When brainstorming your next trade show exhibit design, you have to start somewhere. What better place than the latest trends for 2025? Design trends for the new year range wildly, so there’s something for every brand looking to send their own personalized message.

Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences

What better way to be memorable with your trade show exhibit design than to send your attendees on their own out of this world adventure? That’s exactly what brands are doing in 2025. Virtual reality and augmented reality experiences are fully immersive, taking attendees out of the trade show floor and into a world of your making. What better way to experience your brand? Not only do virtual and augmented reality experiences capture attention, they’re also exceptional for effective storytelling.

Sustainability In Design

Sustainability has been a major trend for a number of years now, but in 2025 it’s getting to the core of your trade show exhibit design. You can expect to see exhibits constructed out of recycled materials, using energy efficient lighting systems, using local rental services, making use of modular components, and going green with décor by using natural plants and flowers.

Multi-Sensory Design

Engaging the senses is an exciting way to immerse attendees into an exhibit. Not only are brands using sight, but they’re also incorporating sound, taste, smell, and touch into their exhibits as well. This is a way that brands can really engage attendees to experience their brand, and the experiences can be altered in limitless ways to tell different stories or communicate different brand messages.

Architecture To Tell Thematic Stories

Architecture in booth design is telling real stories in 2025. For instance, a travel company may incorporate a couple of actual palm trees, some sand, and a water feature to take attendees to a tropical location once they step foot in their exhibit space. A tech brand might focus on sleek and modern furniture, LED walls, and metallic elements to transport attendees to the future.

The latest in design trends all focus on providing attendees with an experience they can lose themselves in once they enter your exhibit space. To learn more about designing an immersive and engaging trade show exhibit, contact Lighthouse Exhibits today.