I've just finished framing this print by the Singh Twins. The frame is hand built, and hand finished with a rich bronze / gold basecoat which is overworked with a nice gilt wax. It's a biggie!
A new print from Charming Baker. A client picked it up from Jealous Gallery in Crouch End, and wanted a special finish to complement the metallic inks. We ended up with a traditional oak moulding, finished with a mixture of gesso and acrylic paint, and with some nice silver gilt wax highlights.
I went to Art School with Rob Ryan, so it was nice to be able to frame one of his fabulous lasercuts recently. It's a straightforward enough frame, but I floated the lasercut in between two sheets of clear acrylic over a cotton board background, so it casts a very soft drop shadow.
Another frame for local artist Alan Hardcastle, and another cassetta style moulding which has been custom stained a very dark, black tone. A gold sight edge with that? Naturally. This one is currently on show at Lauderdale House in Highgate.
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Designframe offers a professional and individual picture framing and design service for corporate and private clients alike.
Services include:
- Framing of art, photographs, prints, canvases, original drawings, memorabilia, football shirts and other items
- Consultation and advice on frame selection
- Consultation on appropriate methods of framing and mounting
- Frame construction and glazing
- Custom frame finishes
- Consultation and advice on mount design
- Mount cutting - single, double, multiple opening and custom mounts
- Lines and washes
- Frame inspection, repair and refinishing
- Service corresponding to FATG Budget, Commended or Conservation level
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Acrobat artworking of designs to web, digital print, giclee print, or for CMYK separations
- Advice on digital graphics processes from initial design to final print
- Digital Image editing and retouching
- Digital video and audio editing, and final DVD authoring
- Brochure websites - Design and HTML authoring
Ian Chisnall started Designframe with a desire to offer traditional picture framing techniques with a special regard to customer requirements.
He works from a small studio within his home, and began offering his services as a professional picture framer after leaving a twenty-five year career within the Architectural Industry, where he specialised in concept presentation production and Graphic Design.
He studied Fine Art, specialising in painting and printmaking, and has collected contemporary prints for many years. He has gathered a great deal of experience in the preparation, presentation and display of graphic work and concepts - including work using video, sound and computer animation elements.
After working for so long with computers and digital production methods, Ian is still deeply committed to the preservation of traditional techniques in art and design and, although he finds great enjoyment in the `handmade` aspects of picture framing, he remains highly experienced and knowledgeable in digital production methods and print techniques. He is currently preparing to sit the exam for the Fine Art Trade Guild’s "Guild Commended Framer" (GCF) Qualification, and is also studying traditional Oil and Water Gilding techniques.