Take Gold Award winner Two Parts LLC. Employing nothing more than its own products and cardboard shipping boxes, the LED fixture provider designed and constructed a stunning 5-by-10-foot booth that captivated judges and attendees alike. Or consider Silver Award winner Cisco Systems Inc., which used LED tubing to create the illusion of a massive upper-deck space, adding prominence and allure at a fraction of the cost of a full upper-story structure.

Judges selected these winners and 13 others from the confines of a Portland, OR, design studio. The multidisciplinary panel waded through myriad entries from multiple countries, such as Colombia, Japan, and Turkey. Jurors were continually drawn to straightforward structures that leaned toward minimalism. Granted, a few high-tech designs also made the cut. But most of this year's winners employed a simple core concept paired with impeccable execution.

EDGE AWARD Baby Grand Munchkin Inc. GOLD AWARD Light Boxes Two Parts LLC Lord of the Rings Intel Corp. Design Dichotomy Faraday & Future Inc. SILVER AWARD Form and Function Doka GmbH Monkey Business The Rocket Science Group LLC The Thin Blue Line Cisco Systems Inc. Black Market Insta Elektro GmbH Split Personality Ledvance GmbH BRONZE AWARD Breathing Room Genentech Inc. Natural Selection Volvo Group Colombia S.A.S. Building Blocks Kikkerland Design Inc. House Party Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Energy Star State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Turkey Enerji A.S. The Light Stuff Studio Cima 2017 JUDGES Felix Ballerstedt, design director, Uncorked Studios, Portland, OR; Jeff Bartel, executive art director, co-founder, Nemo Design, Portland, OR; Rebecca Huston, principal, Huen LLC, Portland, OR; Emily Steen, freelance retail designer, Portland, OR; David Thorpe, founding partner, Industry, Portland, OR; Rob Wees, brand strategist, Ziba Design Inc., Portland, OR