open your mouth. Think about retail stores. The ones with nice fixtures charge more and people pay it without blinking. The ones with wire racks and fluorescent lights? Customers expect bargains. Your booth works the same way. A modular display kit with frosted panels and solid connectors costs less than most vendors spend on failed cheap setups over two years. But it reframes everything on your table as premium. You are not just buying panels and connectors. You are buying a price-point upgrade for every single thing you sell. Check the full kit range and think about what your work deserves to be surrounded by.

The Mistake Of Building For Instagram Instead Of The Aisle

We need to talk about the Instagram trap. It is eating vendor sales alive and nobody calls it out because the photos look SO good. Here is the trap. You design your booth to photograph well. Flat lays, aesthetic colour blocking, everything arranged for the overhead shot. You post it, get likes, feel great. And then you sit behind that same table for eight hours while customers walk right past it. The aisle does not care about your Instagram grid. The aisle cares about one thing: can I see what you sell from ten feet away while walking at normal speed? A flat, photo-perfect display answers "no" to that question. A tall, clear, well-lit vertical display answers YES. The best vendors we know do both. They build their display for the aisle first. Height, visibility, clear pricing, easy browsing. Then, at the end of the day, they take their Instagram photo. The photo is a record of a great setup, not the goal of the setup. Our modular display kit looks great in photos AND from the aisle because it builds 175cm tall with clean lines and coordinated colours. But the reason it sells is the height and structure, not the aesthetics. The aesthetics are a bonus. Build for the customer walking past at 3pm, not the follower scrolling at 10pm. One of those people has cash in their hand right now. The other might buy from your online shop in six months. Maybe. The aisle comes first. Always.

Why Flat Displays Underperform Vertical Ones Every Time

We see it at every single show. Two vendors with similar products, similar prices, similar table sizes. One sells twice as much. The difference? One built UP and the other stayed flat. Flat displays are the default. You lay your prints on the table, fan them out, maybe add a few stands. It looks fine from directly in front. But conventions are not about "directly in front." They are about the AISLE. From ten feet away, a flat table is invisible. A vertical display is a billboard. It catches peripheral vision. It creates a silhouette that reads as "something is here" even in a crowded hall. Flat tables blend into the sea of identical setups. Height does something else flat cannot. It creates browsing layers. Eye-level grabs attention. Mid-level shows your range. Table-level handles small items and impulse buys. Three zones, three price points, three chances to close a sale. A flat table gives you ONE zone and one shot. The pushback we hear is always the same. "I do not have enough product to fill a vertical display." You do not need to fill it. A vertical display with breathing room between products looks more premium than a flat table crammed edge to edge. White space is not wasted space. It is design. Our modular display kit builds five panels high at 175cm. That is eye-level for most adults and visible from anywhere in a standard vendor hall. Set it up in under thirty minutes, no tools needed, and suddenly your table is the one people ACTUALLY walk toward. Flat is easy. Vertical is better. The sales numbers do not lie.

The Difference Between A Table And A Brand Experience

A table is where you put things. A brand experience is where people feel something. We have seen thousands of booth setups at this point, and the gap between the two is not budget. It is not talent. It is intention. A table says "here are my products." A brand experience says "this is my world, step inside." The artist with prints in plastic sleeves fanned across a bare table is selling from a table. The artist with coordinated panels, a specific colour story, and prints displayed at eye height in a modular display kit is selling an experience. Same art. Same price point. Wildly different conversion rate. People do not buy from the best artist in the room. They buy from the artist whose booth made them stop. And stopping is an emotional response to visual cues, not a rational assessment of technical skill. Your booth is the packaging for your art. And packaging is not superficial. It is the first promise you make. A polished setup promises quality work inside. A chaotic table promises nothing, so nobody invests the time to dig through it. You do not need to spend a fortune. You need to look like every element was chosen on purpose. A matching full kit range display, a cloth that complements it, signage in the same font family, and your art given room to breathe instead of being crammed edge to edge. That is the difference. A table holds inventory. A brand experience holds attention. And attention is the only currency that converts into sales at a convention.

What are your planned setups going to be?

Half table (90cm / 3ft)

Sharing a table or just starting out

Full table (180cm / 6ft)

The standard table at most cons, markets & fairs

Double, corner or booth (360cm / 12ft)

Two tables, an L-shape, or a full corner stand

Free-standing booth (no table)

A floor-standing wall, no table needed

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How long do you plan to use it?

Just trying it out

1–3 times

Going to do markets more often

3–20 times/year

Multi-year use

Built to last, with room to grow

What do you display?

Small prints, cards, pins & stickers

Flat, lightweight, easy to pin

Large prints & posters

A2 and up, needs room to breathe

Large items: Apparel, bags, figures, 3D merch, home goods

Heavier, bulkier pieces that need sturdy shelf framing

Jewellery, charms & keychains

Small and light, lots of little hooks

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How tall do you want it?

Keep it low so my table and wall stay visible

A clean, low backdrop that frames your work

Build tall framing for maximum impact

A towering wall that pulls eyes from across the hall

Which colours catch your eye?

Amber Yellow

Apricot

Avocado Green

Blue Sky

Forest Green

Grape Purple

Jade Green

Lavender Purple

Lilac Purple

Mint Green

Royal Blue

Scarlet Red

Snow White

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Yuzu Yellow

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An iron core holds heavy stock whilst water-resistant surfaces shrug off spills and weather.

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Shapeshift Kit 46 Multi-Shape Panel and Accessory Kit Add-on

$503.10

Grape Purple Frosted

Square Panel [24 Pack] (35cm / 13.8in) Add-on

$405.00

Scarlet Red Frosted

Self Serve Hook with wire grid T clip 8cm [10 pack] Add-on

$36.00

Self serve display Grid & Intersection Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

$90.00

Multi Connector Expansion Pack - White - Bundle & Save [16/32 mixed pack] Add-on

$108.00

Square Wire Grid Expansion Pack - 35cm x 35cm/13.7"x13.7" Add-on

$54.00

Mini Rectangle Panels [5-Pack] (17cm x 35cm/6.69in x 13.78in) Add-on

$90.00

Amber Yellow Frosted

Foot Connector Expansion Pack [4 Pcs] Add-on

$53.10

Mixed Single & Double Wire Shelf Clip [9 pack] Add-on

$40.50

Booth Wheel & Wheel Connector - white - [4 pack] Add-on

$54.00

Corner Connector Expansion Pack [8 pack] Add-on

$54.00

Edge Connector [8 pack] Add-on

$54.00

Single Shelf Wire Clip White [5 pack] Add-on

$31.50

Double shelf wire clip white [4 pack] Add-on

$27.00

Self serve display Grid & Fold Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

$99.00

Foldable Self Serve Hook (with wire clip) - [20 pack] Add-on

$72.00

White

Foldable Self Serve Hooks (with adhesive sheet) [20 pack] Add-on

$45.00

White

Metal mallet (with dual rubber/soft tap sides) [1 pc] Add-on

$36.00

Panel Clamp Black 3cm Mouth [4 pcs] Add-on

$36.00

Foldable Croc Hooks (adhesive) - 10-pack

$50.00

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Foldable Croc Hook (clip) - 10-pack

$80.00

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