One-of-a-Kind: Framing Stories in Found Materials

There’s something satisfying about a perfect pairing — the right piece of ephemera in the right corner of a mount board, or a vintage frame that somehow feels made for what you’ve just created.

But none of it happens quickly. And that’s the point.

The one-of-a-kind artwork range at Haus of Beige is where slow-making really lives: ephemera that’s been collected over years, frames rescued from antique shops and car boot sales, mount boards hand-painted in the studio, sometimes tested in three or four colours before one feels right.

Some frames arrive scratched or dusty. Some need reworking. Some come with their own forgotten treasures inside, a photo, a name, a paper scrap from another lifetime. They get cleaned, repaired, and reframed with care. Nothing is over-polished. It’s about preserving texture, not erasing it.

Each finished piece is a small act of rescue and reuse. Collage fragments meet mount colour, meet frame, meet story. Everything is made by hand, one at a time, which means no two will ever be the same.

This isn’t mass production. It’s a conversation between what’s found and what’s felt. And that’s what gives these pieces presence.