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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Going Full-Time: What Changes About How You Buy Displays

When vending is a weekend hobby, you buy displays the same way you buy everything. Cheapest option that works. Amazon grid walls, dollar-store risers, whatever fits in the car. And honestly, that is fine for a while.Then you go full-time. And EVERYTHING about how you evaluate a display changes.Durability Becomes Non-NegotiableA hobby vendor does maybe 10 shows a year. A full-time vendor does 40 to 60. That means 40 to 60 setups, teardowns, car loads, and bumps. The cheap grid wall that lasted two years of casual use will not survive six months of full-time abuse.Full-time vendors buy for longevity. ABS connectors instead of cheap plastic clips. Panels that do not crack when you drop them. Hardware that still clicks tight after the 50th assembly. This is not being precious. This is protecting your income.Setup Time Is Money NowAt 10 shows a year, spending 90 minutes on setup is annoying. At 50 shows a year, that is 75 HOURS of unpaid labour. Full-time vendors obsess over setup speed because every minute saved is a minute earning.A modular display kit that goes up in under 30 minutes with no tools saves you roughly 50 hours per year compared to a 90-minute setup. That is more than a full work week you get back.Portability Gets RealHobby vendors drive to local shows. Full-time vendors fly to conventions across the country. Suddenly your display needs to fit airline baggage limits. The carry-on sized case (56x36x23cm) that a modular kit packs into is not a nice-to-have. It is the difference between checking a $50 oversize bag every trip and walking straight to your gate.Weight matters too. Loading and unloading 50+ times a year with a heavy display wrecks your body. Your future self will thank you for going lighter now.Versatility Replaces Single-PurposeWeekend vendors build one layout and repeat it. Full-time vendors work different table sizes, different booth spaces, indoor and outdoor setups. You need a display that adapts.Modular systems with panels you can add or remove let you scale from a half-table to a full booth without buying a second display. 19+ colour options mean you can match your brand, not settle for whatever the store had in stock.You Start Thinking About Total CostThe cheap display costs $80 but needs replacing every year. The quality one costs more upfront but lasts three to five years. Full-time vendors do that math because they have to. When your booth is your livelihood, the per-show cost of your display matters more than the sticker price.When should I upgrade my display?When it is costing you time, sales, or physical strain. If setup takes longer than 30 minutes, if customers cannot see your products clearly, or if you dread loading it into the car, it is time.How much should a full-time vendor spend on a display?Think in terms of cost per show. A display that lasts 150+ shows at $2 per show is cheaper than a $50 setup you replace after 20 shows at $2.50 per show. The upfront number matters less than the durability and time savings.What size kit do most full-time vendors choose?The Shapeshift (46 panels) is a favourite with career vendors. It is big enough for a full professional display and versatile enough to scale down for smaller tables. Browse the full kit range to compare options.

Why Full-Time Vendors Treat Their Display Like Business Equipment

Hobby vendors pick a display that looks nice. Full-time vendors pick a display that performs. There is a massive difference, and it shows in the numbers. Here are eight reasons career vendors treat their booth display like a piece of business equipment.1. It Has A Payback PeriodFull-time vendors calculate how many shows a display needs to pay for itself. A modular kit that helps you sell an extra $50 per market covers its cost in a handful of weekends. They track this the same way they track inventory ROI.2. Downtime Is Lost RevenueIf your display breaks mid-season, you either skip a show or scramble for a backup. Full-timers pick equipment that is DURABLE enough to survive weekly use. Frosted PP panels and ABS connectors handle the abuse of 50+ shows a year without cracking or warping.3. Setup Time Is Labour CostAn hour of setup time is an hour you are not selling, networking, or resting before a long day. A display that builds in under 30 minutes with no tools is not a luxury. It is a labour cost reduction. Full-timers think about it exactly that way.4. Weight Affects Your BodyLoading and unloading a 20kg display every weekend adds up. By month six, your back knows. Full-time vendors choose lightweight, flat-packing systems because they plan to do this for YEARS, not months. The modular display kit packs into a carry-on sized case.5. Versatility Reduces Other CostsA modular display that reconfigures into different shapes means you do not need separate setups for different event types. One kit handles your Saturday market, your convention booth, and your pop-up shop. That is three displays worth of versatility from one purchase.6. Appearance Drives Pricing PowerFull-timers know that a professional-looking booth lets you charge professional prices. Customers mentally price your products based on how your booth looks. A clean, colour-coordinated display with 20+ colour options signals quality before they even pick something up.7. Portability Opens More MarketsWhen your display fits in a 56x36x23cm case, you can say yes to interstate shows, fly-in conventions, and spontaneous last-minute markets. Full-time vendors who can travel LIGHT book more shows and reach more customers than those locked to a 50km radius by heavy equipment.8. It Scales With The BusinessA modular system grows with you. Start with a Core (24 panels). Add panels to reach Shapeshift (46) or Shapeshift Duo (92) as your product line expands. Full-time vendors buy equipment that scales so they are not replacing it every time they level up.The vendors who make a living doing this every weekend do not see their display as decoration. They see it as infrastructure. If you are thinking about going full-time, start treating your display the same way. Check the full kit range to find the size that fits your business.

What Night Market Vendors Need That Daytime Markets Don't

Night markets are a completely different game. The crowd is different. The energy is different. And the things that make your booth work during the day are mostly useless after dark.Here is what actually matters when the sun goes down.1. Lighting Is Your Entire DisplayDuring the day, the sun does the work. At night, if you do not bring your own light, your booth is a shadow. Customers literally cannot see your products. Clip-on LED strip lights along the top edge of your display wall make everything visible. Warm-toned LEDs create an inviting glow that pulls people in from the walkway. This is the single biggest difference between a daytime and nighttime setup. Get it WRONG and nothing else matters.2. Reflective Surfaces Kill YouGlossy displays, glass frames, shiny table covers. All fine during the day. At night they catch every light source around you and throw glare into customers' eyes. Frosted panels solve this. The 35x35cm frosted polypropylene in the modular display kit diffuses light instead of reflecting it. Your products stay visible without competing with random light bouncing everywhere.3. Colour Reads Differently After DarkThat pastel pink display that looks soft and inviting in daylight? It looks washed out and grey under LED strip lights. Darker panel colours (navy, black, forest green) hold their presence at night. They create contrast that makes your products pop against the backdrop instead of disappearing into it. Choose your display colour with BOTH lighting conditions in mind if you do day and night markets.4. Height Matters Even MoreAt a daytime market, a low table display is visible because ambient light hits everything. At night, only lit areas get seen. A tall display (5 panels high = 175cm) with lighting along the top creates a beacon in the market. You become a landmark. People navigate toward you from across the space. Short setups vanish into the dark between the lights.5. Your Setup Needs To Survive The RushNight markets tend to have shorter, more intense crowds. Everyone arrives around the same time and the foot traffic is fast-moving. Your display needs to be sturdy enough to handle people bumping into it. Lightweight banner stands and flimsy easels get knocked over. A connected panel wall with ABS connectors stays locked together even when the crowd gets tight.6. Teardown Happens In The DarkYou will be packing up after 10pm, probably in the dark, probably tired. A complicated teardown with dozens of unique parts and tools is brutal. The modular panel system snaps apart by hand. No tools. No searching for specific pieces. Every panel is the same. Every connector is the same. Pack it flat into the 56x36x23cm case and go HOME.7. Power Access Is Never GuaranteedSome night markets provide power. Most do not. Your lighting solution needs to be battery-powered or USB rechargeable. Plan for at least 4 to 6 hours of continuous light. Bring backup batteries. The vendors who go dark halfway through the night lose sales from that moment forward.8. Signage Needs To GlowA printed paper sign is invisible at night. Backlit signs, illuminated acrylic, or LED-lit display cards work. Some vendors use frosted panels with a light behind them as built-in signage. The translucent quality of the polypropylene panels means you can backlight them for a clean, modern effect that doubles as both display and sign.Night markets reward the vendors who prepare for the dark. Everyone else is winging it. Check the full kit range and pick the size that fits your night market setup.

The Pop-Up Shop Owner's Guide To Packing Between Events

It is 4pm on a Sunday. Your feet hurt. Your voice is gone from talking to customers all day. The event is over and now you are staring at a table full of products, a display that needs to come apart, and a car that somehow needs to fit all of it.This is where most vendors lose the plot. The setup gets attention. The packing gets ignored. But how you pack determines whether your Monday is smooth or miserable.The Packing Order That Saves Your SanityWork backwards from how you unload. The display goes in LAST so it comes out first at the next event. Products go in first, protected and boxed. Signage and accessories fill the gaps.If your display packs flat, this whole process takes ten minutes. The modular display kit breaks down into flat panels and connectors that fit into a single 56x36x23cm case. That case goes on top of everything else in your car. First out at the next event, last in at this one.Between Events: Storage That Does Not Cost You RentCustom booth owners pay for storage units. Pipe-and-drape vendors have awkward poles leaning against a wall in their spare room. Modular kits sit on a shelf or under a bed. Flat is the whole point.Your products need more thought. Keep them packed in their event boxes if you are doing another show within a week. Unpacking and repacking inventory between back-to-back events is wasted time.The Overnight Event ProblemMulti-day events mean leaving your booth overnight. This is where lightweight, portable displays win again. Anything valuable comes with you. The display stays because the panels are not worth stealing and they are tough enough to survive an empty venue overnight.Heavy custom booths cannot be moved. Pipe-and-drape gets knocked over by cleaners. Modular panels sit quietly, stay standing, and look exactly the same in the morning.Your Packing Questions AnsweredHow do I protect my products between events?Use stackable boxes with dividers. Label each box by product category so you can stock your display without digging. Keep your best sellers in a separate, easy-access box. Tissue paper and bubble wrap add seconds to packing but save you from damage costs.What if I fly between events?This is where carry-on displays change everything. The Artist Booths kit fits overhead bin dimensions. Your products ship ahead via post or travel in a checked bag. Your display goes with you. No freight companies, no delays, no HOPING it arrives on time.How do I keep my display looking fresh after dozens of events?Frosted PP panels wipe clean with a damp cloth. ABS connectors snap in and out without wearing down. After 50+ events, the kit should look the same as day one. If a panel gets damaged, individual replacements are available so you never need to replace the whole system.What is the fastest packing routine?Disconnect panels from top to bottom. Stack them face to face. Drop connectors into their compartment in the case. Close the case. Total time: 5 to 10 minutes. The more events you do, the faster it gets.Packing is the least glamorous part of the pop-up life. But getting it right means you show up to every event fresh instead of frazzled. Check the full kit range to find a display that packs as well as it presents.

Why Self-Serve Tables Are The Secret To Handling Solo Vending

Solo Vending Has One Brutal Constraint There is only one of you. One person to greet, pitch, answer questions, process payments, restock, and watch for shoplifters. All at the same time. For eight hours straight. The vendors who survive solo are not superhuman. They just build setups where the TABLE does half the work. What a Self-Serve Table Actually Looks Like A self-serve layout is designed so customers can browse, decide, and pay with minimal interaction from you. That does not mean ignoring people. It means removing the bottlenecks that force every single transaction through your personal attention. Here is the anatomy: Clear pricing on every item. No one needs to ask. Products grouped by type and price point. Customers self-sort to what interests them. A visible payment station. Card reader, accepted-methods sign, "pay here" marker. Obvious and accessible. Vertical display. Art at eye level on a structured panel wall. Customers browse your work while standing, without needing you to pull prints from a bin. A modular display that builds five panels high gives you that without any tools. Signage doing the talking. Your story, your policies, your bestsellers called out on small printed cards pinned to your panels. The Three Moments That Break Solo Vendors The Double Queue. Two customers want to pay at the same time while a third is asking about commissions. In a standard setup, you are the bottleneck. In a self-serve layout, the first customer taps their card while you bag the second order and point the third to your commission info sign. FLOW instead of chaos. The Bathroom Break. You need to leave your table. In a self-serve layout, your display is still selling. Prices are visible. Products are accessible. When you get back, someone is standing at the payment station holding a print and their phone, ready to tap. That only works if your setup is self-explanatory. The Dead Hour. Foot traffic drops. You are exhausted. In a traditional setup, no engagement means no sales. A self-serve display keeps working because it is DESIGNED to be browsed independently. Customers who wander over during a quiet spell can pick up, examine, and decide without you needing to be "on." Layout Tips for Solo Setups Keep your payment station at one end of the table, not the centre. This prevents paying customers from blocking browsers. Use your display wall as the main product showcase and keep the table surface for smaller items and the transaction zone. A setup that builds 175cm high (about 69 inches) gives you wall space above the table without taking up any table area. Pre-bag your bestsellers. Grab-and-go speeds up the busiest moments. Frequently Asked Questions Will customers actually use a self-serve setup or will they just wait for me? Most convention-goers are used to browsing independently. If your pricing is clear and your products are accessible, the majority will help themselves. You just need to be available for questions and payment. How do I prevent theft with a self-serve layout? Position yourself where you can see the full table. Keep high-value items closer to your seat or behind a display panel that requires a small interaction to access. Most con theft is opportunistic, and visible vendor presence deters it. What is the best display height for self-serve browsing? Eye level to slightly above. Five panels high at 175cm puts your art in the natural line of sight for standing adults. Shelves at table height hold smaller items for hands-on browsing. Check out the full kit range for setups that hit that height.

The Difference Between Packing For A Local Show And A Flight

For two years, every show I did was within driving distance. Pack the car Friday night, drive an hour Saturday morning, set up, sell, tear down, drive home. The system was simple because the car solved everything. Weight didn't matter. Size didn't matter. I had a metal gridwall, wooden shelves, a heavy tablecloth, and enough stock to survive an apocalypse. It all fit in the boot with room to spare. Then I got accepted to a convention interstate. A flight. And suddenly every decision I'd made about my display was WRONG. The Car Lie Having a car lets you be lazy about packing. That's not an insult. It's just physics. When the distance between your front door and the venue is a car boot, you never learn what things weigh. You never learn how big they are when you're carrying them. You never optimise because you never have to. My gridwall weighed about 10kg. I didn't know that until I tried to put it in a suitcase and the bathroom scale said no. My wooden shelves were another 4kg. The tablecloth, clips, risers, and miscellaneous hardware added another 3kg. Before a single print went into the bag, my display gear was 17kg. The carry-on limit was 7. The Reckoning I did what everyone does: I looked at shipping options. Freight to the venue was $85 each way. Checked luggage was $45 per bag on the airline. Both options assumed everything would arrive intact and on time. Neither came with a guarantee. A friend who'd been doing interstate cons for years showed me her setup. A carry-on sized bag. Inside: flat polypropylene panels, a bag of plastic connectors, and some hooks. She said it took 20 minutes to assemble and built a display taller than mine. I didn't believe her until I watched her do it at the NEXT show. The Switch I bought a modular display kit and took it to a local show first. Setup was different. Clicking panels together instead of threading poles through a grid. But the result was a full-height display with shelves, hooks, and a clean look that my old gridwall never had. Customers actually commented on it, which had never happened with the metal setup. The real test was the flight. I packed the display in my carry-on. Prints in a checked portfolio case. Stock samples in my backpack. Three bags, one person, zero freight costs. I walked off the plane and went straight to the venue. No carousel. No waiting for a shipping crate. No stress. What Changed In My Head The funny thing is, I use the modular display for local shows now too. Not because I have to. Because it's BETTER. Lighter to carry from the car. Faster to set up. Easier to reconfigure when I get a different table size. The car advantage I thought I had was masking how inefficient my old system was. If you're still using a drive-to-show display and thinking about applying to cons further away, don't wait until you get accepted to figure out the packing problem. Switch now. Use it locally. Get fast at setup. Then when that acceptance email comes through, you just book a flight and go. Check the full kit range and pick the size that fits your table. The Core (24 panels) is great for starting small. The Shapeshift (46 panels) covers a standard 6-foot table. Either way, you'll wonder why you ever carried metal.

The Flat-Pack Test: Does Your Display Actually Travel Well

A Tale Of Two Displays Meet Jess. She does six markets a year across three states. She used to drive everywhere because her display was a grid wall system that broke down into four pieces, each the size of a small door. It fit in her SUV. Barely. Flying was never an option. Then she missed out on a spot at a Sydney market because she couldn't justify driving fourteen hours from Brisbane. The table fee was $200. The fuel and two nights' accommodation would've been $600. She did the maths, said no, and watched from Instagram as three of her collector customers bought from someone else. The Test She Invented After that, Jess came up with what she calls "the flat-pack test." Three questions: Can your display fit in a suitcase or carry-on bag? Can one person carry it from a taxi to a venue without help? Can it go from packed to fully set up in under thirty minutes with no tools? Her grid wall failed all three. It didn't fold flat. It needed two people to carry. And it took forty-five minutes to assemble with zip ties and cable clamps. What Changed Jess switched to a modular display kit. The panels pack flat into a 56x36x23cm case. She carries it onto the plane in one hand. Setup takes twenty minutes with no tools because the ABS connectors just click together. She did the Sydney market. She flew. Total cost: $150 flight plus the $200 table fee. Half what driving would have cost. She made $1,400 in sales and reconnected with three repeat customers she'd almost lost. Run The Test On Your Setup Be honest with yourself. Pull out your current display and ask the three questions. Does it fit in a suitcase? Not "can I cram it in." Does it fit comfortably with room for a few other things? If your display case is larger than 60cm in any dimension, it's oversize baggage on most airlines. Can one person carry it? From the car to the venue. From the taxi to the hotel lobby. Up a flight of stairs if the elevator's broken (it will be, at least once). If you need a trolley or a second pair of hands, it's too heavy or too awkward. Under thirty minutes, no tools? Setup time is unpaid labour. Every minute you spend assembling is a minute you're not merchandising, not greeting early customers, not taking that clean booth photo for your feed. The 35x35cm panels connect with press-fit ABS connectors. No screws. No zip ties. No allen keys rattling around in a bag you can never find. What Jess Says Now "I used to plan my season around what I could drive to. Now I plan it around where the best events are." That's the flat-pack test in practice. Your display should expand your reach, not limit it. Run the test. If your current setup doesn't pass, browse the full kit range and see what flat-packing opens up for your season.

What Frequent-Flying Vendors Wish They Knew Sooner

Lessons From The Airport Regulars We've talked to dozens of vendors who fly to events monthly. The kind of people who have their packing down to a science and their airport routine tighter than their booth layout. Here's what they wish someone had told them before their first flying market. 1. Ship Your Stock Ahead. Every Time. The number one tip from frequent flyers: don't check your product. Ship it. A flat-rate courier box to your hotel or the venue (if they accept pre-shipments) arrives before you do, costs less than checked baggage, and doesn't risk getting lost on a connecting flight. You land, your stock is already there. 2. Your Display Should Be Carry-On Or It's Costing You Every checked item is a fee, a delay, and a risk. The modular display kit fits in a 56x36x23cm case. Carry-on sized. No check-in queue. No baggage carousel. No oversize counter. It goes in the overhead bin and comes off the plane with you. 3. Photograph Your Setup Before You Break It Down After a good event, take photos of your booth from every angle. Front, sides, detail shots. When you set up at the next city, you have a reference instead of trying to remember how you arranged everything three weeks ago. This saves twenty minutes of setup per event. 4. Keep A Permanent Packing Checklist Not in your head. On paper or in your phone. Update it after every trip. Add things you forgot. Remove things you brought but didn't use. After five events, this list is bulletproof and you'll pack in under an hour. 5. Arrive A Day Early If You Can Flying in the morning of a market is risky. One delay and you're setting up late with flustered energy. Arriving the night before lets you sleep, eat properly, and show up calm. The extra hotel night pays for itself in a better first impression with customers. 6. Your Admin Kit Never Leaves Your Personal Bag Card reader, spare phone cable, business cards, float cash, receipt book. These live in a pouch inside your carry-on permanently. You never pack them. You never unpack them. They're always ready. The moment you start pulling them out between events, you forget to put one back. 7. Know Your Airlines' Panel And Tube Policies If you carry posters, canvas, or rigid prints, check the airline's oversize and tube policies before you book. Some airlines charge extra for tubes. Some won't take them at all on regional planes. Flat prints in a portfolio case that fits inside your checked bag avoid the issue entirely. Browse the full kit range to find a setup that's built for the vendors who never stop moving.

Packing Light Without Packing Less Product

The Packing Paradox Every vendor has been told "pack light." And every vendor has interpreted that as "bring less stuff." Then they show up with a half-empty display and wonder why their sales dipped. Packing light doesn't mean packing less product. It means packing smarter gear so your PRODUCT gets the space instead of your display hardware. Your Display Is The Weight Problem Think about what you're hauling to events. Your stock (prints, stickers, merch) is relatively light and flat. Your display is the heavy, bulky, awkward part. Grid walls. Metal frames. PVC pipes. Wooden shelves. These eat up your weight and volume budget before you've packed a single thing to sell. The modular display kit flips this ratio. The panels are frosted PP (lightweight), the connectors are ABS plastic, and the whole system packs flat into a carry-on-sized case at 56x36x23cm. You get a full 175cm tall display that weighs a fraction of a grid wall setup. Reclaim That Space For Product When your display takes up one small case instead of three, you've freed up serious packing volume. Here's what experienced vendors do with it: Double their print stock (more popular designs, not more variety) Bring a wider range of price points (add $5 impulse items without cutting larger pieces) Pack a second tablecloth for day two so the first one isn't wrinkled Carry proper signage instead of handwritten cards The point isn't to fill the space you saved. It's to fill it with things that SELL instead of things that just hold up other things. The Packing Order That Works Pack in this order and you'll never overpack again: Display case (flat, goes in first, takes up minimal space) Stock box (one box, your top sellers only, packed by category) Admin bag (cash float, card reader, receipt book, tape, scissors, business cards) Personal bag (water, snacks, phone charger, sunscreen if outdoors) If it doesn't fit in those four containers, it doesn't come. No "just in case" bags. No backup display that you've never once needed. Frequently Asked Questions How Do I Decide Which Products To Leave Behind? Pull your sales data from the last three events. Your top fifteen sellers come with you. Everything else is backstock or gets shipped ahead if you think you'll need it. Stop packing based on feelings and start packing based on numbers. What If I Sell Out Of Something Mid-Event? That's a GOOD problem. Selling out means you priced right and picked right. Put up a sign saying "sold out, order online" with a QR code. You've just turned a booth visit into a website visit and an email capture. Does This Work For International Events? Even more so. International flights have stricter baggage limits and higher oversize fees. A carry-on display plus shipped stock is the standard setup for vendors who fly regularly. Browse the full kit range for kits sized to airline cabin limits.

The Real Cost Of Baggage Fees Over A Con Season

It Adds Up Faster Than You Think We did some rough maths on what a vendor doing six interstate or international events a year spends on checked baggage alone. The number was uncomfortable. Domestic checked bag fees in Australia run $15 to $40 per bag per flight. International is worse: $30 to $80 depending on the airline. Most vendors check two to three bags each way for their display and stock. That's four to six bag fees per event. The Numbers Over A Season Say you fly to six events a year. Two checked bags each way at $30 average per bag. That's $360 in baggage fees alone. Bump it to three bags and you're looking at $540. Add the oversize fee that most rigid display cases attract (usually $50 to $100 per flight) and you could be spending $700 or more a season on literally just MOVING your stuff from one airport to another. That's a table fee at a decent market. Gone. On baggage. What You Can Do About It The fix isn't "do fewer events." The fix is packing smaller. A display that fits in a 56x36x23cm case is carry-on size. Zero checked bag fees. Zero oversize surcharges. The modular display kit does this because the panels pack flat and the connectors nest into the gaps. Your stock is the other lever. Ship it ahead via a courier flat rate instead of checking it at the airport. A $20 flat-rate box that arrives at your accommodation two days early beats a $50 oversize airline charge that arrives at baggage claim twenty minutes late. Over a six-event season, switching from three checked bags to one carry-on display plus one shipped box can save $300 to $500. That's money you keep. Check the full kit range to find a kit that pays for itself in saved baggage fees within a few events.

How To Pack For A Con Without Renting A Bigger Car

The Car Tetris Nobody Talks About You've got your display, your stock, your signage, your cash box, your personal bag, your snacks, and that box of "just in case" items you've never once used. Now fit it all in your hatchback. Oh, and your table too. And maybe a friend who's helping you set up. Sound like every single market morning? Let's fix it. Start With The Display, Not The Product Your display is the biggest, most awkwardly shaped item. It dictates everything else. If your display packs flat, it slides along the back seat or the boot floor and everything else stacks on top. If it doesn't pack flat, it becomes the giant awkward shape everything else piles around. The modular display kit packs into a 56x36x23cm case. That's carry-on luggage size. It fits in the footwell. It fits in a suitcase. It fits in the gap behind the passenger seat that you never thought was usable space. The Gear Audit That Saves 40% Of Your Boot Lay out everything you packed for your last event. Now sort it into three piles: Used every time (display, stock, float, signage) Used sometimes (backup stock, extra signage, weather gear) Never used but "just in case" Kill the third pile entirely. Move half the second pile to a smaller container that stays in the car but doesn't come inside. Your boot just got 40% lighter. The Box Rule: One Per Category One box for stock. One for display hardware. One for personal/admin (cash, card reader, receipt book, phone charger). Three boxes plus your display case. That's it. If you can't fit a category into one box, you're bringing too much of that category. This rule alone prevents the slow creep where every show adds one more bag until you're driving to markets like you're moving house. Think Vertical At The Venue, Not In The Car Your display gives you height. Use it. A setup that goes five panels high (175cm) means your TABLE stays clear for product, not for propping up display elements. Fewer table props means fewer things to pack. The modular system replaces easels, risers, grid walls, and pegboards with one flat-packing kit. Frequently Asked Questions What If I Do Interstate Events And Need Even More Gear? Interstate means shipping or flying. Either way, flat-pack wins. A carry-on-sized display case plus one checked bag of stock is a realistic two-bag setup for flying vendors. Check the full kit range for kits that fit airline luggage limits. Can I Fit A Full Booth Setup In A Sedan? Yes, if your display packs flat. A sedan boot typically fits two medium boxes and a flat display case with room for a personal bag. The trick is never bringing items that don't stack or nest. What About Bad Weather Gear? Keep a small weather bag in the car permanently: a tarp, bungee cords, zip ties, and a rain poncho. It doesn't come inside unless you need it. It lives in the car like a spare tyre. Costs no packing effort.

Building A Booth Look You're Not Embarrassed To Post

The Booth Photo Problem You set up your booth. It looks great in person. You take a photo. It looks... fine. Maybe cluttered. Maybe dark. Definitely not the kind of shot you'd put on your portfolio or your social media. Sound familiar? Here's a numbered list of things that make the difference between a booth you're proud to photograph and one you crop everyone out of. 1. Pick Your Backdrop Colour Before Anything Else Your panels ARE your background. If they're mismatched or fighting your art's colour palette, the photo will look chaotic no matter how clean your layout is. With 19+ colours in the modular display kit, pick two that complement your art. Photograph them together at home before the event. 2. Create One Clear Focal Point Photos need a subject. Your booth photo's subject should be your hero piece. Make it the biggest, most central, most well-lit thing in the shot. Everything else plays supporting cast. If your eye doesn't know where to go in the photo, neither will your followers'. 3. Shoot From Customer Height, Not From Above The Instagram flat-lay angle makes your booth look like a top-down map. Customers don't see it that way. They see it from standing height, slightly angled. Shoot from five feet up, about three feet back. That's the "walking by" perspective, and it's the one that makes people want to visit. 4. Clear Your Table Edges Nothing ruins a booth photo like water bottles, phone chargers, snack wrappers, or cash boxes visible at the edge. Before you shoot, sweep everything personal off the visible surfaces. Under the table. Behind the panels. Gone. 5. Use Morning Light Or Bring Your Own Convention hall lighting is usually terrible for photos. Fluorescent overhead wash kills colour accuracy. If you can, shoot your setup during morning load-in when natural light from venue doors is still hitting your booth. If you're indoors all day, a portable LED panel clipped to your display frame does the job for under fifty dollars. 6. Show Scale With A Person (Or A Hand) An empty booth photo works for planning, but photos with a person browsing or a hand reaching for a product perform significantly better on social media. It gives viewers a sense of scale and makes the booth feel alive. The full 175cm height of the display reads best when there's a person next to it for reference. 7. Take The Photo Before The Crowd Arrives The cleanest shot is always the one you take before doors open. Your layout is perfect. Your stock is full. Nobody's blocking the view. Make it a habit: set up, take ten photos from different angles, and THEN open for business. Browse the full kit range to find a setup that photographs as well as it sells.

Why Every Piece Of Your Table Should Earn Its Spot

Your Table Is Smaller Than You Think We see it constantly. Vendors treat their 180cm table like it has unlimited capacity. Every square centimetre gets filled. And then they wonder why customers glance and keep walking. Here's the uncomfortable truth: most booths have at least three items on the table that aren't earning their spot. They're not selling. They're not drawing eyes. They're just... there. Taking up space that could be breathing room for the pieces that DO work. The Earning Test Every item on your table should pass at least one of these checks: It sells consistently (top 30% of your sales) It draws people in (the piece they photograph, point at, pick up first) It supports a sale (the sticker that pairs with the print someone's already holding) If a piece doesn't do any of those three things, it's furniture. Remove it and watch what happens to the items around it. They become more visible. More touchable. More sellable. Vertical Space Counts Too This isn't just about the table surface. Your vertical display panels are real estate too. A modular display kit gives you 175cm of height. That's five rows of panels. Each row should earn its spot the same way each table item does. We've watched vendors fill all five rows with prints and then wonder why nobody looks above row three. Eyes have a natural scan zone. Put your STRONGEST piece at eye level. Let the rows above and below support it, not compete with it. Less Inventory, More Intention The vendors who sell the most at cons are rarely the ones with the most stuff on display. They're the ones where every piece looks like it was placed with purpose. That's not talent. That's editing. And editing starts with asking one simple question: does this earn its spot? If the answer is no, it goes in the box under the table. Check out the full kit range to find a setup sized for your best work, not all your work.

Making A Display That Feels Curated, Not Crammed

The Difference Between Full And Finished There's a specific moment at every market where you can spot the booths that planned their display and the ones that just... unpacked. The planned ones feel like a shop. The unpacked ones feel like a storage unit with a tablecloth. The difference isn't money. It's curation. And curation is just another word for knowing what to leave out. Give Every Product Room To Breathe When items are crammed edge to edge, nothing stands out. The customer's eye bounces around with nowhere to land, and they walk on. White space isn't wasted space. It's what makes the pieces next to it look intentional. A practical rule: if you can't slide a business card between two items on your table, they're too close. On your vertical display, leave at least one empty panel width between product groupings. With 35x35cm panels in the modular display kit, that's a natural breathing gap built right into the grid. Create Depth, Not Just Width Flat displays are boring displays. You need layers. Something at the back sitting higher than something at the front. Risers, shelves, panels at different heights. The goal is to create a landscape that has visual depth even from ten feet away. The modular system stacks five panels high (175cm), so you've got vertical real estate most table-only vendors don't. Use it. Pin your hero piece at eye level. Put supporting work below. Keep impulse items at grab height near the table edge. Group By Story, Not By Type Stop grouping all your stickers together, all your prints together, all your pins together. Instead, group by theme or collection. A print, its matching sticker, and a pin from the same series displayed together tells a story. Stories sell better than categories. Think about how a boutique displays an outfit: shirt, pants, accessories together. Not all shirts on one rack. Your booth should work the same way. Edit Before You Pack, Not After You Arrive The worst time to decide what stays and what goes is when you're setting up at 7am with vendors on both sides already halfway done. Make your cut at home. Pack ONLY what makes the display. Keep the rest as backstock. This is harder than it sounds because you're attached to everything you made. But here's the test: if removing a piece doesn't leave a visible gap, it wasn't pulling its weight. Browse the full kit range for sizing that fits your curated selection rather than forcing everything to fit. Frequently Asked Questions How Many Products Should I Actually Display? Depends on your format, but a strong number is 15 to 25 visible items for a standard 180cm table setup. You can stock more underneath, but the visible display should feel edited, not exhaustive. Won't I Lose Sales By Showing Less? The opposite tends to happen. When customers can actually SEE your best work without visual noise, they engage longer and buy more confidently. Fewer displayed items, higher conversion. It's a pattern vendors report over and over. What Do I Do With The Products I Don't Display? Keep them in organised boxes under your table or behind your display. If someone asks "do you have anything else?" you can pull from backstock. Think of it like a shop with a stockroom. The floor sells, the back room restocks.

The Aesthetic Upgrade That Costs Nothing But Planning

Your Booth Aesthetic Starts Before You Buy Anything Most vendors think a great-looking booth starts with buying things. Better display. Nicer tablecloth. Fancier signage. And sure, all of that helps. But the single biggest aesthetic upgrade you can make costs absolutely nothing. It's planning. Specifically, planning what goes WHERE and WHY before you set foot at your next event. Map Your Table Like A Floor Plan Grab a piece of paper. Draw your table from above. Now place every product category in a zone. Prints on the left wall. Stickers front and centre. Originals on the back panel. Small impulse buys near the register. This isn't interior design school. It's crowd flow. People approach from the front, scan left to right (in most Western markets), and reach for what's at hand height. Put your hero pieces where eyes land first. Put your cheapest impulse items where hands land last. A modular display kit makes this easier because the panels give you distinct vertical zones. Five panels high at 175cm means you can layer: eye-level showcase, mid-level browse, table-level grab. Pick A Colour Story And Stick To It Two to three colours. That's it. Your panels, your tablecloth, your signage, your business cards. All pulling from the same palette. This reads as "curated" to customers even if you assembled it in twenty minutes. The trap is variety. You have 19+ panel colours to choose from in the full kit range. The temptation is to use six of them. Resist. Constraints create cohesion. Decide What Not To Show This is the hard one. You made fifty pieces. You want to show fifty pieces. But a booth with fifty things on display looks like a garage sale, not a gallery. Edit ruthlessly. Bring your top twenty. Keep backstock in boxes under the table for restocking. The booth that shows less but shows it WELL outsells the cluttered one almost every time. Test Your Layout At Home First Set up your table in your living room. Stand six feet back. Can you see your hero piece? Is there breathing room between items? Does the eye know where to go? Take a photo. Look at it on your phone. If it looks good as a thumbnail, it'll stop foot traffic at a market. If it looks busy as a thumbnail, it'll get walked past. Frequently Asked Questions How Long Does Planning A Layout Take? About an hour for your first time. After that, maybe fifteen minutes of tweaking between events. The initial investment pays off for months. Do I Need To Buy New Display Gear To Make This Work? No. The whole point is that planning is free. Better placement of what you already own beats an expensive display with bad arrangement. Upgrade the gear later once you know your layout works. What If My Products Are All Different Sizes? Group by visual weight, not by category. Three small items clustered together balance one large piece across the table. The modular panel system helps here because you can adjust shelf heights to fit mixed sizes without everything looking chaotic.

The Career Artist's Guide To Reinvesting In Your Display

You have been vending for a while now. Maybe a year, maybe five. You have outgrown the milk crate and tablecloth setup. Your products have levelled up. Your booth should too.Reinvesting in your display is one of the highest-return moves a career artist can make. But knowing WHEN and how to do it matters.When It Is Time To UpgradeThere are a few clear signals that your current display is holding you back: You are turning down shows because your setup is too heavy or slow to justify the drive. Your products look better on your website than they do in your booth. You spend more time building your display than arranging your products. Customers walk past without stopping, even though your work is strong. If two or more of those sound familiar, your display is costing you money. Time to reinvest.How To Think About Display SpendingA display is not an expense. It is equipment. Treat it the way a photographer treats a lens or a chef treats a knife. It is a tool that directly affects the quality of your output, which in this case is your booth presentation and your sales.The question is never "can I afford a new display?" It is "how many shows does this display need to pay for itself?" A modular panel kit that helps you sell even 10% more at each market pays for itself FAST, especially if you are doing shows every weekend.What To Invest In FirstIf you are upgrading in stages, here is the order that gives you the most impact per dollar: The structure. A clean, modular display system is the foundation. The modular display kit starts at Core (24 panels) and scales up to Shapeshift Duo (92 panels). Start with the size that fits your current table and product line. Colour coordination. Pick panel colours that match your brand. With 20+ panel colours, you should find an exact or close match. A colour-coordinated booth reads as professional from 10 metres away. Lighting. Clip-on LED lights that highlight your products without blinding the customer. This comes after structure and colour because good lighting on a bad display still looks bad. Signage. A simple, clean sign with your brand name and social handle. Nothing else. Your products and your display do the rest of the talking. The Long GameCareer artists who reinvest in their display report a few consistent things. They get into better shows because their application photos look more professional. They spend less time setting up, which means less fatigue and better energy during the event. And their average sale per customer goes up because the booth looks like a REAL business.That last part is the one nobody talks about. When your booth looks professional, customers treat you like a professional. They spend more. They buy gifts. They come back next month.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow much should I spend on a display upgrade?Think in terms of payback period, not total cost. If you do two shows a month and a better display helps you sell an extra $50 per show, a $300 display pays for itself in three months. Most career vendors see faster returns than that.Should I buy the biggest kit right away?Not necessarily. Start with the size that fits your current product line and table space. A Core (24 panels) or Shapeshift (46 panels) is a solid starting point. You can add panels later because the system is modular.Can I write off my display as a business expense?In most countries, yes. Display equipment is a legitimate business expense for anyone operating as a sole trader or small business. Check with your accountant for the specifics in your jurisdiction.What if I only do a few shows a year?Even occasional vendors benefit from a clean, fast-setup display. The time savings alone are worth it. And a display that packs into a 56x36x23cm case takes up almost no storage space between shows.Ready to make the move? Browse the full kit range and find the size that fits where you are right now.

How A Self-Serve Table Lets One Person Run A Whole Booth

Most vendors work alone. No helper, no booth buddy, no backup. You are the salesperson, the cashier, the security, and the display builder all in one body. That is a lot to ask of one person over a 10-hour day.A self-serve table setup is how solo vendors survive and actually THRIVE at shows. Here is how to build one.Price Everything VisiblyThe number one time drain for solo vendors is answering the question "how much is this?" Multiply that by 300 people over two days and you have spent hours doing something a label could handle.Price tags on every item. Category signs for grouped pricing. Big, readable fonts. No one should need to ask. This one change frees up more of your time than any other.Build Vertical So People Can Browse Without YouA flat table forces customers to lean over your space, get in each other's way, and rely on you to point things out. Vertical displays let multiple people browse independently at the same time.A modular display kit builds five panels high, giving you 175cm of browsable space. Customers can see your full range from the aisle. They self-select what interests them before they even reach the table. That is a massive efficiency gain for a solo operation.Create a Clear Checkout ZoneDesignate one corner of your table as the pay station. Card reader, bags, business cards. When customers are done browsing, they know exactly where to go. This prevents the awkward hovering that happens when people are ready to buy but cannot figure out where to pay.Keep it TIGHT. A small stand with your card reader, a stack of bags, and a dish for cash. Nothing more.Use Your Layout to Answer QuestionsGroup products by type or price point. Put your bestsellers at eye level. Place new items where they catch attention naturally. Signage that says "all prints $15" or "original paintings" eliminates questions before they happen.Think of your display as a silent employee. Every sign, every grouping, every price tag is that employee doing work so you do not have to.Prepare for BreaksYou will need to step away. Bathroom, food, five minutes of quiet. A self-serve setup means your table keeps functioning. Customers can browse, check prices, and even leave payment (card readers with tap-to-pay work while you are a few steps away).Some vendors put a small sign: "back in 5, feel free to browse." It works. People respect it.Can I really run a booth completely alone?Yes. Thousands of vendors do it every weekend. The key is a setup that does not depend on you being present for every interaction. Self-serve layout, clear pricing, and a simple checkout flow make it very manageable.What size display works best for a solo vendor?A Shapeshift or Shapeshift Angled (46 panels each) hits the sweet spot. Enough to build a strong vertical display that sells for you, small enough to set up alone in under 30 minutes. Check the full kit range to compare sizes.How do I handle theft when I am alone?Keep high-value items closer to you or behind the table. Use your vertical display to create a natural barrier. Most theft at conventions is opportunistic, so visibility is your best deterrent. A well-lit, well-organised table with clear sightlines discourages it.

Building A Look That Scales From A Small Table To A Full Booth

You're starting at a 6ft table at a local pop-up. But you're planning for the day you have a full 10x10 booth at a major con. The mistake most artists make is building a look that only works at one size. Here's how to create a display aesthetic that scales up without starting over. 1. Start With A Modular System, Not Fixed Furniture This is the foundational choice. A modular display kit with 35x35cm snap-together panels grows with you. A Core kit (24 panels) covers a single table backdrop. Add panels and you get side returns, shelving, L-shapes, and eventually full U-shaped booths. The connectors, hooks, and shelves all work across every kit size. Nothing you buy at the Core level becomes obsolete when you scale up to a Shapeshift Duo (92 panels). 2. Choose Your Colours Now, Not Later The panels you buy for your first show should be in the colour you'll use forever. Switching colours later means replacing every panel. If you start with white and build your brand around a clean white aesthetic, every expansion just means more white panels. Zero visual disruption as you grow. 3. Design Your Small Table Like A Crop Of The Big Booth Think of your current table as a zoomed-in section of your future booth. Whatever zone of the full setup this table represents (the centre wall, the left wing, the front product area), build it to the same standard. Same signage style. Same product spacing. Same visual rules. When you expand, you're widening the frame, not redesigning the picture. 4. Keep Your Hero Wall Consistent Across Sizes Your hero wall is the main backdrop people see from the aisle. At a small table, that's your only wall (5 wide, 5 high). At a full booth, it's your back wall. Design it once. As you scale from a Core to a Shapeshift (46 panels) to the full kit range, the hero wall stays the same. You're adding wings and returns around it, not rebuilding it. 5. Invest In Portable, Not Permanent Heavy wooden fixtures look impressive but they lock you into one booth size. Everything in your display should pack flat and fit in luggage. The modular panels collapse into a 56x36x23cm carry-on size case. Tablecloths fold. Signage rolls. When your whole setup is portable, scaling up means bringing more of the same gear, not renting a truck. 6. Document Your Layouts Take photos of every setup you build. Front view, side view, from the aisle. When you scale up, you'll have a visual history of what worked at each size. You'll spot patterns. "Oh, my products always look best with 30cm between them." "My prints need to start at eye level, not lower." These small observations become your personal layout rules that scale with you. 7. Plan Your First Expansion Before You Need It If you're on a Core kit now, look at what the next size up (Shapeshift, 46 panels) adds. More wall width? Side returns? Shelving? Knowing what's coming lets you design your current setup to absorb those additions cleanly instead of awkwardly bolting them on later.

Why Your Booth Is Part Of Your Portfolio

We have a theory that upsets people: your booth is a piece of your portfolio. Not separate from your creative work. Part of it. Think about what a potential client or collaborator sees when they visit your table. They see your art, sure. But they also see how you present it. They see whether you thought about colour, layout, lighting, and flow. They see whether you treated the space with the same care you treat a canvas. A sloppy booth does not say "I am a great artist who does not care about displays." It says "I do not see this as worth my effort." And the people walking by are making split-second judgments about your professionalism based on everything in view, not just the framed pieces. We have seen artists lose commission inquiries because a client visited their convention booth and walked away thinking "talented, but not professional enough to trust with a $2,000 project." The art was stunning. The booth was a folding table with prints in a cardboard box. That gap between the work and the presentation created doubt. And doubt kills deals. Your modular display kit is not separate from your art practice. It is part of how your art is experienced. The panels, the layout, the colour coordination. These are design decisions. And you are a designer. Treat your booth the way you would treat a gallery submission, because to everyone walking past, that is exactly what it is. When someone photographs your booth and posts it online, that photo sits in the same feed as your finished illustrations. It gets the same audience. It forms the same impression. A tight, intentional setup from the full kit range makes every booth photo work as portfolio material. A messy table makes every booth photo work against you. Your booth is not logistics. It is creative work. And it deserves creative attention.

Building A Vendor Booth That Works Indoors And Outdoors

You got accepted into a gorgeous outdoor market this weekend. Next week, an indoor craft fair at a community hall. The week after, a convention centre with fluorescent lighting and concrete floors.Your display needs to handle all three without looking weird in any of them. Most vendor setups are designed for one environment and tolerated in others. Here is how to build a booth that genuinely works EVERYWHERE.The Outdoor ChallengeOutdoor markets throw two things at your display: weather and wind. Fabric backdrops catch the breeze and billow. Paper signs curl. Anything lightweight becomes a liability.Frosted polypropylene panels handle this well. They are rigid enough to resist moderate wind, waterproof enough to shrug off light rain, and UV-stable enough to not yellow after a few sunny weekends. The 35x35cm panels snap together with ABS connectors that lock firm.For windy days, weigh down the base. Clip the bottom panels to your table legs or use sandbag weights behind the wall. The structure stays put.The other outdoor factor: glare. Glossy displays wash out in direct sunlight. Frosted panels diffuse light instead of reflecting it, so your products stay visible no matter where the sun is.The Indoor AdvantageIndoors, you control more variables. No wind, no rain, predictable lighting. But you have a new problem: competing with the space itself.A community hall with beige walls and bad lighting will make your booth look flat unless your display brings its own presence. Height is your friend. Stack five panels high (175cm) and you create a wall that commands attention regardless of the room behind it.With 19+ panel colours, you can pick something that pops against whatever backdrop the venue provides. A deep navy or forest green display in a white-walled gallery looks INTENTIONAL. A frosted white display in a dim hall catches light and stands out.Convention Centres: The Hardest EnvironmentConvention centres combine harsh fluorescent lighting, concrete floors, and a sea of other vendors. This is where your display has to work the hardest.Go tall and go wide. An L-shape or U-shape with the Shapeshift Duo or Shapeshift Angled Duo (92 panels each) creates a defined space in an open floor plan, and the Angled Duo's any-angle panels can set an awning or a roof over it at whatever angle the site needs. Add shelving at multiple heights so your products meet attendees at eye level. Each shelf holds 5kg.The modular display kit handles all three environments because the panels do not care where they are. Same material, same connectors, same assembly process whether you are in a park, a hall, or a convention centre.Practical Tips For Both Settings Bring clip-on LED lights. They help indoors with bad lighting and outdoors in shaded spots. Use the panel wall to hide your storage behind it. Works everywhere. Pack a small tarp. Even if rain is unlikely outdoors, protecting your gear during load-in shows professionalism. Test your colour choice in both natural and artificial light before committing. FAQAre the panels waterproof?The frosted polypropylene panels are water-resistant and wipe clean. Light rain is no issue. Heavy sustained rain, you will want a canopy over your booth like any outdoor vendor.Do they blow over in wind?The panel wall is rigid and interconnected, so it handles moderate wind well. For gusty conditions, secure the base to your table or add weights. The connected structure is much more stable than a freestanding banner or fabric backdrop.What about sun damage?Polypropylene is UV-stable. It will not yellow, warp, or become brittle from regular outdoor use. These are not indoor-only materials.Which size works best for both settings?The Shapeshift (46 panels) is the sweet spot for vendors who do both. Enough for a proper backdrop at markets and enough to build a small L-shape at conventions. Browse the full kit range to compare sizes.

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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

Black

Foldable Croc Hook (clip) - 10-pack

$80.00

Black

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Swing into new degrees of freedom.

Meet the any-angle panel. A panel the world has never seen before. It swings both ways, it is the missing piece of the line-up, and it unlocks infinitely more designs.