Tell your colorful story with all the senses.
Chris Poehlmann Design
With over 25 years of experience in innovative hands-on exhibits, CP Design can solve your design, fabrication and cost challenges to bring that story to life. Whether it is an individual one-off exhibit or a room full, we will listen, collaborate, create and deliver on time and budget an engaging solution to your concept that meets and exceeds your expectations.
About CP Design
CP Design fabricates unusual and challenging interactive exhibits. Our finished exhibits have ranged in style from not-so-simple games to electromechanical, sculptural, live animal, and computer-controlled. We will work from client’s finished designs or fill in design needs beginning at any stage of project development.
Since 1981 we have been providing discerning educational institutions exceptional service and creativity. Whether providing design/build services with one or multiple exhibits, we ask, listen and understand the story you want to tell and collaborate to bring to life the most creative, durable, and inspired solutions.
We pride ourselves on our unbroken chain of completed projects that have been delivered on time and at prices that have made it possible to still include these one-of-a-kind exhibits in limited project budgets.
Please visit the portfolio pages of this site to view some of the many exhibits that have been installed for a long list of respected client institutions. CP Design services provided for these exhibits have ranged from mechanical elements and controls construction to full concept development, design, documentation, fabrication, and installation.
Client List
Monterey Bay Aquarium ongoing past 20 years
California Academy of Sciences San Francisco
The Oakland Museum
Lindsay Wildlife Museum Walnut Creek
San Francisco Zoo
Coyote Point Museum San Mateo
Sonoma County Museum
Real Goods Solar Living Center
The Bay Model Sausalito
Contra Costa County
City of Monterey
Santa Cruz County
Hong Kong Science Museum
California Science Center Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
Children’s Discovery Museum San Jose
EHDD Architecture
Alum Rock Science and Nature Center
Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito
East Bay Regional Parks
County of San Luis Obispo
Academy Studios
Cinnabar California Inc.
Portfolio
Siamese Fighting Fish
Mating Games Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sea of Love Interactive
Jellies As Living Art Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Feeding Interactive
Splash Zone Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Whale Milk Interactive
Flukes, Flippers, Fun Exhibit New Wing
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Oil Spill Interactive
Ocean Travelers Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Crunch, Nibble, Gulp, Bite Interactive
Splash Zone Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Population Interactive
Ocean Travelers Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sea Turtle Interactive
Ocean Travelers Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Dwarf Caiman Interactive
Mating Games Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Calls of the Wild Interactive
Mating Games Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
First Breath Interactive
Flukes, Flippers, Fun Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Green Cities
Hot Pink Flamingoes Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Pit Tag Interactive
Behind the Scenes Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Canyon Wall Interactive
The Deep Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Cold Seep Interactive
The Deep Exhibit New Wing
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Tiny Drifters Interactive
New Wing
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Earthquake Cart Interactive
The California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California
Tidal Pier Piling Interactive
Natural History Gallery Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Map Table Interactive
Museo Interactivo De Economia Mexico City
Academy Studios Novato, California
Stone Fish Interactive
Deadly Beauties Exhibit
The Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California
7 Interactive Exhibits
Recycling Education Center
SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority San Luis Obispo, California
Resource Center
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek, California
Stereo Viewer Interactive
African Hall
The California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California
Oil Loop Interactive
Science Discovery
San Luis Obispo, California
Solar Power Interactive
Real Goods Solar Living Center
Hopland, California
10 Ft Wingspan Manta Ray
Natural History Gallery Oakland Museum
Oakland, California
Diamond Ring Vitrine
Sonoma County Museum
Santa Rosa, California
Chainsaw Wine Costume
Sonoma County
California
Bronze Clam Sculpture Cold Seep Interactive
The Deep Exhibit
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Bakery Headwear
The Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek, California
Observation Bee Hive
San Jose Children’s Museum
San Jose, California
Live Termite Habitats
Hong Kong Science and Industry Museum
Hong Kong
Telephone Pole Termite Colony
Children’s Discovery Museum
San Jose, California
Ark for Earth Day
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek, California
Orientation Pyramid
Castle Rock State Park
Santa Cruz, California
Display Cabinetry
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek, California
Global Warming Thermometer
Real Goods Solar Living Center
Hopland, California
Moving Sands
Children's Museum
Ithra, Saudi Arabia
CP Design
40555 Sleepy Hollow Road,
Annapolis, California 95412






































