The Sign Africa and FESPA Africa Expo is the ideal trade exhibition for architects and interior designers looking to learn about the latest industrial and business trends, and technological innovations. Exhibitors will showcase a range of solutions in branding and signage for interiors and exteriors including window films, floor coverings, floor graphics, wall coverings and wall paper, wayfinding signage, digital signage, LEDs and more.
Exhibitors specialising in architectural films spanning hundreds of colours have reported a huge adoption of such products by all industries, especially shopfitters and retailers that are looking to refurbish existing furniture and infrastructure, rather than replace it.
Visitors can also enquire about self-adhesive transparent textiles for the decoration of windows and other glass surfaces, that are developed for the interior design market.
Printing technology will include printers that enable reduced printing cost to an architectural firm or company that produces their own prints in-house (as opposed to outsourcing the job at a mark-up), or the production of anything from technical Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CAD) prints to five colour photographic image quality posters.
There is an increasing interior design trend for the production of more individual, shorter-run applications, featuring more diverse printed colours and patterns. Printers being shown at the event are compatible with a wide range of materials and are suitable for numerous interior and furniture applications.
Specialised cutting solutions that will be showcased can be used to produce white card physical architecture models. Decorative architectural window films offer privacy while providing a translucent light effect for interior environments, using glass to signify specially designated spaces. Certain films can be used to produce eye-catching interior wall graphics, bringing for example elements of the natural world into an indoor environment. The latest advancements in floor graphics that convey the clearest messaging and the strictest adherence to safety regulations can also be seen.
The way the design, form and function of a sign comes together when various elements of a modular system are applied in a way-finding project can be of significant advantage to any architectural application. Those looking for way-finding solutions can speak to product experts at the event.
Examples of lighting solutions being showcased will include illumination solutions for signage and display applications, spanning outdoor, indoor, and zig-zag tape, to name a few.
Acrylic sheeting products, which will feature at the expo, can be used in a wide range of industries, including architecture and construction, interior design, industrial equipment and machinery and more. The products truly shine when used to create unique, eye-catching and high-quality signage and retail display or point of sale solutions.
Digital media is one of the fastest growing sectors in the signage industry. Location, environment, compiling the correct content for a target audience and being aware of trends will help users implement a successful digital signage strategy. Digital signage is perfect for commercial building elevators as audiences will have time to watch a full ad when moving from one floor to another. Usually the cell phone signal in elevators is bad, so people may shift their attention from their phones to the screen. See the latest digital signage offerings at the event.
Visiting architects at the Sign Africa and FESPA Africa Expo, being held from 11-13 September 2024 at Gallagher Convention Centre, from 9am-5pm, can see these solutions and more, including vehicle wrapping, textile printing, direct-to-film (DTF) printing, garment printing, screen and pad printing, and other cutting edge technology.
Entrance to the Sign Africa Expo, taking place from 11-13 September 2024 at Gallagher Convention Centre from 9am-5pm, is free, please register online. The event is sponsored by Roland and Stixo.
SIGN AFRICA AND FESPA AFRICA EXPO
+27 11 568 1894
www.signafricaexpo.com / www.fespaafrica.com
