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What your in-cosmetics stand needs depending on actives, textures, colour or sustainable ingredients
In 2025, 21,342 attendees visited 1,069 suppliers. Whoever arrives is a cosmetic scientist who wants to touch, smell and test the texture, so the stand is a small sample laboratory.
Actives and ingredients
Samples in jars, ordered, with the data sheet next to them and a table to talk formulation calmly.
Textures and sensory
A sensory bar with open, clean samples, well lit, so the formulator tries the texture.
Colour and make-up
Pigments and ranges displayed under neutral light, to see the real shade with no glare or shadows.
Sustainable ingredients
A visual story of the ingredient's origin and impact, with samples and data on screen.
What Fira Gran Via sets for the free-design in-cosmetics stand until its manual is out
The in-cosmetics exhibitor manual is not public. These are the rules of the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via technical regulations and will be confirmed with its manual.
See all 7 rules, with their source
| General height | 5 m at most, if the stand’s proportion and the hall’s allow it. Above that it is a complex structure and requires a signed, approved project. In the connection areas between Halls 4-6 and 5-7 the maximum is 4 m. Each event may set another height. source |
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| Floor and platforms | Only platform or carpet, which the exhibitor removes at the end. A platform may not exceed 18 cm and its ramp stays inside the stand. Paint, glue and anchors on the floor are not allowed. source |
| Venue walls | It is forbidden to drill, screw or nail into hall walls, ceilings, floors or columns, or to use a neighbouring stand’s walls. The back of the stand gets a decorative finish. source |
| Rigging | Hung structures up to 7 m in the exhibition area, if the hall does not limit it. In Halls 1, 2, 5, 7, 8.0 and 8.1, a maximum of 150 kg per point. source |
| Noise | Demonstrations may not exceed the background level by more than 3 dB and never 60 dB. If exceeded, Fira asks to turn the volume down. source |
| Projection | At events organised by Fira, logos, brands or projections outside the stand itself, with projectors, lasers or light beams, are not allowed. source |
| Build-up passes | All build-up and dismantling staff carry a named work pass, with a signed occupational risk sheet. Under-16s are not admitted to the halls on those days. source |
Source: Fira de Barcelona Gran Via technical regulations (in Spanish), consulted 2026-10-07. The in-cosmetics Global 2027 exhibitor manual is not public; confirm against it.
Designing an in-cosmetics stand as a sample lab with rooms to talk formulation
The formulator compares samples and asks for data before talking price. So we design the stand as a small, clean laboratory, with product at hand and a room where the conversation cannot be heard from the aisle.
Clean, ordered samples
Jars and packs with a data sheet, ordered by family, at hand height and with easy restocking.
Sensory bar
A zone to touch and smell, with easy-to-clean surfaces and neutral light that respects real colour.
Confidentiality room
An insulated room to talk formulas, within the height that Fira's regulations allow.
Data on screen
Screens with the ingredient's tests and certifications, and a stable connection to show them without waiting.
Planning to exhibit at in-cosmetics?
Tell us which ingredients you present and how many meetings you expect. We come back with a 3D proposal and a quote.
Trade show stands that came out of our workshop, such as those for SeedCare & Biologicals Institute, Semsum and Limitless
More stand projects in our portfolio.
What weighs on the budget of an in-cosmetics stand with samples and confidential rooms
We do not give figures without seeing your plot: the cost of an in-cosmetics stand depends on the metres, the samples and the rooms. These are the six factors.
Samples and showcases
Jars and packs on view need showcases with their own light, adding joinery and finishes.
Sensory bar
A touch zone needs cleanable surfaces, sample restocking and free space around it.
Confidential rooms
Every insulated room adds structure and reduces the open surface of the stand.
Data screens
Tests and certifications on screen need power, connection and a design that does not dazzle.
Height and hung brand
Raising the brand above the general height needs a complex structure and an approved project.
Reusing the stand
A modular design pays off if you return to in-cosmetics or take the stand to other ingredient shows.
At Contemporanea Eventi we design and build your in-cosmetics stand
Tell us which ingredients you present, how many rooms you need and how many meetings you expect. We come back with a 3D proposal and a quote for your stand at in-cosmetics.
- 3D proposal with a quote
- Built in our Barcelona workshop
- Installed and dismantled by our crew at Fira Gran Via
Meet the team that designs, builds and installs it.
Questions from ingredient suppliers exhibiting at in-cosmetics Global
The questions that come up most when preparing a free-design stand at Fira Gran Via. The rules cited are those of Fira’s technical regulations, until confirmed with the in-cosmetics manual.
When is in-cosmetics Global 2027?
On 6-8 April 2027 at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, from 09:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and until 17:00 on Thursday.
What were the figures of in-cosmetics Global 2025?
Per the 2025 show review, it gathered 21,342 attendees and 1,069 suppliers in Amsterdam, with 84% of visitors from outside the host country.
How much does a in-cosmetics stand cost?
It depends on the plot, the samples and the confidential rooms, so we give no figure without the plan. To orient yourself on the items, see how to calculate a trade show stand budget.
What is the maximum height?
5 m at most, if the proportion of the stand and the hall allow it. Above that it is a complex structure with an approved project.
How much noise can the stand make?
Demonstrations may not exceed 3 dB above the background level and never 60 dB. If exceeded, Fira asks to turn the volume down.
When should I start designing?
With months to spare, because the exhibitor manual sets the show’s own deadlines. See the steps to organise a trade show in advance.
How we install your in-cosmetics stand at Fira Gran Via
We build in our Barcelona workshop and take the stand to Fira Gran Via. We install and dismantle it ourselves, within the organiser's hours.