Conservation Framing
Cal conservation mounting a limited edition of Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon”.
Cal Smith is a specialist conservation framer with 20 years of experience as a maker and designer.
Our studio is based in Wivenhoe, Essex (1h direct train from Liverpool Street Station) and we organise regular collections of artworks from London.
Whether you are a private collector, a gallery or museum please get in touch to discuss your project.
Framing Courses
Cal regularly shares his expertise in courses tailored to suit individual needs in his studio in Wivenhoe, Essex.
Students learn how to mount artworks and make attractive conservation-grade frames to display a work of art of their choice, using both hand tools and professional framing equipment.
A student completing a frame made on the course.
Cal Smith Gallery
We curate a collection of modern art and design with a focus on Modernism and Brutalism, particularly from Emigré and Outsider Artists. Our collection includes artists such as Ron Hitchins, Lothar Klute, Peter László Péri and Siegfried Charoux among others.
We exhibit our collection at the Decorative Fair in Battersea Park, or by appoinment at our Wivenhoe studio.