Ted Zeigler patented the world’s first portable pop-up display system in 1975. “The only people who got it were the French,” Zeigler says. It did solve a big problem. Small exhibits were either expensive and custom-made, or no-frills pipe and drape. Fascinated by the geodesic domes patented by inventor/poet R. Buckminster Fuller, Zeigler tinkered with geodesic forms he built from wooden dowels, toothpicks, and frozen peas. One day in 1973, Zeigler carried a model into Fuller’s office. When Zeigler opened the bamboo-and-tape structure, Fuller, the man who some believed revealed the basic geometric arrangement that holds the universe together, said softly, “Oh, yeah.” Portable displays helped exhibitors duck drayage and carpentry costs that have escalated more than 247 and 143 percent, respectively, since 1982. They help exhibitors with a low cost graphic solution while saving on shipping and drayage. Exhibitors Service Network offers a wide vary of portable exhibit solutions, contact us to learn more.
Source: http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitormagazine/article.asp?ID=1199
