The atelier is a bespoke framing and printing studio which also sells beautiful books, limited edition prints and children’s creative crafts located in the heart of the 44 Stanley Avenue precinct. The space is open-plan and gives passers by a view into the workshop where Didier and his team craft custom-made museum grade frames and on occasion, Fiona can be seen printing on the 200-year-old Fleury Printing Press. The Press, which is in perfect working order previously printed for Impressionists and other masters in the oldest printing studio in Paris, l’Atelier Leblanc.
Limited Edition Prints
Artworks for sale include a large selection of limited edition prints from The Artists' Press, Artist Proof Studio, 50ty/50ty, Eleven Editions, Warren Editions, Blank Ink Design and David Krut Projects.
Framing
The Atelier offer an advisory service on the framing of work. Their experienced framing team will guide you in your choice of frames, adhering to conservation framing principles and focusing on the main function of the picture frame which is to provide protection for the artwork. Our fine art picture framers produce everything by hand to exact specifications.
All framing is done using acid-free materials. The preservation and conservation of the work to be framed is paramount. At the atelier, they adhere to museum-quality framing standards, using the highest quality materials available throughout the frame’s construction to prevent any long-term chemical deterioration of the artwork. This commitment to museum standards not only contributes to artwork preservation but also extends the artwork's lifespan for years to come.
Art glass is one of the additional options offered – this superior quality glass is anti-reflective and has built-in UV protection. All our frames are built in-house, and we offer a variety of wooden and aluminium profiles. At the atelier, we also have refined a technique of framing using paper and created a contemporary paper-frame which is particularly suited to works on paper. This frame is made entirely of paper and is robust and durable.
Books
Pop in and view their selection of books for adults and children. They stock a selection of carefully chosen books which include publications from TATE, Jacana, Chronicle books, Nosy Crow, MIT press, Princeton Architectural Press, and David Krut Publishing.
They also stock Blank Ink Design’s ‘RSA 365’, a cumulation of 365 drawings of South African buildings. ‘RSA 365’ provides unique insight into South Africa’s rich and complex built heritage, from its earliest surviving buildings to those completed in 2020.
You can contact them with all your framing queries:
011 482 2137
Shop online www.theatelier.co.za
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