Founded 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.
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
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
Phrame IncKnown 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.BALTIMORE, MD
Ziello IncSince 1983, Ziello has built custom picture frames in-house for artists, galleries, museums, and collectors from its Brooklyn studio. Founded by Richard Ziello and now run by his children Marlon and Faren, the family business combines hand craftsmanship with fine-art fabrication, including welded frames and period replicas. After acquiring Gerlach Frames in 2020, Ziello expanded its team to roughly 30 people while retaining its distinctly family-run character.BROOKLYN, NY