The very small space at the entry point of the Ljubljana Castle is currently under refurbishment with the intention to house the new permanent exhibition of medieval weapons that were once used for its defence. Sanja Jurca Avci has been commissioned to design this small yet important latest addition to the attractions of the Ljubljana Castle.

Since the space is so small, the newly designed showcases have as little visual presence as possible. Although practically all the exhibits would be most easily presented in showcases with backgrounds as they could be fixed onto them, it was important to leave the view of the historical stonewalls unobstructed by making the showcases transparent. This meant that the support for each exhibit needed to be specially designed so as to offer the best support for it while also being as aesthetically and visually as unobtrusive as possible.

The most attractive exhibits – a full knight’s armour and his sword and an ordinary soldier’s equipment and his weapon – are positioned within a central showcase that periodically rotates so that it offers a different view from the entrance and from the castle’s courtyard.

Our role here was to as Sanja Jurca Avcı design the exhibition, coordinating the roles of curator, writer, editors, graphic designers and then after agreeing a construction budget complete all construction documentation, including shop drawing level of details. Under the direction of Sanja Jurca Avci we guided the employment of specialist contractors to construct the exhibition. Bespoke was not involved as a brand then but Sanja Jurca Avci brought together all of the construction elements with specialists, supervised the production of shop drawings, and agreed manufacturing details using shop drawings. The project was completed in a very short time in time for the planned opening of the exhibition.