BESPOKE CONSERVATION FRAMING

 

Services – at Frame Designs we offer a fully bespoke picture framing service, whether it’s a favourite poster or a valuable artwork; your frame is individually designed to meet both your requirements, both in terms of appearance and cost.

Services – the methods and materials we use are fully archival. This means any products used in the process are acid free and fully reversible, protecting the artwork from foxing and discolouration.

services - double mounted with text underneath

 
Double mounted with text underneath
 
 

ARTGLASS

Services – Artglass is the most wonderful, new, invisible picture framing glass (LH in the picture), which has far superior clarity than ordinary picture glass.   It is 10 times less reflective than regular glass and has no green tint or optical distortion, as well as possessing a very smooth surface.   This glass comes with a 70% UV block, which helps to prevent fading of the artwork underneath.   Although It is more expensive than ordinary glass, its properties make the extra very worthwhile and desirable.

Artglass for superior picture framing

Fabulous new, invisible picture framing glass

MEMORABILIA

Services – our framers have a great deal of experience when it comes to dealing with memorabilia whether it be football shirts, signed photographs, framed records or concert tickets. We offer a free consultation in order to finalise a design that best suits your requirements. Our aim is to create more than just a frame, not only ensuring we protect your most important memories but also making sure that they are displayed in a way that is creative & visually pleasing.

Services - canvas stretching

Canvas stretching

 
 

CANVAS STRETCHING

 

Services – before framing an artwork on canvas it will first need to be stretched. We offer a professional stretching service using bespoke, dovetailed stretcher bars. These come in a variety of depths to suit your canvas. Once stretched, there are a number of finishes available : close framed (ie. with a frame moulding around the canvas), tray framed (also known as floater framed), or just left unframed.

West Ham shirt in boxed frame

A stretched, signed West Ham shirt in a bespoke box frame

 

Signed West Ham football, with perspex cover

 

 

West Ham Goalie Gloves in a box frame

This pair of signed West Ham Goalie Gloves in a box frame

 

 

BOX FRAMES

Services – box frames have a fillet which creates a space between the print and the glazing, so there is no contact with the glass. Using float glass, your print is mounted first to a suitable substrate before being set into a box moulding with a fillet spacer. The fillet keeps the glass and print separate, so the whole effect is that of a deep box.   Some of our frame mouldings have 45mm deep sides, so we can achieve a deeper box look with this size of frame.