Author archive for Anna Huddleston
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Amelia Hay of AARP Innovation Labs on the Floor at CES 2025
AARP has returned to CES to spotlight the explosive trends in AgeTech and showcase the latest innovations, including the startups and companies in its AgeTech Collaborative from AARP, an ecosystem of investors and other stakeholders working to bring groundbreaking AgeTech to market. The sprawling dual exhibit featured emerging technologies from 24 startups on one side...
Roundup: 10 Things We Loved in Trade Shows in 2024
One of our favorite perks of covering trade shows is exploring what’s happening around the exhibit floor throughout the year, tracking next-level innovation in translating business objectives to immersive storytelling and, frankly, just getting our minds blown. We rolled back the tape and came up with a list of things we loved this year and...
Q&A: 10 Minutes With Exhibit Design Icon Mitchell Mauk
Exhibit design is a confluence of architecture, technology, innovation, and even fine art, says Mitchell Mauk, founder of California-based Mauk Design. With over 30 years of experience designing for clients such as Apple, McDonald’s, Duncan Aviation, and PlayStation, and even doing advanced furniture design for Herman Miller, Mauk still lets communication drive his designs for...
2024 SEMA Expo: Exhibit Moments that Smoked the Competition
Tire-burning demos, decked-out vehicles of all kinds and, yes, an electric Ferrari were all part of the action at the 2024 SEMA Show that took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 5–8, featuring more than 2,400 exhibitors, including 580 first-time participants, and bringing on what’s next for automotive innovation and customization. “It’s not...