This week in the frame shop, we had a creative challenge from Jessica at Street Lights Residential: frame guitar shoulder straps in a way that mimics the inside of a guitar case. Challenge accepted—and we think we nailed it!Framing with a Music Vibe To capture the...
This week in the frame shop, I'm showcasing how we plan and deliver on art framing projects for large, multi-floor facilities. To highlight how we do that, let's look at the art package we did for The Crestmoor, a 12-story luxury senior living residence in Nashville,...
Jessica, Katy and Isabelle at Streetlights Residential brought Artifex on to help with interior design artwork for the Hadley Project. The Hadley is a multifamily development underway in Atlanta that's a wonderful mix of traditional and modern. Artwork for the...
This growing design trend looks to the natural world - literally - to create beautiful green wall displays. In this episode of “In The Frameshop,” Russell presents two "green wall" projects. Both are signs, and both really up the client's signage game! Encouraging...
You don’t have to paste designer wallpaper to the wall. You can frame Gucci wallpaper as wall art! This week, Russell takes us into the frame shop to see the process of framing a huge Gucci wallpaper mural. The piece featured in the video is very large - 80" by 96"....
Museum quality acrylic boxes are making their way out of the museum and into your living room. This week Russell shares a framing upgrade project for an exquisite collection of antique Arab jewelry and weaponry. The old framing had the items in dark wood boxes with...
On March 3, 1847, Congress authorized United States postage stamps. Stamps have featured collectable images ever since, including presidents. So it's not a surprise that collectible stamps can make great postage stamp art. This week, Russell shares a framed artwork...
This week "In the Frame Shop", Russell presents a video (below) on framing an antique doily. He details our approach to handling textiles for framing. Whether you are preserving an antique doily or framing a new decorative piece, the same techniques and considerations...
You may have seen lightboxes in airports and retail stores, but they also well-suited for decorative uses. We have created them recently for many designers wanting a bold signature piece in a prominent public area. Russell details how you can use lightboxes for your...