Corner Stall Design

What is a corner stall?

A corner stall (two-side open) sits where two aisles cross, so visitors see it from two directions. Two closed walls give room for graphics and storage, and the open corner is the strongest spot for a hero product or reception counter.

Design tip

Angle the reception counter towards the corner, use the two closed walls for tall branding, and keep the open sides free of clutter.

How we build it

We confirm your stall size and organiser rules, share a 3D design, build and pre-assemble the stall in our workshop, then install it at the venue and dismantle it after the show.

What changes with each layout

The practical differences are where storage goes, where staff stand and how visitors enter. With one or two closed walls you get free storage and graphic space; with three or four open sides, storage has to be built as a core in the middle, which costs display area.

Staff positioning follows the same logic. On an open stall, staff standing at the perimeter form a barrier; they should stand inside, beside the product. On an inline stall the opposite applies — someone has to be near the front edge or nobody will enter at all.

Choosing between layouts

Layout is decided for you by what the organiser sells you, so the useful question is not which type is best but how to get the most out of the one you have booked. An inline stall has one face and must win attention from the front; a corner has two and should angle its reception towards the junction; a three-side open stall needs a strong back wall and genuinely open sides; an island has no walls at all and depends on a central core and overhead branding.

Cost per square metre rises with open sides, because more faces mean more finished surface, more lighting and usually more staff. If you are choosing between a larger inline and a smaller corner for the same money, the corner normally wins on visibility and the inline on usable display space.

Stall sizes, staffing and lead time

The table below uses the same arithmetic as our stall planner, so a number here and a number from the tool will agree. Storage takes 10% of the area up to 18 sq.m and 15% above it, a meeting corner takes 5% unless you are hosting meetings, and display takes the remainder.