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Randy Parrish CPF

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Thanks to new member Lauren Rosenthal for posting this on FB. Share them if you have them.

[video]http://www.nytimes.com/video/t-magazine/100000002675336/rita-konig-on-picture-framing.html[/video]
 
That is certainly a simpler approach than we take. Wouldn't life be a lot easier doing it that way?
Yes, they do make their cords tight.
And that tape-sealing method is standard too. Certainly a lot quicker and cheaper than dust covers. Is there any good reason why we couldn't do it that way on a regular basis?
:pop2: Rick
 
We like to over complicate things for sure. Not that this would work in most areas, but I love the idea of all those old frames being used. Right away you get a idea of the end product. That's how Eli Wilner started, collecting and reselling old frames.
 
Jerry Feig said:
Is that corrugated cardboard I see as a backing for the frame and a hanging cord that is over taught? hehe
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Jerry,

That is probably MDF as the final backing with brown tape sealing the edges and Picture Cord finishing off the hanging....that's how a typical frame is finished in the UK. :shocked: WEIGHT = VALUE

What I do love about the video is seeing vintage frames as a commodity.

John
 
Kai Vanuffelen said:
You certainly can finish off frames with brown tape instead of a dustcover. It is just a matter of whether your customers like it that way too.
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Actually Kai,

It is more about about what your customers expect....In the U.S. and Canada, brown tape might give you a "funny look" from the customer... although just as protective, it is simply just not what they expected. :)

John
 
John Ranes II said:
Actually Kai,

It is more about about what your customers expect....In the U.S. and Canada, brown tape might give you a "funny look" from the customer... although just as protective, it is simply just not what they expected. :)

John
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John, I like to put quality Mylar envelopes with the arts information on the back of frames, a customer complained because I used cheap plastic instead of a nice paper pocket.
 
Yes, I liked that one too. What a mess in their kitchen. How they treat their walls. Who is their landlord?
Italy is also where pizzas come from, so it is not surprising to see them using a similar looking box for placing their hotly baked photoframes.
Did you see how they treat their brushes? Leaving them with the bristles down into the pot. So much care goes into making these photoframes, yet so little care for their workshop and tools.
 
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