Business Image Group

05/19/2024

FLASH Open Studio & Art Sale
TODAY May 19th. 1:00-5:00
Friends and family — First Look!

Eco Framing is hosting its first preview of artwork for sale. Ii includes my photography, New Deal Mural reproductions frrom Coit Tower, historical images, framed artwork and vintage posters collected over decades at our Oakland custom picture framing studio.

If you have something you would like framed -
Eric Linville our shop manager will be here to assist

This is the first in a series of events we will be hosting over the next few months as we plan a major transition for our 40 years art and photography business - based in Oakland for the last 20 years.

510-384-9284 - my cell
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Meet design director Bennett Hall and his partner Helen, enjoy a glass of wine, great deals if you find something you like.

510-338-6160 - studio number
755 Apple Street, Oakland 94603
[email protected]

Our normal studio hours are Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm...............

Unprecedented Selection!
Our studio features over 500 styles of in-stock picture frame moulding covering all styles which we offer at 20-50% discount from retail. You can achieve any design style and save on your budget, enjoy quicker turnaround and join us in being more sustainable in our work.

One of a kind Archive!
Bennett pulled from his archives many unique framed and unframed photographic & art prints, most are one-of-a-kind from his personal collection available at special pricing. These include historical images of Oakland, San Francisco and beyond, including eclectic images from around the world.

05/23/2021

Meet the founders of Business Image Group
..My wife Australian Helen and I are the cover story for the May issue of our community magazine, "Montclair Living."

The story tells how we met, describes our community exhibits, including the US District Court, our sustainable picture framing business, Eco Framing in Oakland, legacy projects co-founding San Francisco's first Business Improvement District, photographing Huey Lewis’ album covers, and of all things creating the Ronald Reagan Suite at the Century Plaza Hotel—an unusual project for a Democrat to say the least! (Yes I met Nancy at the Gala opening)

Cheers, Bennett and Helen

10/23/2019

Omni Hotel - Bob's Steak & Chop House, San Francisco, produced 1991

This is where Judge Breyer and his wife Sydney discovered our historical work in 2002, which led to our now 18-year project creating historical community exhibits for the US District Courthouses in Northern California. End to end the Courthouse exhibit program is about a mile long were it be stretched out.

Omni Hotel - Bob's Steak & Chop House, San Francisco, produced 1991 This is where Judge Breyer and his wife Sydney discovered our historical work in 2002 which led to our now 18 year project creating historical exhibits for the US District Courthouses in Northern California.

07/26/2019

Great shot of the Washington Hospital's volunteer team in front of the 60" sculptural emblem of their logo we created for them back in 1998 - still looking as vibrant as when we installed it. Great client and community!

Resourceful. Super helpful. Friendly and considerate. Those are just some of the comments we’ve received about our front-desk staff at Washington Hospital. Pictured are a few of the staff and volunteers who dedicate themselves to greeting patients, families and visitors––answering their questions, providing directions and more. Thank you for helping make our community feel welcome.

06/10/2019

An excellent video celebrating our client Washington Hospital, featuring their CEO Nancy Farber, Fremont Bank's generosity and their leading work in community health care, proving it to be a viable alternative to the often impersonal industrial scale health care that is all too prevalent today.

Some of our artwork can be seen in this presentation.

03/04/2019

Check out this Flickr Album of our favorite projects over the last couple decades.

Explore this photo album by Bennett Hall on Flickr!

02/15/2019

We are pleased to showcase this incoming seal destined for Judge Davila's courtroom in San Jose, arriving at Eco Framing for final preparation for installation tomorrow.

This piece is 48" wide, weighs in at 85 lbs, crafted in solid California Black Oak by our partner Woodlab of Eureka, thanks for Jeremy Harris.

This will be the 4th custom routed and carved seal we have crafted with them for the US District Court, also located in Oakland and McKinleyville (see below)

These seals are centerpieces for our programs which are installed throughout the public space, chambers, and courtrooms of the US District Courthouses in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and McKinleyville.

Throughout their facilities, you will find exhibits directly expressing the community heritage of the immediate areas served by the court. Our programs combine historical photograph with educational narratives as well as high-resolution reproductions of New Deal Era murals from Coit Tower and other locations.

Installation is slated for later in March; for more details, click through to my Flickr gallery

From our next project in progress—this is a custom 48” solid Oak seal for the US District Courthouse we are redesigning in San Jose. The seals are made with a CNC router and hand-tooled, with a layered finish. This bad boy weighs in a 85 lbs is made of joined California Black Oak, all pieces sel...

11/13/2018

More news breaking on the opening of Washington Hospital's new Morris Hyman Pavillion.

The building not only was built to withstand a major earthquake but also to continue operating after one strikes.