Eco Framing

Lester Brown PBS special, Plan B 2.0

2011-04-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

The bottom line, in my opinion, is that there is literally nothing more important to work on than the issues raised here - no matter what your politics, no matter what your theories of whether Climate Change is truth or false, the consequences of failing to act are catastrophically unacceptable. Pick a topic: energy, clean water or air, the destruction of the natural fish sanctuaries, coral reefs, the melting ice caps, plutonium 239, the food supply, population explosions everywhere, unsustainable economic systems, corporatization of government, and ultimately, the consequences of using violence to resolve disputes about all of this.

What are we going to do about this mess? Mr. Brown has very good ideas for your consideration. Listen to him.

If you do nothing else this week, watch this film, streaming here thanks for PBS, with an ironic lead ads from the Goldman Sachs to set up the piece...I have read his book cover to cover and can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

Watch the full episode. See more Journey to Planet Earth.

Eco Framing launches our best deal ever with Bergine

2010-10-18T20:31:00.000-07:00

Bergine, a leader in the booming special-offer web coupon marketplace, ala Groupon, provides regional luxury at exceptional value for their membership. Launched by a dynamic husband wife team who personally 'curate' the offers, Bergine's exclusive newsletters provide daily deals that are unique, top-tier and trusted by their members. Eco Framing, pioneering in how custom framing services can have a lower carbon footprint at attractive price points, welcomes this opportunity to introduce its "Framing 2.0" solutions to clients who prefer a total quality experience but recognize the need to walk softly on the Earth.

Featuring sustainable woods products made in the USA to FSC standards of forestry and finishing, combined with our reinvented supply-chain we can dramatically reduce waste and improve efficiency. Our clients receive top quality, museum grade craftsmanship at the best possible price points.

Let us show you how this can be a win-win by choosing this special deal exclusively from Bergine.

Bergine Offer through 10-21-2010
http://www.bergine.com/eco-framing-sf-special-offer.html

New exhibit program for U.S. District Courts-Oakland

2010-08-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

Our latest projects for the United States District Courts was among our "greenest" to date, the best practices applied at every step of the process.

Framing was produced locally in our San Francisco studio with a artisan labor approach. The frame moulding, chosen by Hon. Judge Charles Breyer, is a U.S. forested and manufactured solid Cherry wood; produced using FSC certified methods by Larson Juhl, a Warren Buffett Company. Matting is all rag board or the new Biltmore line from Larson, also FSC Certified.

This project consists of 75 historical different 12-color giclee prints which provide an educational local history experience for jurors, judges, staff, lawyers and visitors for the facility. The program includes Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, Fremont area and Contra Costa County. Stories about the development of Oakland, Lake Merritt, the Waterfront, the transcontinental railroads, ferry systems, the airport including Charles Lindberg and Amelia Earhart, the Liberty Ships and war effort in the Area, UC Berkeley, Mission San Jose, Martinez and much more.Each image was digitally mastered from the best available historical original - final editorial oversight was by the local Hon. Judge Jensen.

Why Green?
Larger projects are done often produced using lower cost materials imported from Asia, "jungle woods". Production operations often do not practice suitable forest stewardship, manage the effluents from their mills or control the exhaust from their finishing operations in an optimal manner (VOCs).

This project is 100% "Made in the USA"
-doing what we can to keep America working

In our process, we repurpose overcuts into smaller frames, further reducing waste from the project.

We commend the United States District Courts for choosing to go local - producing in San Francisco, as well as selecting renewable low-carbon impact materials throughout this project.
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See California Images Story on Oakland Exhibit

website: US District Courts
http://www.businessimagegroup.com/USCourts.htm

California Images Public Galleries -how to acquire selected views from this exhibit

Article from Mercury News: US Courts Programs 2008

Hetch Hetchy Valley c1900

2010-05-11T01:25:00.001-07:00

Hetch hetchy valley c1900
Originally uploaded by bennetthall

Moving Sale - collection of about 50 framed pieces made over the last 25 years - all at 50% reduction in price - most are one of a kinds - give me a call to set up a good time to visit - or get on our list for the next open house -

U.S. Courts goes green for Oakland Federal Building

2010-04-10T11:27:00.000-07:00

New project for Oakland Federal Building being produced using U.S. manufactured solid Cherry wood; produced using FSC methods by Larson Juhl, a Warren Buffett Company. Framing is done in San Francisco - all local.

This project consists of 75 historical giclee prints providing local history education about the East Bay, Oakland, ALameda and Contra Costa County - opening in late May.

We commend the United States Courts for choosing not only to go local - produce in San Francisco but to allow us to use renewable low carbon impact materials throughout.

Often larger projects are done using lessor expensive materials imported from Asia that use "jungle woods" - these operations frequently do not practice suitable forest stewardship, manage the effluents from their operations or control the fumes from their finishing operations (VOC issue)

We are making the overcuts from this project available at special discounts for smaller frames while the supply lasts - which help us prevent the cut-offs from going to land fill as well.

http://sanfranciscoimages.blogspot.com/

website: US District Courts
http://www.businessimagegroup.com/USCourts.html

White Boards by Polyvision - custom framed

2010-04-05T18:42:00.000-07:00

e3 CeramicSteel Whiteboard Surface

We custom order these in any stock size - framed to match your decor perfectly and/or per your architects' specification

We use the latest technology in whiteboard surfaces - environmental ceramicsteel by Polyvision, a division of Steelcase.

It's magnetic!
surface offers outstanding benefits for the end-user. Ceramic steel surfaces are acid, fire, stain, and scratch resistant in addition to being easy to erase, easy to clean, and magnetic.

LEED/environmental Certification
PolyVision’s new e³ environmental ceramicsteel surface is the first and only ecologically intelligent whiteboard surface to receive Cradle to Cradle certification. e³ environmental ceramicsteel delivers the properties of PolyVision’s best selling writing surface, P³ ceramicsteel ^®, and complies with Cradle to Cradle Silver certification criteria.

benefits of ceramicsteel:

Scratch resistant
Chemical resistant
Bacteria resistant
Fire resistant
Graffiti resistant
Stain resistant

Available through 4 x 8' surface size - two sided on special order.
installations can be full coverage on interior walls - butt jointed - to create larger panels

Mention our new blog - add 10% discount

2009-03-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

Special offer for readers of our new blog - add 10% to the already lower price of your framing project as our way of saying thanks for checking us out! ( Expired July 31,2010)

World Wide Archive Images at Eco Framing - 10% discount bonus

2009-02-24T14:13:00.000-08:00

When you mention our blog - we will give you an extra 10% discount on your framing order on any prints you purchased from our webstore. This applies to custom framing services produced locally in our San Francisco store

World Wide Archive Galleries

New FSC Certified Paper mats

2009-02-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

Larson is going in the right direction with their new line of mat boards - they are created using PEFC certified wood sources (the worlds largest forestry certification program - more on that later) These are an alternative to 100% cotton matting, also an eco-friendly product, and to conventional papermats which are not necessarily.

Larson, has taken an active role in moving its manufacturing operations in a green direction in various manners.

Larson-Juhl is offering a Biltmore line of FSC certified Artique matboards - another first in the industry. FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is the fastest growing forest certification system in the world. Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers the products come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations.

more research to do here on the how creating mat boards with "trees" compares to using cotton as the pricing is relatively similar.

The Eco Framing Story

2009-02-11T09:38:00.000-08:00

Conserving our Natural Resources... One frame at a time.

Its time to reinvent custom picture framing and try a new approach to an old industry. Our goal: produce high-quality gallery-level framing at lower prices, with faster turnaround and to accomplish this in the most green way possible.

First, custom framing means local labor and artistry, with custom craftsmanship, made to your specifications, combined with personal service and design consultations from well trained craftspersons.

Framing GREEN means making frames with sustainably harvested woods or even bamboo, as well as using FSC certified paper mats or ones made from 100% cotton. Naturally, the frame studio recycles everything possible, gives away scrap material to artists and schools, uses energy saving light fixtures and encourages staff to use public transportation.

While that is a great start, the crux of the problem to greening picture framing is the inefficiency of its normal design-build workflow, order management, supply chain, shipping and packaging. This is where the carbon is really burned. Most custom framing orders are highly particular small jobs - the result of a design process that may examine hundreds of samples and options that no one could keep in inventory. Therefore, numerous small special orders are generated leading to shipments of only a few sticks of moulding in a large box, or a few sheets of mat board in yet another box, leading to truck deliveries that burn fuel with stacks of packaging dispatched after use. It also means more moulding is left over as waste and eventually ends up in landfill. Add to this calculus the paperwork, order management, quality control issues and these custom orders become unnecessarily expensive projects. In this economy with downward price-pressure, that is a recipe for problems.

Eco- Framing uses a new playbook, and keeps enough moulding and mat board in stock so that most projects can be designed from materials already at our warehouse studiono shipping or special orders required. We buy in case quantities at reduced cost and extend our savings to our customers. The result is lower cost, less waste, reduced shipping and packaging and faster turnaround. Everyone wins.

Of course if you need something out of the ordinary, and dont mind waiting or paying a bit more we will gladly handle your project the conventional way. We pledge to do the work in the most carbon-neutral way possible. Although, our warehouse-style approach now gives you an option that can save money, save time and save the environment on your next custom framing project.

Eco Framing introduces Bamboo Profiles to San Francisco

2008-09-01T00:10:00.000-07:00

This profile is made using advanced lamination process in China and is made entirely of the grass from the largest giant Bamboo forest in the world. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. In the right climate some types of bamboo can grow up to 6ft per day, because it is a grass & NOT a tree

We are excited to offer this to the San Francisco area for custom framing, mirrors, white boards, signage and display solutions.

Eco Framing is the first custom picture framing studio dedicated to "green" best practices . We feature sustainable woods, bamboo moulding and a reinvented workflow that dramatically reduces the carbon footprint of our work.

Our services provide local businesses, designers, architects, artists, and individuals with museum-grade work at lower prices with faster turnaround. For more information please visit our website, www.eco-framing.com