Attractive Display racks--do they exist?

[Darin Boville]

Display racks or print bins are downright ugly in most cases. Very much uninspired, it seems.

Anyone know of any good-looking ones for a gallery (not art fair) environment? Alternative ideas that serve the same purpose?

I did find this outfit but they are in England--but the best looking racks I've seen so far...didn't see anything on Etsy or e-bay...

http://www.printbrowsers.com

--Darin

[vinny]

Member dan dozer made one for a show I was part of once. It assembled w/o any hardware at all and packed flat when disassembled. I've been meaning to get a drawing or plan of it.

[Darin Boville]

Member dan dozer made one for a show I was part of once. It assembled w/o any hardware at all and packed flat when disassembled. I've been meaning to get a drawing or plan of it.

Do you have a photo of it?

--Darin

[tgtaylor]

Blick sells racks similar to those in the European link you posted: http://www.dickblick.com/print/racks/

Thomas

[ROL]

Attractive is in the eye of the beholder, and while I doubt these would meet with your stringent standards, here ya' go:

http://www.framingsupplies.com/Metro...playStands.htm

I ordered three in December. They're about as inexpensive as I think you'll find, but shipping can really add up. I had to make several modifications on mine, once they arrived, but did so without complaint.

[Drew Wiley]

I've always made my own, and my shop is well equipped to do it... but no time till I retire in a couple of years.

[tgtaylor]

What kind of "modifications" did you have to make?

Thomas

[bob carnie]

We made these to put prints in our main space works pretty well and easy to make.

[ROL]

Oooh, nice! – but I think the OPs concern is maximizing space.

[ROL]

What kind of "modifications" did you have to make?

Thomas

Re-gluing end caps, filing off burrs. The smallest "16x20 table top" racks were too small for my smallest 11x14 mounted to 16x20 prints, allowing the front supports to graze into the windows, potentially injuring the frontmost print. That issue may be specific to my print sizes and I solved it by gluing (nice looking) mat board to the front supports. The large collapsible floor model allowed some 24x30 matted prints to slip through in the front if not centered in the stack. This is avoidable with the types using fabric slings.

I'm pretty sure all this qualifies as the verboten "art fair" types unfavored by the OP.