Fine Art Framing

Our framing studio is split over two levels in our premises in inner Melbourne's Abbotsford. Our fully equipped woodshop is housed on the ground level, the first floor is a clean space occupied by our artwork mounting and storage department shared with our fine art printing studio.

Combining the tradition of handcrafted and finished fine art frames with computer aided design and our in-house CNC facilities ARTEN provides our clients with a range specialty services.

In the woodshop hand crafted frames are produced from furniture grade hardwood timbers. Whilst we stock a selection of profiles in a variety of species, we also customise and create special profiles for your work.

Once the timber is selected, cut then joined and checked for square each frame passes through a number of sanding stages, ending with a fine hand sanding step carefully softening and radiusing the edges of the frame. 

Our commercial grade spray booth gives us the flexibility to produce a wide array of quality hard wearing finishes. Final finishing is achieved through a combination of hand applied stains and careful application of sprayed toners and lacquers.

Timbers

We use a range of local and exotic timbers species for our hand crafted custom frames.

finishes

Stains, clearcoats, open grain and smooth lacquer finishes. Hand applied and spray finishes.

JOINERY

Adds a subtle accent to the frame at the same time increases the integrity of the join.