They have been nicknamed showcases “auras”, like those kinds of luminous atmospheric emanations which, in mythology, surround certain beings, signaling their supernatural and sacred character.
Seeming to stand out like bubbles on their massive wood-clad plinth with a metal frame, these protective elements are a complete change from what one is used to expect in museums.
Their surface follows the specific shape of each object, thus emphasizing their specific plastic quality and increasing their power of presence.
This while meeting precise air conditioning and safety standards.
A world first in the art of exhibiting.
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Jean Nouvel entrusted the design of these tailor-made showcases to the excellent Milanese craftsmen of the company Goppion Technology.
They were manufactured at Clem, a Belgian specialist company, based in Kortrijk, which triumphed over this genuine technical feat.
In recent months, we owe Goppion Technology the
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