-- CONCEPTUAL APPROACH --

So, I have managed to narrow down my concept to one word: ANOMALOUS. By definition, an anomaly is something irregular, abnormal or a deviation from the common order (According to the Oxford dictionary). 

In space, things don't work as they do on earth due to many different factors, such as the lack of gravity, sound and air. Thus, if a ball was to be bounced in outer space, it would react differently than it would on Earth. 

Using this as the foundation, my design will ultimately have that idea at its core, by having everyday things like light switches work in a different, abnormal way - like switching on the switch in a downward diagonal direction for example. 

As sub-categories, for the actual exhibition design, I have used inspiration from the phenomena which occur in space like the Pillars of Creation and Butterfly nebulae. The forms (shapes), colours and textures of these phenomena will form the basis of the exhibition design inside the space and will serve to veer away from the typical sources of inspiration, namely the spherical or round nature of the planets. 

Planetary Nebula Mz3: The Ant Nebula.
Expelled gas streaming away at 1,000 kilometres
per second create a strange ant shape.

Comet Hyakutake made a close approach to earth in
March 1996. Highly visible even in daylight, the comet put
on an amazing visual and photographic spectacle.
The comet’s remarkable tail is 360 million miles long,
the longest known for any comet.

The tortured surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and its
fascinating ongoing geologic activity. The south polar terrain is
marked by a striking set of “blue” fractures and encircled
by a conspicuous and continuous chain of folds and ridges.

A twisting  ribbon of glowing gas marks the point where
the expanding blast wave from a stellar explosion
(supernova) known as SN 1006 is sweeping through.

The unusual shape of the Cartwheel Galaxy is likely due
to a collision with one of the smaller galaxies seen on the
lower left of the picture several hundred million years ago.

A spectacular view of Centaurus A that shows the effects
of a supermassive black hole. At the center of this
nearby galaxy, a central black hole powers jets and lobes
that flare against a background of stars and stardust.

The destruction of a massive star in the
Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy,
resulted in Supernova 1987A.

Pictures above are sourced from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/24/stunning-space-photography/