Thanks kendo!  Very astute observations.  The tiles of this piece is mounted to black perspex so is 3/4" thick, which allows it to stand on it's own on a flat surface (including the inside of the frame) without tipping.  There is a hanging hole on the back of the piece, which I can have the option to affix to the back of the frame.  But generally I just wanted to provide some protection and stability (2 keyhole mounts on the perspex frame vs. 1 on the piece itself). 

I wanted 1/8" thickness in the front to minimize the amount of perspex to see through to view the piece.  But having 1/8" thick sides would result in less contact surface for the cement and increased possibility of the front piece lifting off of the sides over time.

I've also left a 1/16" gap between the piece and the inside dimensions of the frame to allow for expansion/contraction without damage.

For an Invasion Kit, where the whole thing is flat, I think this should give further ideas:




For proper citation, this was from Otomi's posts here:  urbanartassociation.com/post/1286477/thread

met, appreciate your comments.  I did not investigate the rounded corners and edges concept.  As a test of Canal Plastic (the other shop) I actually just had another easy small box done by them, which I picked up today.  Let me email both shops and see if they can do the moulded corners based on what I sent them previously and get back to you.  Cheers.

Thank you for checking and getting back to me. 

While I think rounded corners and edges look much better, I also suspect the expertise and labour required to produce a bespoke mould would potentially double or triple the price. And using non-reflective acrylic would push the total cost even higher.

Just got my hands on a Keith haring pop shop bag and was thinking of putting it in a Perspex box, does anyone have any recommendations on who to use in south of uk Essex, Herts, London ?

Also don't want to damage the bag so how would it be mounted in Perspex box?

Thanks

I would like this as well! Any help would be greatly apreciated.

Habitat

I bought a couple of these previously...

Combination of Life Clear Acrylic Magnetic Photo Picture Frame (5"X7") www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013I08WVM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_yOFexbXWFAVMP

I can't vouch for them as never got round to using them, but my picture framer pointed me in the direction of frwarren.co.uk when I started talking to her about this kind of thing.

Your local frame store can probably do it as I ve been offered this service in the past. I’ve had acrylic frames done before but not in box shape, and ordered acrylic boxes from here for objects: shoppopdisplays.com

There’s also a few people doing boxes on etsy, maybe you can message some directly for a custom quote

Cut the middle man aka your framer and get in contact with a sign marker instead. Done it several times, cost depends on the complexity of the box. Clued is cheaper than bended corners.

I've used MrFrameman for a custom box, just sent the piece in..

Came back to me with options, was informed every step of the way,

Highly recommended..

Thanks for the help everyone!

I decided to go with an acrylic double tray frame from Acrylidex instead.

Hello and Happy New Year to all.

Somebody did a great job framing a Warm regards vinyl toy by Kaws. This was done in a custom
acrylic box.
I was wondering if you would know any place that could do the same job.

many thanks for your help.

Best

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