{"id":3011,"date":"2026-01-27T14:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:40:03","slug":"beam-engine-at-messe-dusseldorf-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/beam-engine-at-messe-dusseldorf-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Beam Engine at Messe Dusseldorf 96"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year marks 30 years since Graham Sweet was commissioned by Messe D\u00fcsseldorf to design and build this realistic beam engine sculpture for EuroShop \u201996. The piece was created for display in the main entrance hall of the exhibition, where it immediately captured attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DZn91KZVZzE\">See the beam engine in action here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beam_engine_wm-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beam_engine_wm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beam_engine_wm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beam_engine_wm-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beam_engine_wm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing at an impressive 5 metres high, the beam engine featured full mechanical movement, synchronised with artificial steam and sound effects, bringing the sculpture to life. With its scale, realism, and dynamic presence, it was undoubtedly a major talking point for visitors throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning an exhibition and you are looking for eye-catching props for your stand, please don&#8217;t hesitate to get in touch to chat with a member of our team. Take a look at more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/gallery\/Bespoke\">bespoke projects <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/exhibition-props-displays\/exhibition-props-displays-3d.php\">Exhibition Props<\/a> we&#8217;ve created over the years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks 30 years since Graham Sweet was commissioned by Messe D\u00fcsseldorf to design and build this realistic beam engine sculpture for EuroShop \u201996. The piece was created for display in the main entrance hall of the exhibition, where it immediately captured attention. See the beam engine in action here. Standing at an impressive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79,14,2,1],"tags":[39,33,30,67,52,12,28,8,53,63],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3014,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011\/revisions\/3014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grahamsweet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}