A Nobel Journey

David Owens, renowned historian of ancient Myanmar silver Buddhist bowls had been toying with the idea of displaying his formidable collection in a museum showcase within the confines of his luxury flat in downtown Singapore. After a somewhat circuitous internet search, the well-spoken Canadian stalwart managed to track down our company to produce for him two sets of display showcases that ended up occupying the entire wall space of two opposing sides of a room. These precious silver bowls, hand-chased by traditional craftsmen from the Sagaing region of Myanmar, with some dating back to the late 18th century, were painstakingly collected and curated by David over many trips and through several years.

The owner’s biggest concern was to address how we are able to install a series of 2.4 meter tall and large multi-bay showcases on the 20th floor of a high-rise condominium in the central downtown Orchard district of Singapore. By using our latest demountable Turin showcase system, we could easily transport, deliver to the apartment, assemble within the premises and provide a hand over of these conservation-grade showcases all within a day.

Ultra slim sheets of LED light panels help deliver a uniform (4000kv) warm-white light from the top and as well as from the base of the showcase.