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ABN AMRO Art & Heritage is an existing client of Solits. They chose us again when they decided to implement their ideas for an exhibition on Bank Architecture.

This exhibition tells the architectural story of the various ABN AMRO bank buildings. The ever-changing functions and appearances of bank buildings are conveyed with the help of the wide item selection from the bank's very diverse historical collection: from photography to models, from paintings and sketches to a stained glass window,...

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Museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen ("Sculptures by the Sea"), a vibrant museum for sculpture enthusiasts, was planning the exhibition of the iconic sculptor Henry Moore and looking for the following:

- A very large plinth to present the skull of an elephant

- A matching acrylic display case

- Various plinths and display cases in different colours matching the work of Henry Moore

The sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) is known for his reclini...

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According to the Danish National Health Research, the mental well-being of young people in Denmark is under pressure and it has only been getting worse in the recent years. Today, 44% of Danish youth feel burnt out. After this research was completed, a national campaign was launched in Denmark to draw attention to the mental health issues the young people are facing, aiming at making the youth happier and preventing burnouts.

The Mental Health Day w...

The first contact between Solits and Faust Museum in Knittlingen was established in 2021. The museum was looking for high-quality plinths and display cases for its permanent exhibition. They found what they were looking for at Solits.

Faust Museum in Knittlingen is a literature and theme museum beased on the Faust myth. Faust myth is a legend about a German magician and a doctor Johann Faust. Immediately after Faust’s death, probably around 1540, a rumour spread that Faust had made a pact wi...

Assignment details:
- The plinth is to be placed outside, therefore there is a possibility of condensation (by means of temperature fluctuations) inside the display case
- Moisture / water must not get into the display case
- The display case must be easy to clean

Execution:
Two options for the plinth material were originally offered to the customer: concrete plywood and natural stone. Natural stone is the material which is commonly used for the outside due to it durability, but it is quite e...

Assignement details:

- Three large custom-made plinths are required within two weeks, with matching glass display cases - The museum wanted to be able to paint the plinths themselves

Execution:

For an exhibition of Soda in collaboration with studio PA2 (Pieter Aartsen), the Netherlands Open Air Museum asked us to make custom plinths with tempered glass display cases. The exhibition 'Makers in Image' can be seen in the Wagenhal of the Netherlands Open Air Museum and is about contemporary craft...

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One of the museum’s largest exhibition to date “OCEANISTA – The sea & fashion through 100 years” was about the ocean, the ships and the good craftsmanship.

“Denmark’s National Maritime Museum must not only tell stories about ships and cargo, but also about the imprint that shipping puts on our entire culture and identity. Most Danes have a striped blouse in the wardrobe or an old family photo of a boy in sailor clothes” said Ulla Tofte, director of...

An exhibition taking us on an exciting journey of Lola, a girl that used to live and grow up on Lolland some 6000 years ago, was an amazing project to work on.

The Museum of Lolland-Falster came to us with the request to help capture her daily journey during the Stone Age and reveal it to the museum visitors as an exciting story, presented with the help of custom-made black plinths and acrylic display cases. We also provided the customized LED lighting for the displays.

The acrylic display c...

Musée de Bastia, a beautiful museum on the French island of Corsica, has been presenting their art collection inside Solits wall displays for 5 years now. Our plinths and plinth display cases can now also be admired here. How do we transport our products to the island and what Museum Bastia thinks of their collaboration with Solits are the two topics of this blog.

Museum Bastia is very popular with tourists. That is not surprising, because this former palace of the Governors of Genoa with its ...

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Since this month, Solits display cases can be admired in Nasjonalmuseet, aka Norway's largest art museum in Oslo. For an exhibition of the famous British artist Grayson Perry, the Museum of Art, Architecture and Design commisioned us to make 25 large display cases of different sizes.

The museum had a specific wish for the 25 large acrylic display cases for the exhibition of the British artist Grayson Perry: they had to be made mitred, using high-quality UV bonding without compromizin...