Section one · Paper
Hahnemühle cotton rag, a hundred years lightfast.
Every print and every portrait on paper is produced on Hahnemühle Photo Rag — a 100% cotton mould-made paper with a matte, lightly textured surface. Printed with pigment inks, the sheet carries a Wilhelm-rated lightfastness in excess of a hundred years under ordinary interior conditions.
The paper is acid- and lignin-free, which is the quiet way of saying it will not yellow, brown, or brittle the way lesser stocks do after a decade in a room.
Section two · Frame (Large)
Solid American maple, UV glazing, acid-free mat.
Large prints and framed portraits are housed in a solid American maple moulding, hand-finished in the studio and mitred without face nails. The mat is a four-ply, museum-grade rag — white-core, acid-free, cut to a window that leaves a generous margin of paper visible.
Behind the mat, a UV-protective glazing filters the light the print would otherwise fade under. Behind the print, a rag backing board and sealed dust cover. Nothing in contact with the artwork is anything other than archival.
Section three · Portrait care
Out of the sun. A soft dry cloth. Never water.
Keep portraits out of direct sunlight. Even UV glazing slows fade; it does not stop it. A wall that receives an hour of indirect morning light is ideal; a wall that faces an afternoon window is not.
Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth — a clean microfibre is perfect. Never use water, glass cleaner, or any household spray on the glazing or the paper. If the piece ever needs more than dusting, write to us and we will talk you through it.
Section four · Book care
Cotton-thread sewn. Opens flat. Spot-clean only.
Every Bookified book is hand-sewn with cotton thread on a sewing frame, which is the reason it opens flat and stays open. The cover is a cloth bookcloth over boards; the endpapers are a matching cotton sheet.
Shelve upright, never flat for long periods, and out of direct sun. If the cover ever catches a mark, spot-clean gently with a barely damp cloth — do not soak the cloth and do not scrub. Books are repairable: write to us before you improvise.