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Konligo brings events know-how
and 15 years of research together
to create truly unique temporary
structures
A
s companies go, Konligo is young.
A Belgian start-up founded in
2018, it had its first major introduction
to the UK exhibition market at
international Confex in February 2019,
where it partnered with EN to create a
combination stand and session theatre.
We sat down with founder Aushim
Koumar to learn more about the
background of the company’s unusual
structures, which can be erected at
shows quickly and simply using their
unique design.
“The idea is to have complex
structures that are reusable and can
create different shapes but which are
very fast to install,” he explains.
Konligo is unique in that its origins
lie in more than 15 years of research,
primarily around creating lightweight
and transformable structures, at Vrije
Universiteit Brussel led by Professor
Niels De Temmerman and Professor
Tine Tysmans.
Koumar himself had been studying
structures for disaster relief, and had
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his own business focusing on that topic,
which is how the group of founders first
came into contact.
“We tried to combine our expertise
to create a product and that’s how it
started,” he continues. “We are trying
to bring a new kind of innovation to
the events industry. First of all because
it’s compact and eye-catching, but
mostly because it’s sustainable – we’re
trying to reuse all the elements to build
new structures. We can create lots of
different shapes based on the same
structural elements. Everyone is looking
for more sustainable products and I hope
that we can be one of those products.”
The structures include panels, which
can be designed according to client
specifications, and Koumar foresees a
wide range of potential uses for them.
“Exhibitions is one sector, we can
also do welcoming booths, reception
booths, we have smaller structures that
can be outside with a membrane,” he
tells EN. “We started in Belgium and
now we have clients in London and in
the Netherlands. We want to expand to
France and Germany.
“In five years, we hope to cover
Europe.” EN
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