Exhibition design exploration · 2026
Record Covers
Designing for the Object
A modular display system developed around the physical and graphic qualities of record covers, from the intimacy of the object to its presence within the gallery.
- Scope
- Display design, object presentation, spatial study and lighting
- System
- Freestanding totems and adjustable wall-mounted cases
- Materials
- Metal, acrylic, chain and concrete
Designing for the object
Record covers operate as both containers and graphic objects. The display strategy keeps the artwork visually dominant while making space for interpretation and different ways of viewing the sleeve.
A restrained industrial palette gives the system a consistent identity without competing with the colour, typography and imagery of each cover.
A flexible system
The freestanding totem combines interpretive text with a suspended acrylic case, allowing both sides of a cover to remain visible. Its proportions and concrete base establish stability while preserving an open view through the gallery.
The wall-mounted acrylic cases adjust to accommodate a single cover, an open gatefold sleeve, or a record shown beside its cover.
