A hand carved Art Deco frame!
We used a beautiful hand carved art deco frame and a bold double mat design for this print of the famous @chezpanisse cookbook cover. We love how the wood grain in the frame adds so much detail to the overall frame design. Proud of this custom framing project right here in our San Francisco Picture […]
Stepping into the new week like Kraftwerk
KRAFTWERK is an experimental electronic band formed in Germany in 1970. They are innovators and pioneers of electronic music and among the first successful acts to popularize the genre. Looks like they were also the first to use Gorilla Glue in their hair, but we couldn’t find any concrete evidence about that. This welded frame […]
Signed and numbered Andy Warhol lithograph of Jimmy Carter
We were honored to frame this signed and numbered Andy Warhol lithograph of Jimmy Carter here at our picture frame shop in San Francisco. We floated the piece on a dark mat for a strong contrast and to give separation to the clean white frame.
Framing and conserving a Navajo Tapestry
This beautiful Navajo tapestry has been in our client’s family for years. We sewed it to a 4-ply mat and siliconed the mat to the acrylic. In order to not squish the tapestry and to conserve it we built shadowbox walls in the frame between the acrylic to create room. This custom frame is made from […]
Simple and effective frame design for multimedia art
Look at the colors in this multimedia piece from Japan! We used a white wash wood frame and thin silver second mat to pull on the metallic silver in the art and let the colors stand alone. Sometimes it is just best and most effective to tone the frame design down and you will get a […]
Japanese woodblock triptych in cork frame
For this colorful Japanese woodblock triptych we used a grey cork frame to play on the texture in the art. We liked using a clean but thick 8-ply mat with a wide margin to create this window effect.
Watercolor paintings from Burma
Look at this amazing work from Burma! These watercolor pieces have amazing detail so we used a thin walnut frame and a double thick mat to give them a clean look. Framed right here in San Francisco with solid wood from our friends in Colorado! This is what we love about custom picture framing: They […]