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 […]
A Summer Night Fine Art Print by Abelardo Favela -Framed at Underglass in San Francisco
Some of the most beautiful fine art print framing we do in San Francisco starts with a piece that has a clear mood and a strong point of view. This limited edition print by Mexican artist Abelardo Favela is exactly that: a young man at the bathroom sink with his dog, a moon visible through […]
Why Conservation Framing Matters – A 1964 Cyrk Poster at Underglass
Some things get kept because they are valuable. Most things get kept because they mean something. A poster from a trip, a ticket from a show, a print someone found in a flea market and could not put back down. Nobody calculates the resale value before they decide to hold onto it. They just know […]
A Glitter Frame for Pride Month at Underglass in San Francisco
We are a proudly LGBTQ+ owned frame shop in the heart of the Castro, and Pride month is our month. This year we are celebrating it the way we know best — with a frame that goes all the way. The piece is SINNER ELLA’S FOOTPRINT by Mark Denton Esq., and when our client brought […]
When the Frame Just Clicks: Custom Framing a Magnolias Print in San Francisco
Sometimes a frame just stops you. We were pulling options for a Magnolias print, a beautiful piece, rich in color, elegant in composition. And when we held a rust-brown powder-coated finish next to it, we looked at each other and that was it. The gold surfacing along the frame’s edges picked up the warmth in […]
Custom Framing in San Francisco – Joan Miró Lithograph
Some works ask for restraint. This lithograph, Homenatge a Joan Prats by Joan Miró (1971), carries a strong visual language: primary colors balanced with loose black linework and spontaneous marks. As a key figure in Surrealism and Modernism, Miró’s compositions often hold both energy and precision, which naturally guides the framing decisions. At Underglass Custom […]
From Purchase to Presentation: How Our San Francisco Frame Shop Elevates Meaningful Artwork
See how custom shadowbox picture framing transformed a Gio Black Peter drawing on an MTA map. Discover how professional framing elevates artwork and makes you fall in love with it all over again. Open 7 days a week.
Underglass Framing – When Frame Style And Preservation Comes Together
Want to know how we always bring frame style and preservation come together? Here is one example: That warm touch with hardwood custom picture frames…here at Underglass framing in San Francisco we have a love story with beautiful frames made out of hardwood. Walnut, maple, oak… For these Artista Samniego soothing oil based […]
Movie Poster for The Godfather framed at Underglass in San Francisco and Picture Framing Sale extended!
We hope all of you are having great Holidays! At Underglass Custom Framing here in San Francisco we are continuing our picture framing offer. We just finished framing this The Godfather, Al Pacino signed, movie poster. Our client chose a classic ornate frame with a black mat and a museum grade glass that will help […]
Poster Framing in San Francisco at Underglass Custom Picture Framing
Bring in your concert posters for custom framing in San Francisco now! For this Wu-Tang Clan Oakland show poster our client took the artworks direction and chose a blue frame and added a black mat. We love this vibrant frame design! If you have a poster you want framed bring it to our San Francisco […]