about

My name is Claude Cadi,
after working for different high-end framing shops here in Berlin,
I started to propose custom framing service.
My interest came from the cost of framing my own work,
my goals are therefore to achieve certain quality standards
while keeping affordable prices .

As I work in a small studio,
frames can't be much larger than 70x100 cm,
I mostly stock L-shape oak and alder profiles,
and would need extra time to source other wood or profile.
All materials in contact with artworks are acid free.

Depending on budget,
I'll use museum glass and float glass,
museum glass renders colors more accurately and
partially protect works from UV

Here is the structure of a wood frame :

Artwork can be mounted:
FLUSH: size to size with the frame, with some distance to the glass.
FLOAT: on a museumboard with distances to the frame and distance to the glass.
PASSEPARTOUT: the artwork being bigger or smaller than the passepartout window.

As a more affordable alternative to wood,
I also propose frames build out of painted cardboard.
This light weight material is sturdy enough for works on paper
I don't use glass in this case to keep weight and price low
Cardboard allow for different profile shapes

The structure of a cardboard frame :

works

here are some frames I made
with wood and out of cardboard: