GK FRAMING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Count on GK Framing for framing, designing, installing
GK Framing offers expert professional services in all facets of archival framing: We are the foremost experts in Frame Design with 40 years of experience; Art Intake Assessment includes documenting your artwork dimensions, inttake photography and preparing condition reports as needed; Conservation Advice if your artwork may need the care of a paper conservator or paintings restorer we can provide the correct professional; we offer services in textile restoration and photo conservation; Collections Management for your collection with unique ID numbers, and all other art data points; Fine Art Installation for your framed artwork. GK Framing offers white glove services for our clients both in NYC and beyond.
Our designers work have over 40 years of experience in framing, interior design, and gallery management. We work with you to find the right frame for your work, whether building a one of a kind unique frame, or one of our moderately priced in-house materials including Larson-Juhl moldings; we always find the right solution for your artwork and your budget.
GK works with artisans from all over the city and the country to find the finest most unique frames. You can count on a GK frame to both complement and conserve your treasures for your enjoyment and for future generations to enjoy.
Boasting the largest selection of contemporary woods in all species, we also offer custom gilding, leather stitching, historical recreations, and are always open to your ideas. Our team makes your vision a reality. (LINK)
Be secure in the knowledge that with every beautiful aesthetic the structural considerations are always paramount.
Frame Design Made Easy
Selecting the perfect frame for a treasured work of art is an important decision. The team at GK are here to make it effortless.
Once you’ve narrowed your choices to a few favorites, GK Framing offers complimentary Photoshop mockups so you can see exactly how each frame will look before making your final decision. Simply email us a photograph of your artwork and the room where it will be displayed, and we’ll create realistic visualizations featuring different frame options.
By seeing your artwork in its actual setting, you can confidently choose the frame that best complements your space, your style, and your art. With GK Framing, there’s no guesswork. You leave with the confidence of knowing you’ve made the perfect choice.
GK Framing offers on site art collections assessment. With over 40years of experience and longstanding relationships with leading conservators across every discipline, GK Framing understands the causes of deterioration and the specialized care required to preserve fine art, antiques, and cherished family heirlooms. Only a qualified framing professional can identify if your valuable or sentimental art is in a safe framing. Sadly, most often that is not the case, especially with significant works on paper framed in the 1970’s and 80’s. Even work framing in the 90’s and the 2000’s are subject to sub-standard framing. Only framers of our level of preservation framing can offer the level of careful framing and conservation advice.
Our conservation professionals can assess your artwork at our Tribeca conservation facility or, for large, valuable, or difficult-to-move pieces, arrange convenient on-site consultations in your home, office, or private collection. During an on-site assessment, we evaluate the condition of the artwork, its environment, existing framing, glazing, mounting methods, and any factors that may contribute to future deterioration. We also discuss display conditions, lighting, humidity, and long-term preservation strategies.
When conservation treatment is recommended, we coordinate with highly respected professional conservators to ensure your artwork receives the specialized care it deserves. From initial assessment through conservation, reframing, and final installation, GK serves as your trusted advocate throughout the entire process.
Our goal is not only to restore and protect your artwork today, but to help preserve its historical significance, and value for generations to come.
GK Framing Group offers professional white glove delivery and installation in New York City, Westchester, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The GK team has years of experience, skill and respect for the art they handle. Because we frame it, we understand it. By performing every task with due diligence and care our people have earned the trust and confidence of conservators, collectors, museums and the art community as a whole. Installation is an artful process, whether your tastes lean toward minimalism or salon style hanging, GK can assure you a timeless installation.
Alternatively, If you frame your art with us, we are happy to crate and ship it anywhere in the world. You can be assured that we put the same care and expertise into all aspects of our work, and your art will get to you safe and sound.
Any mirror you can dream, we can custom fabricate. Whether you want a beautiful period frame, or something more modern, we can work with our glaziers and artisans to build to your specifications.
Conservation framing extends the longevity of your artwork and prevents framing materials from accelerating degradation
Works on paper and photographs are hinged or mounted using Japanese paper and wheat starch paste, which have superior aging properties and reversibility. Paintings are framed with moisture and impact resistant backings to protect from punctures, tears, and water damage. The glazing we provide contains ultra-violet filters to deter fading. This is critical, especially if your art is light-sensitive as is often the case with watercolors, pastels, textiles, woodblock prints, and color photographs. The end result – superbly framed artwork that extends the life of your piece.
Our 8,000 square foot showroom and workshops are built around a HEPA-filtered clean room, where your art is sealed with its mat board, moisture barrier, backing, and glazing. The HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) system filters the air three times per minute, eradicating dust and other contaminants that would normally adhere to the surfaces.
The expert technicians at GK Framing are explicitly clean-room trained and wear taffeta coats and hair bonnets to maintain a pristine environment. Our stainless steel work stations are kept immaculate in order to ensure an optimal environment for your art. GK gives clients a behind-the-scenes look into the clean room and production studio through floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows.
We treat each work of art individually, and are entrusted by some of the most significant collectors in the art world. Every work gets examined by our conservation staff in our temperature and humidity controlled facility. Our reporting is comprehensive and easy to understand with before and after hi-res digital photography. Whether you are restoring a recent acquisition from auction or a family treasure, GK treats each work with meticulous care.
At GK we maintain the utmost respect for the original patina of the frame, in addition to preserving the original carvings and structural composition. You can be assured of an impeccable restoration. We offer consultations that can identify the damaging condition of your frame and recommend a thorough treatment proposal to help your frame regain its former glory. We combine the lessons gleaned from traditional techniques of the past with the scientific advancements of today; utilizing up to date materials, tools and techniques with years of knowledge and experience. GK Framing provide critical advice to preserve the historic accuracy and value of any period antique frame.
GK THE UNDISPUTED LEADER
GK Framing professional services are known world wide. As innovators in conservation materials and techniques we assure every client of the finest quality framing with the widest array of frame styles. GK professional services are sought out by artists, collectors, auction houses, designers and architects, and homeowners.
We are very proud to be considered the local framer to our Tribeca neighbors and are part of the Tribeca Alliance, which helps nurture the small business community in our wonderful hamlet in NYC. Our founder was proud to be showcased by this regional non profit in their Luminaries of Tribeca section.
After 35 years working with art collectors and design professionals, GK Framing is considered the undisputed leader and taste makers in framing design. Only GK Framing offers their clients such a spectacular array of frames. Our outstanding collection of period frames in Historic Dutch Frames, copied faithfully from replicas, Louis XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, such as those in the Getty Collection, Italian Renaissance Frames, on exhibit in the Metropolitan Musuem of Art, and American Period Frames from the 17th Century to the Modernist 20th Century styles, go above and beyond to insure that your artwork is fashioned with the finest and most appropriate frame.