Himalayan Fashion Exhibition
Client: Leeds Museums & Galleries / Lotherton Hall
Fountains Hall forms part of the World Heritage Site, Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. As part of the property vision, the National Trust commissioned Inchpunch Design to develop the space into a component of interpretive and experiential value.
This exhibition charts the fascinating story of the Fountains Abbey Settlers Society (FASS) established in 1937. Young men from the North East came to the estate to learn new skills, a trade and hope for the future. The space consists of three adjoining rooms with the main room focusing on the FASS history and personal histories from some of the boys themselves. The boys stories were audibly brought to life through an atmospheric soundscape, featuring excerpts from existing digitised oral histories of the settlers plus Commander Vyner himself.
Exhibition introduction panel mounted within a bespoke free standing frame
To introduce the exhibition we created a double sided graphic panel, mounted within a bespoke free standing frame. The frame resembles a period chalk board complete with wheeled castors on the feet so it can be easily relocated or repositioned within the space.
Taking pride of place within the room is the wall mounted sock art installation. Each pair of woolly socks (which are very similar to the ones worn by the boys back in 1937) features the hand sewn name of a former settler. Visitors can discover the history behind the names using the app on tablets located nearby. The tablets are securely housed within our bespoke, art-deco inspired, free standing plinths.
Taking pride of place within the room is the wall mounted sock art installation. Each pair of woolly socks (which are very similar to the ones worn by the boys back in 1937) features the hand sewn name of a former settler. Visitors can discover the history behind the names using the app on tablets located nearby. The tablets are securely housed within our bespoke, art-deco inspired, free standing plinths.
,Tablet housed within the bespoke art-deco inspired, free standing plinth
Inchpunch designed proved themselves to be exceptional and very capable design partners. They project managed all aspects of the exhibition requirements including the fabrication of the frame and plinths and development of the app. The exhibition adds another unique experience for our visitors to enjoy and we are really please with the end result.
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