V+A Furniture Gallery

The Furniture Galleries proposals invite the visitor to explore both historic craft and present day technique in the same moment, allowing for comparisons to be drawn across the changing landscape of centuries of craft.

NORD are intrigued by the progression of the Grand Salon of a Guild Hall. With this association, comes an opportunity to reappraise the role of detail and materiality, decoration and ornament, in response to the range of technique and craft on display.

Content is divided between a linear chronology along a central axis and a series of pocketed displays along the perimeter of the gallery carrying content sections illustrating technique and craft.