Irvin Stafford's Contact Details

Irvin Stafford's Company Details

Stafford Framing Company

Oro Valley, Arizona, United States • 1 Employees
Retail

Handcrafted picture frames from my home studio in Tucson. I'm dedicated to using traditional woodworking techniques to make frames from scratch with the beauty and authenticity of solid hardwood and with designs inspired by Tucson's unique history and culture.After 22 years in the framing industry in New York City, I returned to my hometown of Tucson to care for my elderly parents and to start my own framing company in 2019. Tucson was where I'd first learned framing, and over the years I found myself missing Tucson more and more Now that I was back, I thought I could give Tucsonans an alternative to conventional frame shops by offering frames that are custom made by hand from scratch in my home workshop.I approach every new project with the underlying belief that to properly frame a picture the frame itself must be well made. This is why I make my frames from beautiful solid hardwood using traditional joinery. In addition, I work with a curated selection of frame makers around the world, giving me the unique ability to produce frames with unlimited possibilities for designs that are in perfect harmony with the specific characteristics of each picture.More than a custom frame shop, I have a complete woodworking shop where I use beautiful hardwoods to make frames by hand with classic furniture-making techniques that have been adapted to the particularly refined and precise demands of picture frame-making. And since I combine frame design and production in one small shop, I'm able to produce truly inventive framing designs, invented in collaboration with my clients.Though I specialize in designs inspired by Tucson's design and architectural history, my process lends itself to transcending particular styles which offers you the opportunity to place your picture in the perfect setting, one that will endure in both design and craftsmanship.