Just as CEDIA Expo exists at the intersection of design and integration, the inaugural Best Booth Awards at the 2026 expo exemplified the very best of both worlds and showcased the creativity and commitment of CEDIA Expo’s exhibitors to this thriving community.
The winners include some of the most ambitious and successful brands in residential systems integration: Origin Acoustics won the Best of Show and Best Grand Booth Awards, DMF Lighting took the honors for Best Large Booth, Leon Speakers won Best Medium Booth, LifeSmart for Best Small Booth and ilLumenate Lighting won Best New Exhibitor Booth. The award winners featured a diverse array of category leaders, including Crestron, which won Best Control System Booth; Lutron won Best Lighting Booth; Paradigm Electronics won Best Audio Booth; and Sony won Best Video Booth.
Beyond the Best Booth Awards, attendees participated in the People’s Choice Awards for Best Sound/Audio Demo Room. This year, a plethora of dedicated audio and sound rooms showcased the latest audio innovations, allowing attendees to experience each demo and vote for their favorite. Pro Audio Technology/Theory Audio Design took home the honor of receiving the most attendee votes.
“The list of winners at the first CEDIA Expo Best Booth Awards reads like a who’s who of the residential integration market,” said Jason McGraw, group vice president and show director of CEDIA Expo, powered by Forge. “The fact that these industry leaders invest so much into their impressive displays at CEDIA Expo underscores the value that they place on the residential integration market and CEDIA Expo. I congratulate the winners and all of our exhibitors who made the show such an attractive show experience.”
The CEDIA Expo 2026 Best Booth Award winners were selected by an esteemed panel of industry judges comprised of leading trade publication editors: Zachary Comeau and Nick Boever, CEPro; Dan Ferrisi, Commercial Integrator; Charles Warner, Residential Tech Today; Anthony Savona, Residential Systems; Rob Stott, Connected Design; and Steph Beckett, rAVe [PUBS].
“Winning Best Grand Booth and Best in Show is meaningful because it validates the investment we made in creating something truly experiential, not just a trade show booth,” said Origin CEO Nick Berry. “We wanted to reflect where Origin is headed: bold design, meaningful innovation and a better way to engage with our customers. We’re proud of the recognition, grateful to CEDIA and excited to keep raising the bar for what’s possible.”
CEDIA Expo featured booths from brands across audio, video, lighting, system control, shading, security and access control, outdoor entertaining, resilience and power, furniture and much more. Integrators could visit category leaders across all sectors and get hands-on with the latest technologies in residential systems integration — technologies they will deploy at the most ambitious and sophisticated homes in North America in the months to come.
“Earning the first Best Large Booth Award means a great deal to us,” said Maria Enrica Vittoria, senior creative director, DMF Lighting. “We set out to design something more than a display: a space of lived-in vignettes for our Artafex line where dealers, reps and designers could see the quality and beauty of our lighting up close, and, just as importantly, talk it through with our sales team. We wanted people to discover and truly understand the product through real conversation, not just look at it from a distance. This recognition belongs to everyone who shaped that experience, from our in-house creative and marketing team to our on-site build partners. We’re grateful and already looking forward to what we’ll create for CEDIA Expo next year.”
DMF Lighting Best Large Booth Award
CEDIA Expo 2026 debuted 65 new exhibitors, bringing a fresh range of new products, perspectives, and connections to the show.
“CEDIA Expo is a snapshot of the future, and the booths reflected that,” said McGraw. “The overarching positivity and intentionality of the show was evident in the booth designs of the winners and so many exhibitors across the show floor.”
CEDIA Expo 2027 will take place on Sept. 7-10 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. For information about exhibiting or to get notified when registration opens, visit www.cediaexpo.com.
