Recommend art deco moulding
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Recommend art deco moulding
I've got a customer with a graphic art deco print - about A1 size
He says he wants an art deco frame.
I suggested a stacked flat black on flat white moulding combo but he's not convinced.
He's thinking possibly black and silver.
Anyone got any recommendations for a moulding that might fit the bill?
Ta
He says he wants an art deco frame.
I suggested a stacked flat black on flat white moulding combo but he's not convinced.
He's thinking possibly black and silver.
Anyone got any recommendations for a moulding that might fit the bill?
Ta
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
Can you show us the print?
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
Lacquered/shiny looks good with art deco
You could do it with two frames - an inner silver and outer black.
I’d change the mount margins to even ones - maybe bottom weighted, and also the colour, to something darker, maybe metallic grey and maybe with some art deco style embossing
You could do it with two frames - an inner silver and outer black.
I’d change the mount margins to even ones - maybe bottom weighted, and also the colour, to something darker, maybe metallic grey and maybe with some art deco style embossing
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
I've looked through all of my catalogues and just found very little that I think would look right.
Glossy finish might work.
Glossy finish might work.
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
One option would be to use this plainwood moulding from Piaf2 -
https://www.piaf2mouldings.co.uk/
Paint the frame black and add a silver flat slip and that would look very art-deco.
Just use black paint over a dark red primer on the joined up frame then rub some sort of silvering paste on to a simple flat slip.
https://www.piaf2mouldings.co.uk/
Paint the frame black and add a silver flat slip and that would look very art-deco.
Just use black paint over a dark red primer on the joined up frame then rub some sort of silvering paste on to a simple flat slip.
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Have a look at LJ ranges, Elegante, Normandy, Solare, Taranto and Urbane.
Personally, looking at the print, I'd be going for a gold accent too. I know you're not asking about mounts but I'd start by looking at burgundy black and gold, all or a combo. Probably a black core black top mount with a gold cut out strip or with gold pen line art deco corner details.
The print could pass for 1980's fashion as much as Art Deco...
Personally, looking at the print, I'd be going for a gold accent too. I know you're not asking about mounts but I'd start by looking at burgundy black and gold, all or a combo. Probably a black core black top mount with a gold cut out strip or with gold pen line art deco corner details.
The print could pass for 1980's fashion as much as Art Deco...
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
Here’s a couple of dark mounts with contrasting silver frames
Bugs has a sort of art deco design in the borders and the beaded frame is black on the side. The other, well it’s a ship at least! That one haas an embossed metallic mount, both have mount slips.
Bugs has a sort of art deco design in the borders and the beaded frame is black on the side. The other, well it’s a ship at least! That one haas an embossed metallic mount, both have mount slips.
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Re: Recommend art deco moulding
Thanks all for suggestions.
I'd not heard of Piaf 2 before. Don't really want to buy their minimum order of 15m for this one job, but good to know about their stuff for the future.
I'd not heard of Piaf 2 before. Don't really want to buy their minimum order of 15m for this one job, but good to know about their stuff for the future.
Re: Recommend art deco moulding
You could design some Deco-style v-groove patterns on the mount. (?)
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I think that ship is the queen Mary, which had three funnels, the queen Elizabeth had two.
If it is, it should he RMS, not HMS.
If it is, it should he RMS, not HMS.
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"If it is, it should he RMS, not HMS."
I'll tell the customer he should bin it instead of framing it!

I'll tell the customer he should bin it instead of framing it!