Framed wall art, mirrors and sets for hotels and hospitality

Wooden frames give a warmer, heavier look suited to lobbies and suites. Synthetic frames use a 0.75 inch polystyrene-fibre moulding with a pure-white canvas and suit repeat runs for standard rooms. engineered wood-mounted canvas has no frame at all and gives a clean modern edge. A gallery-wrapped canvas wraps the print round the stretcher bar, so it too has no visible frame. A sample of two options side by side usually settles the choice faster than a description.

This is a hypothetical example, written to show how a hotel buyer or a hotel furnishing supplier can set out a brief. It describes no real client and no real project.

The situation

A mid-sized hotel is refreshing its guest rooms and corridors. The furnishing supplier needs framed art for the rooms, a feature piece for the lobby and mirrors for the corridor landings. Every room of one type must match, and the lobby may look warmer than the rooms.

How the buyer might split the list

Write down each room type and each public area as its own line. Decide which lines are repeat runs and which are one-offs. For repeat runs, a simpler frame suits the job. For the lobby, a wooden frame gives a heavier look. Ask for two options as samples, side by side, and choose between them.

A point worth writing down

Hotels often change a room type late. Put each room type on its own line with its own label, so one change does not disturb the rest of the list. Note which pieces must be identical and which may vary by floor. Say whether the hotel will supply artwork or expects options to choose from.

What to send: the room schedule, one line per room type, the artwork files if the hotel holds them, the frame colour you want matched, and whether the pieces carry your brand. A rough total quantity for the whole order is enough at the enquiry stage.