Stiicks Frame Brandon Knowlden

And kickstarter is getting first dibs.

Stiicks frame brandon knowlden. Stiicks use 4 thin strips of sustainable american hardwood embedded with strong magnets to sandwich artwork in place. Enter stiicks the brainchild of brandon knowlden a chicago based designer. Stiicks flat black magnetic frame use 4 thin strips of sustainable american hardwood embedded with strong magnets to sandwich your artwork in place. From chicago based well made where founder and former adman brandon knowlden aims for a design statement these days that lasts longer than a 30 second tv commercial.

A size agnostic floating magnetic frame was simply a response to how we see the world. Brandon says stiicks are a response to a new way of thinking. And we stripped it all away until we had our stiicks magnetic framing kit. Stiicks are incredibly quick to install because you can easily see what you re doing.

Brandon s experience in industrial design led him to create stiicks a solid wood and magnet system used to frame art. No wonder that designer brandon knowlden is very proud of this design. This means easier more accurate mounting. That smarter is the new harder that simpler is most often better and that the things we make should last.

Made with industrial strength magnets stiicks grips your prints and artwork and allows for quick. Stiicks are the simplest most well crafted frame ever. A good frame could run a pretty penny and although the results are often well worth it stiicks by brandon knowlden a former ad guy shows that simplicity always wins in the end. The first version of this product was created outside of detroit michigan at founder brandon knowlden s family cabin and wood shop.

Magnets are just below the surface to leave artwork undamaged and furniture grade lacquer means an acid free finish. Or use adhesive mounting tape not included. The product though still only available for pre sale has already attracted the attention of the san francisco museum of modern art knowlden said. Custom framing is very expensive and for many of us an unnecessary barrier to enjoying our artwork.

It is a modern and minimalist take on frames that appear to be inspired by the look of scrolls and retro projection screens. Today we are featuring chicago maker well made an industrial design and furniture studio of brandon knowlden. In 5 standard sizes and 4 finishes each stiicks set includes everything to frame and mount artwork with screws and wall anchors. Well made s latest product called stiicks inspired a massively successful kickstarter campaign and was created with the goal of offering a stylish and affordable solution for displaying art.

Brandon knowlden is raising funds for stiicks a thoughtful new way to think about framing on kickstarter.