pairs of picture frames

these pairs of picture frames were manufactured in parallel out of 7 types of hardwoods: bird's eye maple, padauk, lacewood, african walnut, cherry, wenge, and zebrawood. the design was inspired by the craftsman architectural style commonly found throughout santa barbara.

special thanks to jeff hampton from hampton harmony for helping with the woodworking.

bird's eye maple I

bird's eye maple II

padauk I

padauk II

lacewood I

lacewood II

african walnut I

african walnut II

cherry I

cherry II

wenge I

wenge II

zebrawood I

zebrawood II

bird's eye maple

this pair of bird's eye maple picture frames was dedicated to damian and małgorzata.

padauk

this pair of picture frames is made of padauk wood derived from the pterocarpus tree.

lacewood

this pair of picture frames is made of lacewood.

african walnut

this pair of african walnut picture frames was dedicated to martin and laurent.

cherry

this pair of cherry wood picture frames was dedicated to ciocia marieta.

wenge

this pair of wenge picture frames made from the millettia laurentii legume tree was dedicated to ciocia ewa and wuj ignaś.

zebrawood

this pair of zebrawood picture frames was dedicated to zuzia and christian.

backplate - intalled

the photo backplate is made of black acrylic and was manufactured with a laser cutter at the santa barbara hacker space.

backplate - removed

the photo backplate magnetically attaches via rare-earth-magnets to the picture frame, and is easily removable for switching photos.

backplate magnets