Art Works Framers has been part of the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington community since 1982.

What began as a local framing workshop in Karori has grown into a business working with artists, families, collectors, galleries, museums, designers and commercial clients throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. While the projects we work on are wonderfully varied, they all begin in much the same way: with people who care about the artworks and objects they bring through our door.

Art Works Framers is a team of craftspeople working together in our Wellington workshop.

Our team has always included practising artists and designers, bringing a broad understanding of art, design and creative practice into the workshop every day. This range of experience brings something different to the table and contributes to the conversations we have with our clients.

We believe good framing is built on solid relationships. Many of our customers have returned to us with their framing for years, bringing new projects as their collections and lives evolve. The same is true within our team, where collaboration, mutual respect and a shared commitment to the craft create a workshop culture we're proud to be part of.

We take our work seriously, but we also believe the best work happens when people enjoy what they do. We hope that's something our customers feel the moment they walk through the door.

Today, Art Works Framers is owned by Tom Westlake and Dylan Taylor, who are proud to continue the workshop's long tradition while helping shape its future.

Alongside the rest of the team, they're building on more than four decades of experience while continuing to find new ways of doing things.

Over the decades we've worked on an extraordinary variety of projects, from deeply personal family treasures to nationally significant collections.

That experience has given us an understanding of the many different reasons people bring artworks and objects to us, and the different priorities each project can carry. The materials and projects change, but the essentials remain much the same: listening carefully, understanding what has been brought to us, and working out what the framing needs to do.