Advice

Speaking at a QIDA meeting last week in Brisbane gave me an excellent opportunity to refresh on a couple of areas that still need to be covered by way of advice to professionals and non-professionals alike. Having reflected on the fantastic questions asked and going over an article I wrote for Queensland Homes a couple of years ago about how to go about displaying family photos in your home, I felt I should share my philosophy around the ‘Family wall’. Photos of family members are often fun, emotional, beautiful and spark the feelings that we have for those close to...

  I was on holiday not long ago in a fantastic part of this beautiful country and walking along the foreshore with my family I noticed out of the corner of my eye three large canvases in a favourite restaurant of mine literally flapping in the wind. They were above a table in the entrance near the front of the restaurant which is quite a popular place to sit but more importantly the first thing passers by would notice. I decided there and then that I would write this post as a tribute to the importance of using a professional...

Any unframed board less than 5mm in thickness usually requires a rivet instead of a screw to attached a D-ring as there isn't enough thickness in the material to house a substantial thread. When possible, using a rivet is a good solution. For a 4mm board (example) the rivet should be at least 9mm long x 2.5-3mm in diameter with the addition of a thin washer on the back of the board to suit the rivet which will sandwich the D-ring between the board and the said washer. When doing this to acrylic it is strongly recommended that the hole to be...

The Locator multirail range is recommended whereever there is a need for picture hanging and lighting as the rail houses lighting functionality within it allowing for complete adjustment of both position of pictures and lights. When planning a quotation for this system there are a few things to consider and we urge you to get in touch with us to discuss. To help prepare you for this discussion the following list will give a guide to the bits of information we will ask in order to offer a complete and realistic initial quotation. Some bullet points for your consideration of this system: Each...

We often get asked what products we have available for use in an Art exhibition, whether it be in a School hall, a Shopping centre or in the state Exhibition centre. We always recommend one of two options we have: Avanti Artshow This is a system that is specifically designed for exhibition panels. The rail fits to the top of the panel and the hangers can be used on either side (doubling the amount of hanging space). This allows full adjustment of Artwork and pictures alike. EN/ES15 hangers These are custome made (you specify the width of your panel) out of stainless steel...