Displaying Collections: Grouped but Not Matched

A displayed collection. On open shelves or in a glass cabinet, there is a group of similar items: a dozen different styles of teacups, a row of glass bottles of various sizes, a few pieces of silverware. They belong to the same category, thus forming a group, but each item has a different style. They are arranged with depth and layering, not in an equidistant row. Avoid: using matching sets of identical collectibles, arranging objects in a neat row, having too many types of collectibles making it cluttered, locking collectibles in an invisible cabinet.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組被展示的收藏。開放層架或玻璃櫃裡放著一組同類的東西:十幾個不同款式的茶杯、一排大小不一的玻璃瓶、幾件銀器。它們屬於同一個類別因此成組,但每一件的樣式都不同。排列有前後層次,不是等距一列。避免:使用成套同款的收藏、把物件排成整齊的一列、讓收藏的種類過多變得雜亂、把收藏鎖在看不到的櫃子裡。