Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, ‘Classics. Rein Mets’: exhibition design
JEWELLERY IN FLOATING BUBBLES
The exhibition was a cross-section of the works of the jewellery artist Rein Mets. The idea of displaying each item in a separate plexiglass bubble originated from the need to exhibit the jewellery in protective display cabinets. Since it was not possible to manufacture new display cabinets for an exhibition that would be open for two months, we used ready-made products: bubble-shaped plexiglass lamp globes. The reverse sides of Rein Mets’s jewellery have also been finished off to perfection and the transparency of the bubbles enabled to view the items from any direction. The piece of jewellery and the label were attached to a plexiglass holder in the bubble. The room was dim and the bubbles were arranged in floating and shadow-casting thematic clusters.
