While the legendary Charles Eames uttered these words, both Exhibit Design Awards jurors and winners seemingly made them their mantra. For while each of this year's winners served up a stellar stand whose entirety was award worthy, the collective crushed the details, be they dynamic LED screens, climbing walls enhanced with projection mapping, or nods to the brighest names in contemporary architecture. And jurors lapped it up, leaning into entries whose overall excellence was at least partially impacted by exquisite particulars. Turn the page to dive into the 13 winners and four honorable mentions that comprise the 2021 Exhibit Design Awards.

EDGE AWARD High Profile Deutsche Lufthansa AG GOLD AWARD Proof of Concept CDI World Chemical Attraction Sibur Holding PJSC A Natural Balance Von Hagen GmbH SILVER AWARD Out of the Blue Novartis Pharmaceuticals Black Magic Material Handling Systems Totally Tubular SMC Deutschland GmbH BRONZE AWARD Bubblicious Salesforce.com Inc. Four-Part Harmony Belkin International Inc. Factory Reset Omron Corp. Tipping Point Rubrik Inc. PIVOT/VIRTUAL AWARD Backyard Retreat Star Exhibits and Environments Inc. Royal Flush TOTO USA Inc. JUDGING PANEL Josh Ege, president, Dallas Society of Visual Communications Foundation, Dallas Todd Hardin, vice president, FocusEGD, Dallas Garrett Owen, head of design, The Richards Group, Dallas Peter Reed, associate, FocusEGD, Dallas Bret Sano, creative partner, Cultist Co., Dallas Eileen Simeonov, senior design manager, Square Peg Design, Dallas Kimberly Tyner, partner and chief creative officer, Spire Agency, Dallas