RELEASE: 10 years of Displate: conquering the world with a metal poster

WARSAW, Poland, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 8 million posters sold, officially licensed designs from the world's most popular brands and over 3 million customers from the US to Japan. In just 10 years, Displate has won the hearts and walls of collectors around the world with its unique magnet-mounted metal signs. But it was not an easy path.

Displate was founded in 2013 by three friends who wanted to revolutionize the art market with their innovative metal prints. They offered both a new printing technique and a unique way to hang artwork with a tool-less magnetic mounting system. "Shortly before the official launch, we sent a message to some of the major technology websites. We got no responses," said Karol Banaszkiewicz, one of the founders. "The beginnings were not easy. Initially, Displates was printed in a small tin shed and our first office could barely fit five people," added Banaszkiewicz.

Over the years, his idea of ​​walls has evolved. Displate has increased its artist base, refined metal sign production, and added licensed artwork. The first Displate-branded stores opened in 2017 with official Star Wars and Marvel collections, after the company partnered with Disney for licensing. As of today, the catalog of metal posters has more than 230 licensed collections, from brands such as NASA, CD Projekt RED, Netflix or FC Barcelona.

Displate has also grown its global art marketplace, which now allows more than 40,000 painters, illustrators and designers to sell their own works on Displate's elegant metal canvas. The company regularly joins forces with creators for its limited-edition series, featuring uniquely enhanced, special posters finished with hand-selected varnishes and printed embellishments. Many of those limited runs become collector's items, with second-market Displate prices reaching as high as $2,000!

In April 2023, Displate surprised fans with a completely new product, shedding a new light on their collections. A futuristically designed illuminated poster powered by ultra-thin OLEDs, LUMINO is Displate's most technologically advanced canvas to date. The first print run featuring the official Cyberpunk 2077 artwork sold out in just 96 hours.

"Displate owes its success to the commitment of the community and the passion of the team. Everyone believed in our unique product and our global success from the very beginning," said Mateusz Godala, CEO of Displate. "Here at Displate, we are all dreamers and inventors at heart, always ready to set new technological paths. Our latest product, LUMINO, is perfect proof of that. I believe that in the future, Displate will bring even more innovative solutions to the table, so I'm looking forward to another decade of metal billboards," Godala added.

Crowded offices are a thing of the past now that Displate employs over 400 people. The metal signs are produced in two factories in Łódź and in Marki, near Warsaw, from where they are shipped to 53 countries. After 10 years in the market, Displate has become the world's largest market for metal signs and a leader in its category.

Displate's recipe for success? Technology, passion, good market research, and a vision to reinvent billboards as we know them.

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