BESPOKE PICTURE FRAMING
TIMBER, PROFILE & FINISH
Each frame is made in-house, with timber, profile, depth and finish considered together throughout the design and making process.
Timber Selection
We work with raw hardwoods chosen for tone, grain and stability. Our selected stock includes walnut, cherry, oak, maple, sapele and ash. Native timbers such as London plane, elm and English walnut can also be sourced when required. Exotic hardwoods, including ebony, rosewood and purpleheart, are used more selectively, with rarer timbers often reserved for details such as splines and inlays.
Profile Development
Each frame is developed in-house, with precise control over depth, face width and overall weight. Profiles are adjusted to suit the scale, medium and setting of the work, so that the frame sits in proper proportion to the piece. Hand-carved details can also be introduced where a more texured finish is required.
Joinery & Finish
We use a range of joinery techniques for strength, stability and detail, including edge splines, face splines and dowelled corners in matching or contrasting woods. Frames are hand-finished using oils, waxes and pigments, either to bring out the natural character of the timber or to achieve a specific colour and tonal depth.
Gilding
Gilding provides a finish and reflective quality that paint cannot match. We use traditional water and oil gilding techniques to apply precious metal leaf to handcrafted contemporary frame profiles. Genuine leaf is available in 23ct gold, white gold, moon gold, silver and other metal leaf finishes.
Learn more about our mounting process.