As an art collector, there is such a wide range between frame a poster to put on the wall, and to have a piece of art (that could cost thousands) framed and mounted properly. I would much rather see a "Shyp" for framing. Where a person in a van with materials shows up and we can discuss the best frame, etc. @neilayton would love to hear your thoughts for the vision. How do you see "normals" using a service like this? I know that when I get things framed, I like to look through the books, put mats and frames together with the art for color matching.
@micah Hi Micah, our vision is for a Shyp for framing, our White Glove service, mountary.com/white-glove is exactly what you describe. All someone has to do is schedule a pickup. At the designated time an expert framer will turn up with sample frames and mats. The person is knowledgeable about framing and art. They can answer questions and give suggestions. You can see and feel the frames and match your art with our mats. We are launching in Seattle and New York where we have amazing people on the team who art artists themselves and have Masters in Fine Art graduate degrees.
With regards to "normals" using the service, our pricing is at a point where it makes it accessible to a wide range of people. For those who need a little extra help the White Glove service can do everything for them for those who know what they want they can order online. The vision for White Glove is to be in every city offering a great service at an affordable price so that no matter whether you are framing a $40 poster or $4000 piece of art, you can access expert knowledge and high quality handmade frames easily with just a few clicks.
@neilayton interesting. I'll reach out. I have a print with a broken frame that really needs some love ... will test it out! and @percival is paying. :)
@micah lol look forward to hearing from you, @percival is so generous!
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I like these sorts of services, but my main problem is the selection. These frames look like they are mostly of the dormroom/first apt type where you hang your record covers and rock posters. Are these sorts people the main market for you?
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@schlomo I'm one of the founders so happy to answer. The frames are solid hardwood and the limited style choices are by design.
The styles are chosen to be adaptable to the artwork which they will surround. In-fact most of our customers (to give you full spectrum of different use cases for these frames) have framed posters for homes, college diplomas, family photos and thousands of dollars worth art.
Hope that gives you some perspective on what can be done with the frames and our target market.
Hello everyone, I'm one of the co-founders of Mountary and happy to answer any questions! Everyone has rolled up posters and other art laying around at home, we can help get them up on the wall.
We just had them reframe the conference room posters at 500 Startups and they handled some of my xmas presents. So much better (and cheaper) than something like Aaron Brothers.
@abatalion the primary difference between the two is framebridge requires you ship them your art and Mountary sends you the materials to DIY (its like a Michael's that just shows up).
@abatalion@micah Hi Micah, see my post below for more details but we also have our White Glove service (mountary.com/white-glove) where we will send you a real expert framer who will walk you through the process as opposed to mailing your artwork, for $25 this is great value.
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