Something new is coming. This might be our most bespoke product yet. Take a small step away from the cheap, emissions-intensive, mass-produced towards the sustainable (and reusable) way of caring for your art. 

The all-timber profile has a built-in cleat for quick and safe hanging (no wire or d-rings needed). On the back, four oversized splines keep everything together and a sliding dovetail key on the side gets you classy access to the platform mount inside. The custom platform mount is intuitively designed and allows you to store and display any A4 piece safely behind a piece of reflection-free glass and conservation-grade mat. We have ensured through lengthy product testing that swap-out is quick, and safe - no flexi points, adhesives, tape or framing skills required. Just good clean archival-grade mounting. Simply slide the dovetail key, slip out the mount, flip it open, chuck in your item, close it up and slide it back in place - no hectic handling skills required. There will be a range of standard print and paper sized frames and mounts, including single and double-sided ones for the desktop dovetail frames. The mat itself is cut from offcuts of either 100% cotton or buffered alpha cellulose conservation grade 4 and 2 ply stock. We are working on getting a supplier for recycled or reconstituted mat at a suitable thickness.

The cleat, 'French cleat' or 'split-batten' is a system of hanging something on the wall. Trusted by art handlers for its strength and flexibility, the cleat is used for storage or display in a seamless manner directly on a wall or frame. With an all-in-one profile, you can simply hang the frame straight on a screw or nail (or for the pros, use the matching 45 degree edge provided). It can be hung both portrait or landscape. No d-rings, string, cord or clips needed. As for the splines, we have always love them. They keep the frame looking great and make it extra strong by increasing the surface area of a join which means more glue and wood-to-wood contact for a better hold. They can be cut in different ways but here they are oversized and placed on the back of the frame where they extend well beyond the actual mitre and thus provide even more strength. Wide splines like these this aren't possible on a normal frame as they block access to the back. This isn't an issue with a side loading design.

We are very proud of the development that's gone into this and can't wait to release it into the wild in late 2025. 

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