Made-to-measure bespoke frames designed by you, made by us
Conservation-grade framing, made to your exact size and benchmade at our Cheshire workshop since 1974. Pick your timber and finish, see your frame in 3D, then send the design to a framing consultant who prices it for you.
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How it works
Your artwork
Enter the size (or pick A4 to 60×80) and upload an image to see it framed, or send us the piece itself.
Frame & finish
Seven mouldings: oak, walnut, beech, black and white timbers, and slim Nielsen aluminium in silver or black, with bench finishes from hand-painting in Little Greene colours to sanded & waxed.
Send it to us
Your design travels to a framing consultant as a finished brief. They price it, confirm the details with you, and the frame is benchmade in 4 to 5 weeks.
Every frame is conservation-grade as standard
There's no good-better-best ladder here. The things other framers charge extra for are simply how we build.
- ✓ Conservation mount & acid-free undermount
- ✓ Shatter-resistant acrylic glazing, light and safe to post
- ✓ Optium Museum® upgrade, the glazing galleries choose
- ✓ Mitred, joined and finished by hand at Adelphi Mill
- ✓ A framing specialist confirms every detail before we begin
- ✓ Remake guarantee: if it arrives less than perfect, we make it right
“You delivered way beyond my expectations with the finished product.”
Alexander Wilson
“Harten Frameworks have made beautiful frames for me for over 20 years.”
Lou Moore · artist
Questions, answered
- How much does a bespoke frame cost?
- It depends on the size, the moulding and the finishing, which is why a framing consultant prices your design rather than a calculator. Design what you want, send it over, and you'll get a proper quote back with a full breakdown.
- How long does it take?
- Each frame is made to order at the bench, so allow 4 to 5 weeks, then collect free from our Bollington workshop or have it delivered.
- Is there a size limit?
- F.R.E.D. is built around our online range, up to about 1 metre on the longest side. Larger pieces are very much our thing, they just need a framing consultant to size and glaze them (see our box frames and oversized work).
- Acrylic or glass?
- Frames designed here are glazed in premium acrylic: lighter, shatter-resistant and safe to ship, with Optium Museum® anti-reflective, 99% UV as the gallery-grade upgrade. Glass is available through our workshop service.
- What if it isn't right?
- If your frame arrives less than perfect, we'll make it right, and a framing specialist confirms every detail with you before work begins, so there are no surprises. Your statutory rights are unaffected.
- How do you get my artwork?
- We post you an artwork tube to send your piece safely, or send us your image and we'll print it for framing.
Your artwork deserves the bench.
Design it in 3D, send it over, and we'll quote it and make it by hand.
Design your frame