Why Plexiglass framing is more preferred over glass?

After purchasing the piece of art that you have been wanting for a long time or getting your family photo ready to showcase it in your living room, you are all happy about the art or the photograph and then comes a time when you have to make a decision of what type of framing to use whether to go for the Plexiglass or the Glass. Let me give you some tips about what Framing to choose and then you can decide for yourself.

Plexiglass was designed and created by German scientist Otto rohm also known as acrylic safety glass. Firstly it was used in airplane periscopes and windshields but during the coming years the use of Plexiglass expanded. One such important use of Plexiglass today is in the framing industry, glass which was originally used in framing is now getting substituted by the Plexiglass.

When thinking about Plexiglass the very first thing that flashes in our mind is the durability, meaning that Plexiglass lasts longer because of its unbreakable property,ideal for shipping purposes. What if you get your framed piece with the broken glass from the delivery company and all you will get for that is some compensation filling out for the glass and the canvas and above all the you will have an good piece of art damaged. Plexiglass will help to prevent this disaster. Safe to use it in the area of high activity like in the kids room it. Many museums are also switching to the Plexiglass because of the glass breaking problem.

   

One other property is that Plexiglass is lightweight as compared to the glass which makes it more easy to transport or ship the it. And hanging from the wall and moving the art here and there makes it an easy job.

And last but not the least Plexiglass is more optically pure than the glass. When using the glass the non expensive non grading glass will give an green tint, while an UV filter glass will have an yellow tint. In case of the Plexiglass these is built into material.

We will not say that Plexiglass is flawless and unbeatable even it has some Disadvantages some cons like : Acrylic is worse than Glass when it comes to the static charge. It is one of the biggest disadvantages or the drawbacks of the Plexiglass. The static charge attracts more dust as related to the glass and it can be one of the biggest problems when setting up the Art piece.

One such disadvantage is the pricing Plexiglass is more expensive than the Glass. Standard Plexiglass is more expensive than the standard glass. Plexiglass with UV protection and anti reflection is even more costlier. It has also been noted that Scratch resistance of Plexiglass is very low and it requires more care.

Taking into consideration the Pros ans Cons of Glass and Plexiglass, currently the it is more preferred than the glass due to the durability,lightweight and the pureness.

Rise of the custom picture framing

People come to the framing shops with unique things to frame like a signed jersey,some old flowers,tickets to concert and many such things which are of importance to them. They also have an unique demand of the framing. We have noticed that people prefer to have a custom made framing for their art and why not I must say everyone should do that (because that's the source of our income).

Custom framing is on the rise since about an decade where people wanting to create frames as per their needs and these gave birth to some good picture framing shops and artists. Picture framing is just like science the more you work with it the more you get the knowledge. With the availability of these many picture framing shops the customer becomes confused about whom to choose for their framing services, take a look at these three criteria when choosing a picture framing services.

1. Experience
2. Creativity
3. Longevity

When working with art keep in mind one thing “Do not harm”, damage to the piece of art is what no one wants so you need to handle with extra care and that's when framing comes into action because framing not only provides protection but also looks to the picture.

Everyone these days want to make their art piece look good and be some type of attraction to others by choosing the frame of you want the colour you want and the style of frame you want.

Custom framing Store in New York City

Greetings,

Welcome to the Paintbox Nolita blog. Picture framing has played an equal part as the painting.       According to the famous saying "Never judge a book by its cover" lets imagine a painting with a bad frame.A picture frame is just like the cover to the painting but in this case we need to make the cover look good.

Picture framing has advanced with the advancing technology and with that there has been made new additions to the framing like the Plexiglas framing,in Plexiglas framing the painting is stored in a glass which gives the painting an hovering effect and added protection. customized framing is also in trend now in which we can get the color,size,material of choice.

Paintbox Nolita provides customized framing as required by  the customers on their demand,Plexiglas framing and mat finishing are also done.

We are located at 22 spring st., New York where we also host art works of the some renowned artists of New York and they are also available for sale at affordable price.To get more insight about framing and their benefits follow our blog #paintboxnolita