Poster Framing in San Franciso at Underglass
Custom poster framing in San Francisco is one of our specialties at Underglass Custom Picture Framing, and this piece is a great example of what it can do for bold, graphic work. We recently framed a poster from Stacy Peralta’s Santa Monica show, “The Joy of Decay.” THE JOY OF DECAY. It’s a great example […]
Framing a Canvas at Underglass — When the Frame and the Art Speak the Same Language Some framing decisions take time. When we are framing a canvas at Underglass we pull options, try different combinations, sit with the piece for a while before the right answer reveals itself. And then sometimes a piece comes in […]
Framing Botanical Pages from Antique Books at Underglass in San Francisco
Framing botanical pages from antique books is something we see a lot of at Underglass and we love it every time. There is something quietly personal about it. Someone’s taste, someone’s curiosity, someone’s love of the natural world, all of it right there on one page, pulled from a book that was made to be […]
Framing Bay Area Tech Culture at Underglass – A Disassembled iPod in San Francisco
We are in the heart of San Francisco and Apple is practically in our backyard. Tech culture is part of this city’s DNA and over the years we have framed a lot of it for the people who built it, live it and love it. Engineers, designers, founders, enthusiasts – they all walk through our […]
Let the Art Choose the Frame – How We Make Custom Framing Easy at Underglass San Francisco
People sometimes come in a little anxious about the framing process. They are not sure how to choose, not sure what works, not sure if they will make the wrong call. We get it. There are a lot of options and when you care about a piece it can feel like there is a lot […]
Frame Your Wedding Memories Your Way – Playing Cards, Polaroids and a Design Built Around Love
Not every wedding memory lives in a photograph. Some of the best ones are written on the back of a playing card by someone who loves you. Bella and Jacob came to us after their wedding with 80 playing cards, each one filled with a note or a wish from a guest, and a handful […]
Framing Local Artist’s Travels at Underglass – Bao by Andrea in San Francisco
Underglass Cutom Picture Framing has been in the Castro for over 40 years. In that time we have framed a lot of San Francisco: its history, its art, its people and the things they bring back from the places they have been. It never gets old. And sometimes a piece comes in that reminds us […]
How We Design Around the Art – A Graphite at Underglass in San Francisco
Every piece of art has a mood. Our job is to read it and build a frame design that supports it without getting in the way. This graphite drawing by Baltimore artist Josh Chance is a good example of how that process works in practice. His intricate maze-like work captures a kind of beautiful anxiety, […]
Poster Framing Done Right, Right Away: The SF Opera Monkey King at Underglass
Most posters spend years rolled up in a tube. Tucked in a closet, moved from apartment to apartment, surviving three roommates and two cross-country moves before someone finally decides to do something with them. Sometimes a great poster never makes it to the wall at all. This SF Opera Monkey King poster took a different […]
Two Pan Am Maps, Two Frames and a Customer Who Nailed It at Underglass in San Francisco
Not every great framing idea starts with us. Sometimes the best ones come from the person sitting across the counter. A client came in with two Pan Am Clipper Jet flight route maps from the late 1970s, the kind of maps Pan Am handed passengers on transatlantic flights, printed in vivid yellow and blue, with […]