- Activation
- A branded, temporary experience at an event, store or public space.
- Book-matched veneer
- Consecutive veneer leaves opened like a book, so the grain mirrors across the joint.
- Cash wrap
- The counter where a store takes payment and wraps purchases.
- CNC routing
- Cutting sheet materials, wood and foam with a computer-controlled router, from a digital file.
- Concession
- A brand’s own space inside a department store, run under the host store’s rules.
- Design intent
- What the designer’s drawings are meant to achieve, which shop drawings must preserve.
- Field measure
- Measuring the actual site before final drawings, so the piece fits the real room.
- Flat
- A framed, skinned scenic panel; the basic unit of a set wall.
- Gondola
- A freestanding, double-sided store fixture.
- Hard-coat
- A tough polymer coating over carved foam, so it takes handling and paint.
- Load-in
- Bringing a set or installation into the venue and setting it up.
- Low-iron glass
- Glass with reduced iron content, without the green tint of standard glass.
- Millwork
- Wood-based interior work built in a shop: panelling, casework, counters and built-ins.
- NFPA 701
- The fire test standard for flame propagation of textiles and films used in scenery and drapes.
- Patina
- A chemically developed surface color on bronze, brass, copper or steel.
- Plinth
- A base or pedestal that raises a product or object for display.
- Pop-up
- A temporary store or brand space, open for days or weeks.
- Prototype
- The first full-size piece, built for sign-off before a production run.
- Rollout
- Building and installing the same fixture or design across many locations.
- Run of show
- The minute-by-minute schedule of an event or show.
- Scenic painting
- Painting that imitates materials and textures convincingly at viewing distance or on camera.
- Shop drawings
- Fabricator’s detailed drawings of how a piece will be built, issued for the designer’s approval.
- Stage jack
- A triangular brace that holds a scenic flat upright, weighted at its foot.
- Strike
- Taking a set or installation down and removing it after the event.
- Submittal
- Shop drawings, samples and data sent to the architect or designer for review before production.
- Tolerance
- The allowed variation from a stated dimension.
- Vitrine
- A glass display case, often sealed and lit, for valuable objects.
- Wagon
- A rolling platform that moves scenery on and off stage.
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