Every year The Stop Night Market fundraiser brings together talent from Toronto’s culinary and design scenes including over 70 chefs, 20 beverage providers and 35 locally designed food carts. As designers who have been involved in market displays, cart design and building in previous years, we love how the event brings food and design together in a way that the entire city can enjoy.
Laser cut food trays
So much creativity and hard work goes into the delicious food and innovative designs. Here are some of our top tips for making stunning displays that will stand out in the crowd and last all season long.
Go 3 Dimensional
With rapid prototyping tools, designers can really get creative with 3D form. The two food carts above by Dialogue 38 and Ingrain are excellent examples of using depth and volume to add character to a display. It not just a table or a food cart, it’s a whale to present sea food or a topographical landscape to focus on a geographical place.
Creative Market Displays, Carts by Chanel Dehond, Encounters of the Human Kind and Outsider Spatial
Get Graphic
Planning for a pop of colour or a head-turning pattern are both great ways of making your display stand out. If you have a precise pattern or like to plan out your designs digitally, direct to board colour printing might be a good way to go. Try digitally printing CMYK colours directly onto the materials like wood and acrylic, and then laser cutting design components or branded elements ready to install. It’s the perfect way to give your display a polished and festive look.
Market Stalls
Think setup and teardown
Items that flatten, slats that slide, and hinges that fold will all make for an easy setup and teardown. The displays each year always turn out so beautiful, so making sure they can be used again is really worth the effort.
We’re so excited to see what everyone will come up with for this year’s Night Market!
The Stop Night Market Food on Laser Cut Trays
Images via: The Festographer/ The Stop Community Food Centre, Mark Simmons Design
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Our Services
- Laser Cutting & Engraving with a variety of materials.
- 3D Printing for architecture, consumer products, art, and technology.
- Custom Trophy/Award design & creation