The display of these lavishly embellished yet extremely fragile textiles, ranging from delicate embroideries in silk floss, gold-wrapped thread and peacock feathers to heavily beaded and jewelled robes weighing many kilograms, presented a range of special design challenges. An important element of FRD’s design approach was to reuse existing gallery showcases, supplemented with the custom design of a central platform, and special object supports and plinths which could themselves be reused by the gallery in subsequent exhibitions.
