A story of broken glass

UCN frame in context
united colors of naples — frames

A story
of broken glass.

For years, we only sold the artworks. Then we realized that the wrong frame could ruin them. So we built the right one.

What's inside
Shatterproof
It doesn't explode. It cracks. Zero shards at home.
92% Light
Museum-quality transparency. Colors remain vibrant.
Solid Wood
Knot-free Ayous. Zero MDF, zero formaldehyde.
Handmade Kraft
Workshop-style back. Total airtight seal.
Invisible Hanging
Attachment in solid wood. Not on the fragile back. The picture remains perfectly flat.
A true story

For years we said no.

When you hold a unique, handmade poster print, designed and curated in every detail, the last thing you want is to see it in a terrible plastic frame or with thin glass that suddenly breaks, just like that, out of the blue.

Or worse, during transport.
Or, absolute madness, that it shatters into a thousand pieces from a child's ball or a simple unlucky coincidence.

For this reason too, for a long time, we didn't sell frames.
We preferred not to rather than doing it badly.
We focused on the artwork.
On the color.
On the impact it has when you see it.

Then we started studying.
For a long time.
Found, rejected, broken, restarted.

Until we created something we would choose for our own home: real solid wood, museum-quality shatterproof synthetic glass.
Inside, small nails (not sociopathic tabs), 4mm anti-humidity cardboard, a beautiful, smooth back made of branded Kraft paper.
Invisible hanging system.
Like in old workshops.

It's not a frame.
It's the container your artwork deserves.

Add it to the poster print.
We'll set it up.
You just have to hang it.
There you go.

— Gix, United Colors of Naples
Frame material detail
Every millimeter has a reason.
Ayous wood is lacquered with a "Dead Flat" finish — total opacity, zero reflections. To the touch, it's velvet. Visually, it disappears. Only your artwork remains.
The glass that doesn't break.
It's not glass. It's PMMA XT 3.0 mm — optical polymer with 92% transmittance and integrated 85% UV block. Shatterproof. Lighter. Protects colors for decades without additional films.
PMMA sheet in direct light
UCN frame handmade setup
We do the setup.
You don't receive a separate frame and artwork. Each poster print is hand-mounted by us, inside the frame, before shipping. A meticulous and ultra-careful artisanal work — piece by piece, one at a time. It arrives ready to hang.
Why not normal glass?
Technical analysis — 3.0 mm front sheet
Parameter PMMA XT — UCN choice Common Glass Museum Glass
Impact Safety Technically shatterproof Explodes into shards Explodes into shards
Light transmittance 92% actual 89–90% 98–99%
UV Block 85% native 20–30% (ineffective) 80–99%
Color fidelity Absolute neutral Green/cyan shift Neutral
VOC / formaldehyde Zero emissions Yes (sealants) Sensitive coating
Specific weight 1.19 g/cm³ 2.50 g/cm³ 2.50 g/cm³
Cost Contained Low (but breaks) Prohibitive
The details, for those who want to dig deeper.
Each layer of the frame has a code name and a precise function.
  • ST-WD-AYOUSAyous Solid Wood Frame
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    Real Ayous Solid Wood. Knot-free, straight grain, extraordinary lightness, monumental wall stability.
  • FN-LAC-SATHandcrafted Dead Flat Lacquering
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    Deep matte "Dead Flat" finish (Gloss < 5%). Zero annoying reflections, total absorption of ambient light and velvet-like surface to the touch (Velvet Touch).
  • PMMA-XT-30Museum-Quality Synthetic Glass
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    Extruded Polymethyl Methacrylate (3.0 mm). Museum-quality crystal clear transparency (>92%), structural rigidity and extreme thickness. 100% shatterproof and safe against impacts.
  • THE HEARTYour Poster Print
    Your poster print finds its perfect place at the center of this protective ecosystem: beautifully preserved over time and ready to integrate seamlessly into your environment to evoke emotions every day.
  • BR-HYG-40Internal Anti-Humidity Protection
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    4.0 mm technical cardboard with breathable geometry placed behind your artwork. Creates a dense network of micro-channels for natural ventilation that regulates the internal microclimate, protecting the paper from condensation and yellowing (anti-foxing).
  • SG-AV + FX-PINHandmade Kraft Back + Steel Pins
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    Covered on the back with natural Kraft paper, like in high-quality artisan workshops, and reinforced with structural steel pins shot with calibrated pressure. Definitive airtight dust seal and monolithic compactness (zero unsightly flexible tabs).
  • SUS-HID-BKConcealed Hanging
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    Invisible attachment anchored in the load-bearing solid wood, not on the weak back panel. Prevents the picture from tilting forward: it remains perfectly flat and parallel to the wall.
  • ECO-MDF-0Certified Health — Formaldehyde-Free
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    100% MDF-Free and Formaldehyde-Free configuration. Chemically inert to guarantee pure air in the room and the eternal vibrancy of colors.
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it doesn't sell itself
The frame is added
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It doesn't have a product page. It can be added with one click directly from the page of each UCN poster print — available in 12 custom sizes.

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