Known for museum-quality, closed-corner craftsmanship, Baltimore’s Phrame Inc. serves museums, galleries, artists, and collectors with custom frames made in its own shop. The company also provides careful art installation for clients across the Mid-Atlantic.
The Chessler CompanyFounded in Baltimore in 1959, The Chessler Company is a family-owned, third-generation custom framing business serving homes and commercial spaces across the Mid-Atlantic. Its Baltimore factory produces custom frames, while the company’s team also provides art consultation, delivery and installation for projects ranging from family heirlooms to large hotel and healthcare installations. The business remains rooted in the community Richard and Babs Chessler built from their original Belvedere Avenue shop.BALTIMORE, MD
The Chesapeake Framing CompanyFor 40 years, The Chesapeake Framing Company has been a Kensington, Maryland studio where trained artisans give treasured artwork a carefully considered finished frame. Each piece stays in the shop and is handled by the same in-house team from consultation through assembly, serving individual collectors as well as residential and corporate clients.KENSINGTON, MD
Furst BrosFurst Bros. makes picture-frame mouldings and provides framing services from its Baltimore plant, where the craft has been part of the company’s identity since 1865. The business has been guided by the Decker family for three generations, moving from its longtime Leadenhall Street home into a 66,000-square-foot facility with expanded production capabilities. Today, the family-led company also handles large fulfillment framing projects and custom acrylic boxes.BALTIMORE, MD
Downing FramesWorking from Brooklyn’s Navy Yard, Downing Frames is an art-framing studio known for treating each piece as a collaboration with its artist, curator, or collector. Its team creates custom frames using conservation framing practices and serves clients across New York’s gallery, museum, and auction worlds.BROOKLYN, NY