[Jewelry making - Article 01084] - Re: [Orchid] Best Display Cases?

[Judy Hoch]

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Louise -

    When you are looking for display cases - you have several things to
    consider. While cost is certainly one important factor, consider
    also security, weight, reflections, ease of lighting inside case, and
    what you are going to display the cases on. Also consider how much
    space you have to transport the cases. 

    I currently have several Arizona case displays - I had them make the
    portable cases only 16 inches deep (back to front) instead of the
    standard 22 inches. I display them on propanel podiums, which are 30
    x 16 inches, and I use 42 inch tall ones. The Arizona cases are
    secure - I can lock them and actually go to the bathroom without fear
    of being ripped off. I have halogen lights for inside shows and
    bright leds in a string for outdoors. In general I really like them
    and they look very professional. They are heavy. They set up very
    fast without tools - an important point where the unions have rules
    about tools. You can buy relatively inexpensive packing cases for
    storage and shipping and schlepping. 

    My prior set up was with Dynamic Display cases. They are
    lightweight, and fold up into practically nothing. They look really
    good. Then are not secure in any way - the Plexiglas is too flexible,
    it scratches, and the doors are a joke. The bases wiggle and scare
    folks away. If you put the cases on a sturdy base, for example a
    propanel podium, they are sturdier - but not secure. They are fiddly
    to set up and the little screws are a nuisance. The more you use
    them, the more the bases wiggle. And until they get wiggly, they are
    very difficult to get them to give up and fold down. These don't come
    with storage cases, mostly pillowcases. Their shipping cases look
    like what you ship golf bags in and are relatively expensive and very
    bulky. 

    I've used Abstracta cases. They fold down flatter than anything.
    They go together fast. They don't like to come apart when you break
    down. There are a jillion ways to set them up and they are sturdy.
    They are the 90 percent choice of artists at big shows like the
    Buyers Market of American Craft. They look like abstracta. They are
    not particularly secure - again Plexiglas is the culprit. There are
    lots of fiddly little clips and holders. It is an erector set for
    jewelry display. 

    Bottom line - I've gone from the erector set - cheap, to the Dynamic
    Display stylin' deal, and have happily settled on the Arizona cases -
    flat and vertical portable ones. I think I'll stay where I am for a
    while, they work well and look great. And incidentally, the Arizona
    case solution is less expensive than the dynamic display ones. 

Judy Hoch
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