I needed a Sherpa to help me get to work today - the snow is THAT high. On the 23rd of March, this is insane. On a positive note, we are pretty excited about showing you some more of our favorite things.
Roma mouldings are made in Italy by master artisans using old-world techniques. The labour intensive application of gold and silver leaf, patinas, veneers and finishes are all done by hand.
The Tabacchino frame series is one of our all-time favorites. This moulding is made from a "delicately aged piuma di ulivo," a veneer collected from olive trees, and applied by Florentine craftsmen with an overlay of colorants and a hand rubbed beeswax finish.
I tend to put this frame on anything. I love it. It looks just as nice on vintage black and white photography as it does on contemporary artwork.
It comes in colours such as Cognac, Dark Ash, Tobacco Leaf, Forest Leaf, Bourbon and Cigar Leaf, and it varying widths and profiles.
This is an example of black and white photography framed with a narrow Tabacchino frame in Dark Ash.
We framed one of Eric's paintings with the wide Tabacchino frame, a silver fillet and a narrow Tabacchino frame in Tobacco Leaf. The perfect example of how to layer different frames in an interesting way.
We also love Roma's other moulding series - Lavo. The Lavo is a fusion of old-world French design and modern styling. Traditional carving is enveloped in a high-gloss lacquer in the most incredible colours which are blended and applied by master craftsmen.
The Lavo series comes in a variety of colours - Electric Red, Pewter, Brown, Black, White and Silver, and Shimmering Yellow, Orange, Violet, Red, Green and Blue.
This is an example of a Lavo frame on a canvas we've just finished working on. The texture on this frame is amazing, and it complements all types of artwork.
This is a mirror we have framed with the Electric Silver Lavo (its on permanent display in the shop). We have done several mirrors with this frame - they certainly make a statement in a bathroom or a bedroom.
Gorgeous.
The Lavo series comes in a variety of widths and patterns. I love the crown detailing in this particular series.
The crown detail would look amazing on something like this -
Or this -
(Someone in the shop might be a major Anglophile.)
Happy Weekend Everyone!
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