Questions

What sizes are the prints?

Every work is made in three sizes: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm), A3 (29.7 × 42 cm) and 50 × 70 cm. These are the sizes of the sheet; the image sits inside a white border that is wider on the larger sheets.

Framed, each piece is about 3 cm larger than the sheet in each direction, because the window mount covers part of the border and the moulding adds a little on every side. If you need the exact outside measurements for a particular wall, ask and we will measure a finished frame.

Why is every image the same shape?

All our works are composed at a ratio of 1 : 1.4, landscape. A-series paper is very close to that (1 : 1.414) and 50 × 70 cm is exactly that, so the white border absorbs the small difference and the image never has to be cropped. Because each image is generated from its seed rather than scaled up from a file, the large print has the same fine detail as the small one.

What paper and inks do you use?

Two 100% cotton, acid-free, matte papers: a smooth 310 gsm sheet in natural white for Ridgelines and Winter Fields, and a lightly textured, slightly warmer 300 gsm sheet for River Light. Neither contains optical brighteners. The inks are a ten-colour pigment set. The process page goes into more detail about both.

How do the editions work?

Each work is made in an edition of 30 in each size, so no more than 90 prints of any image will exist. Prints are signed and numbered in pencil on the back, with the seed the image was generated from. Proofs are kept in the studio and are never sold. When an edition is complete, that size is not printed again.

Do the prints come framed?

We make a linden frame for every print, in all three sizes, in our own workshop. If you would rather frame a print yourself, or match frames you already have, prints are also available unframed, packed flat between boards and never rolled.

How should I look after a print?

Hang it out of direct sunlight, and away from bathrooms, damp outside walls and the space directly above a radiator. Pigment inks are very stable, but strong sun will still fade any work on paper over time.

Clean the acrylic glazing with a soft, dry microfibre cloth, or one barely dampened with plain water. Avoid glass cleaner and anything containing alcohol, which can cloud acrylic. The waxed linden only needs dusting. If an unframed print is waiting to be framed, keep it flat in its packaging and handle it by the edges with clean, dry hands.

Can I have a different size, colour or crop?

No, and we hope you'll forgive us. Each image is composed and proofed for its palette and its proportions, and a different colour or crop would really be a different work. Keeping to three sizes is also what lets Jonas cut frames in efficient batches.

How are new series announced?

New work appears in the journal first, usually with a note about how it was made. If you would like a short email when something new is released, write to hello@lindenframe.org with "new series" in the subject. That note goes out a few times a year at most, and we use your address for nothing else.