NanoLumens® Partners With Emerald Expositions and Pixelfire to Create Spectacular Entrance to GlobalShop 2015

Underscoring the role interactive display technology is playing in shaping the future of retail design, Emerald Expositions, producers of the annual GlobalShop Show, is partnering with NanoLumens® (www.nanolumens.com), the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of indoor LED visual display solutions, to create a spectacular interactive entrance to GlobalShop 2015, which runs from March 24—26, 2015 in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

In selecting NanoLumens to create this new entranceway, Doug Hope, Vice President of Content at Emerald Expositions, said, “Because GlobalShop is the largest retail design trade show in the nation, we are always looking for ways to make a relatable design statement to the retail industry. In the newly expanded Mandalay Bay Convention Center, we have the additional challenge of scale in that most entrance units used by trade shows are dwarfed by the size of the Center.

“Compounding this is the rapidly accelerating fusion of digital and physical in the retail industry.  As a result, it became very clear to us that what we needed to do in 2015 was to create a large-scale digital project that is able to create an unmistakable entrance destination. With NanoLumens, GlobalShop is able to achieve all of the elements with one company’s product.  An added benefit to the NanoLumens solution is that the substrate is lightweight enough so that it can be rigged in the overhead structures of Mandalay Bay without any modifications,” Hope emphasized. 

According to NanoLumens Vice President of Marketing & Business Development Nate Remmes, NanoLumens is pulling out all of the stops to create an entranceway that will stop show attendees in their tracks and engage them in a way they have never experienced before.  “We’re working with Pixelfire to create a 21st century visual experience that showcases how the latest web and native app technologies deliver multi-screen solutions that meet the growing demands of today's online, mobile and social consumers.”

According to Pixelfire President Steve Bumstead, “Pixelfire is renowned for creating stunning, out-of-the-box digital content that takes advantage of the very latest in display technology.  NanoLumens’ technology is the very best out there and we really looking forward to showcasing how our creative thinking can push the envelope in creating an immersive digital experience that is unique to GlobalShop and the retail channel of the 21st century.”

Emerald Expositions is a leading operator of large business-to-business trade shows in the United States, producing more than 85 trade shows and conference events per year, connecting over 525,000 buyers and sellers across ten diversified end-markets, including gift, home and general merchandise; sports; hospitality and retail design; jewelry, luxury, and antiques; e-commerce; photography; decorated apparel; building; healthcare; and military. Emerald is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The company’s shows are typically the most prominent and important for exhibitors and attendees within their various industries. GlobalShop is the world's largest annual event for retail design and shopper marketing. It's the only show in the world where retail professionals can find the largest, most comprehensive array of store fixture companies and more in-store solutions than any live event in the nation.

NanoLumens® Helps Elon University Engage and Galvanize Students at its New 'Global Neighborhood'

Two nine-foot-tall and 16-foot wide NanoLumens LED displays engage students and visitors with dynamic high-resolution video content to support the Global Neighborhood’s diverse series of events. 

When Elon University began designing the Great Hall meeting area in its new Global Neighborhood two years ago, they knew they needed to provide a way to incorporate a cutting edge, state of the art display to engage and galvanize the attention of students and visitors on a daily basis. Since the architecture and aesthetics of the room did not allow for any type of video projection, Elon turned to NanoLumens® for displays to ignite this great room.

The Global Neighborhood is the latest piece of the University’s $100 million, multiyear residential campus initiative that bridges what all Elon students learn in the classroom with what they discuss and debate in their campus homes. The neighborhood features five residence halls and the 50,000-square foot Global Commons Building, which houses the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center, multimedia rooms, a digital theater, an organic tea café, academic offices, and the Great Hall – a three-story space overlooking Lake Mary Nell large enough to fit the entire incoming class.

“At Elon, not all learning happens in the classroom,” explained Joe Davis, Elon University’s Assistant Director of Campus Technology/Solutions Architect. “The University has been working to create more intellectual spaces around campus where students can have group discussions, creating an educational atmosphere virtually anywhere. When given the right tools, the quad outside of the student center or even a bench outside a dorm can be evolved into a learning space.”

Some of the tools Davis brought in to enhance the campus’ various learning spaces include on- and off-campus wi-fi access, shared screen capabilities in computer labs, projectors — and large-scale visual display solutions from NanoLumens. 

“As we began planning the Global Neighborhood, we wanted the Great Hall to be the ideal intellectual space for everyone on campus,” Davis continued. “However, since the room is so vast, we also hoped to host large scale events seamlessly, without bringing in a lot of extra materials. To do this, we needed a versatile screen that could display video as well as host presentations in a compelling and engaging way — without a lot of time consuming configuration in between.” 

“When the University came to me with this project, I immediately thought of the NanoLumens’ NanoSlims displays as the ideal solution,” Brian Cox, Sales Engineer from the integration firm Audio & Light stated. “The displays have the thinnest profile from front to back of any LED wall on the market, are front serviceable and deliver a seamless bezel-free viewing experience. The displays are also extremely energy efficient, fitting seamlessly into the University’s LEED building certification standards. On top of that, all NanoLumens displays come with the unprecedented six-year, zero defect warranty program, making the product selection a no-brainer.”

Elon ultimately chose NanoLumens to supply two 5mm NanoSlim displays, measuring nine-feet-tall by 16-feet wide. The displays are ultra-lightweight, slim, and provide vibrant, high-resolution images from all viewing angles, making them ideal for the University’s Great Hall. 

The NanoLumens displays in the Great Hall are engaging students at all hours. During the day, the displays showcase students’ study abroad photos submitted to the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center’s photography contest, CNN or BBC America is broadcast in the evening, and at night, the displays are used for student events such as foreign film nights or game nights.

“These screens aren’t just impressive to us in the technology support department,” Davis added. Everyone from students to administrators have commented on how clear and vibrant the displays look. This installation has been so successful we’re already looking to put more of NanoSlims around campus.”

NanoLumens displays are extremely slim, ultra-lightweight, energy efficient, and feature a bright, seamless, high resolution picture quality that can be viewed from any angle throughout the display horizon without color shift or image distortion. The company’s patented display technology, promises to transform the way marketers engage their customers in every type of trade show, retail, hospitality, stadium, arena, transportation and public event environment.

All NanoLumens displays accept input from nearly any device or content management system. There is no need for special software, hardware or special personnel to display content beautifully.  With a profile of only a few inches, NanoSlim displays can be installed on virtually any surface without being obtrusive, adding the ‘WOW’ factor to any environment without taking up precious space. NanoLumens’ patented display technology is optimized for indoor use, operating with virtually zero heat or noise while producing bright, rich, consistent color as well as superior off-axis viewing with no color shift or image distortion throughout the display horizon.

To watch a time-lapse video of the NanoLumens installation at Elon University, click here.