Crescent has announced the addition of 20 new items to the RagMat line.
Fourteen new colors featuring soft neutrals like the clean white of Cloud
and the soft cream of Cloth complement a new range of blues and greens as
well as the rich red of Claret and the smoky gray of Shade. These new
32"x40" colors, and the addition of six new 40"x60"s, add versatility and
depth to the RagMat offering which now exceeds 400 items, the largest
collection of cotton matboards in the industry.
Cotton RagMat is the only matboard guaranteed safe next to any artwork. It¹s the natural choice when the highest levels of protection are required. For over 1500 years cotton has been both the courier and curator of history. Priceless documents such as the Gutenberg Bible, Shakespeare¹s first folio, and the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights exist today because they were printed or penned on cotton paper. The time-honored practice of making matboard with cotton paper is still employed by Crescent today. It is rich in tradition requiring time, skill and great attention to detail.
The quality of cotton RagMat is simply unsurpassed, it is preferred by preservationists and museums worldwide and has been trusted by artists and historians for centuries and now it is available only to the art and framing professional. Trust cotton when preserving valuable art originals, limited edition prints or any artwork that demands the best matting available.
Crescent is pleased to announce the addition of eight new colors to the industry¹s largest line of Suede Fabrics. From the soft green of Reed to the dry-brown of Rattan, this elegant palette mirrors colors found in nature. These high-quality European fabrics are manufactured to exacting specifications and are laminated to 100% conservation core and backing papers. All are available in size 32"x40" and 40"x60".
These eight new colors bring the Moorman Suede line to over 130 options, and the full line of Moorman fabric options to 207. Moorman fabric matboards are excellent for limited edition prints, shadowboxes, traditional, to Asian, to landscapes.
Crescent Cardboard Company proudly introduces 23 new items to its RagMat Museum line of premium quality matboards. Fourteen new 32”x40” colors, as well as six new 40”x60”s and three new 8-ply’s add versatility and depth to the industry’s finest, and largest, collection of 100% cotton matboards. This brings the total number of RagMat Museum Solids to 115.
Crescent and Crane – Two companies with a history of quality
When is has to be protected, it has to be RagMat. For over a century Crescent has maintained the highest standards for quality in the materials it uses. That is why Crescent is excited to partner with Crane® paper, a company known for over 200 years as simply the world’s finest manufacturer of cotton papers. Crescent and Crane have produced these newest colors, and many other RagMat Museum Solids, with one purpose in mind - to protect artwork. From open-reproductions to fine art originals, trust in the quality and appeal of solid-colored RagMat Museum Solids, quality that’s guaranteed.
Cotton RagMat is preferred by Preservationists in museums and galleries worldwide for its time-tested quality and durability. Each RagMat Museum board is one solid color throughout and is hand inspected to meet the highest standards set by F.A.C.T.S., F.A.T.G. and framing professionals worldwide. Trust cotton RagMat when preserving valuable art originals, limited edition prints or any other artwork that demands the best matting available.
Crescent proudly introduces nine new colors into the RagMat Museum Solids line of 100% cotton museum matboards. The new additions present a wonderfully warm, neutral and appealing palette of colors. This brings the total number of RagMat Museum Solids to 92.
Cotton RagMat is preferred by Preservationists in museums and galleries worldwide for its time-tested quality and durability. Each RagMat Museum board is one solid color throughout and is hand inspected to meet the highest standards set by F.A.C.T.S., F.A.T.G. and framing professionals worldwide. Trust cotton RagMat when preserving valuable art originals, limited edition prints or any other artwork that demands the best matting available.
Crescent RagMat: Colors for the art of Life…cotton for the Life of Art.
Crescent has introduced fifteen new, alpha-cellulose, conservation-grade matboards with decorative patterns. This new offering of visually textured matboard combines a value-priced conservation board with cutting edge design and trend conscious color. Crescent Accents is the perfect choice for accenting your fine artwork.
The fifteen items are spread across three new patterns: Cork, Earthern, and Aged Leather.
Cork features an interesting, distinctive, yet subtle background pattern that comes in five neutral colors. Enhancing the artwork without overpowering it, Cork brings contemporary style to matboard.
Earthen is a classic, highly useable new pattern that comes in five warm, attractive color ways. Earthen is the perfect matboard partner to a wide variety of artwork styles.
Aged Leather features the timeless warmth, texture and appeal of leather. In five handsome shades, this patterned matboard is a wonderful complement for a wide variety of artwork.
Crescent is pleased to announce that Jay Goltz of Artists’ Frame Service will be partnering with them as a consultant to develop programs to assist framers in growing their business. Jay has developed successful programs in retailing, merchandising and marketing as he has successfully grown his own business.
Touted as "the Henry Ford of the picture framing industry," Jay Goltz may be the voice in the wilderness that the new generation of framers has been looking for. He graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1978 with a bachelor of arts degree in accounting. Then, he took what he considered "a different path" and started his own business at a time when most of his peers were taking jobs as accountants or going to graduate school.
In the summer of 1978, Goltz founded Artists' Frame Service. Starting first in his dad's basement, he soon moved into an old factory district in Chicago. Today, the business is the largest retail, custom picture framing facility in the nation, with over 70 employees. Goltz has won numerous business awards, including being inducted into the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Goltz is the author of "The Street Smart Entrepreneur: 133 Tough Lessons I Learned the Hard Way" and is well known for his no-nonsense business advice.
Words
such as Colorful, Whimsical, Trendy, Elegant, and Complex are used to
describe the eight new colors in the Crescent Decorative line of matboard.
They range from Rattan to a light Spring
Blossom.
The introduction of the new colors supports Crescent’s Good,Better,Best strategy that reinforces the need to offer all of the CHOICES necessary to meet the needs of a complex market. The matboards are moderately priced and can meet the requirements of value-priced, casual framing.
The vibrant new colors are on Crescent’s standard cream core and are buffered to a neutral ph. They are all available in 32”x 40”.
The
Crescent RagMat line has expanded with the introduction of 10 new classic
colors, designed to accentuate both artwork and the setting. These colors,
ever-present both in architecture and in nature have been proven successful
over time and are now available on pure-white cotton RagMat.
“This new color palette for RagMat represents colors that are historic in nature. They are rich in heritage and are elegant.” “This addition expands the RagMat line of cotton matboards well beyond any other selection in the industry.” said Kate McCarthy, Sr. Vice-president of Marketing for Crescent.
All 10 colors are offered in 32x40” (81x102cm). These conservation matboards feature 100% cotton core and backing papers and the colors range from rich neutrals Dark Cream and Antique Gray to a misty gray blue Brighton.
Crescent introduced eight new Moorman Fabric matboards. All eight new colors are in the successful Linen series and are available in 32x40”. These Linens, in colors like neutral Canvas, the natural green of Willow and the exotic blue of Lagoon, meet the growing demand for exciting new colors on conservation quality fabric matboards. These eight new colors bring the Moorman Linen full line to sixty colors and textures. Moorman Linens are excellent for limited edition prints, shadowboxes, traditional, to Asian, to landscapes.
