48DR Frames (aka Marc Bonnel Framing Services) is a small workshop dedicated to the bespoke presentation of artwork.
My aim is to present and display artwork with a certain flair, at a reasonable cost to the artist or the final art collector.
I work mostly with wood such as ash, oak, beech, tulip, poplar, obeche, although the choice is almost limitless. These timbers are either used in their raw state or are hand-finished with various coloured stains or wax, even silver or gold gilding. Using plain wood as a base provides an opportunity to match colours or produce enhanced visual effects.
I also carry hundreds of factory-finished mouldings from reputable suppliers such as Rose & Hollis or Nielsen. For the more technically minded, I use acid-free mount boards to museum-quality standards (1500 to 2500 microns); a Taurus underpinner capable of stapling 3 x 15 mm solid oak wedges; a KeenCut Gold Star jumbo-sized mount-cutter ... and the sharpest Morso blades available. When you see the results, these details will make sense!
Keeping up with trends in fashionable art presentation, I now create box frames, in which the artwork appears to float inside the frame. Still using deep-rebated plain timber (obeche, oak or beech), I am able to fabricate box frames to cope with any art presentation, available to a depth of 20cm or more. Moulding manufacturers are now creating more ornate deep rebated moulding, so the future is bright!
I have a keen eye for colour and a range of talents ever-ready to assist you in the presentation of your artwork to the highest possible standard. So if you need information, quotes (I only quote when in possession of real specifications), or indeed advice, please contact me. A warm welcome awaits you in an award-winning house, whose adjacent workshop is run by a talented and experienced picture-framer!
