Castelli Art Framing

This is the most professional fine art framer I have found in LA. They have successfully face mounted photographic prints for me without any issues which is incredibly difficult. They also have successfully mounted photographs to aluminum for me. They are helpful and the prices and turnaround time are very reasonable. I always use them.

Castelli Fine Art Framing is hands down the best resource in Los Angeles for printing, framing, and customer service. Fred Goldstein (the owner) along with Melissa (his daughter) give the most superb attention to their craft and to their clients. It is not a hyperbole to say that Castelli’s work is pure perfection.
I am a commercial/​fine art photographer and needed over 20 photographs printed on aluminum and mounted for an exhibit. The sizes went from 24“x36″ to 40“x60″. The turnaround time was horrendous, considering the complexity of printing on aluminum. Castelli’s had less than two weeks to deliver proofs, print the work, and mount it. I had serious doubts they could deliver. Fred and Melissa proved me wrong. They completed the job on time, immaculately. The compliments I received on Castelli’s work were too numerous to count, and I attribute a portion of my sales to their services.
Over the years I’ve worked with many vendors, and I have never come across one who treats every client — from a high end art gallery to an independent artist — with equal care and quality. I can’t recommend Castelli’s enough. Fred and his first-​rate staff will guarantee success in any of your printing/​framing needs…

Castelli is perhaps the worst framer in Southern California. First, take Fred – a complete blowhard who will either ignore you completely, or talk nonsense for hours on end. Ryan, on the other hand takes no responsibility for anything and apparently just arranges delivery.
Framing: Well, given 5 pieces to frame – 3 had to be re-​done by them twice; one a third time. The end result, one job was unusable (at a mere $ 680). The frame had splotches of touch up paint all over it (from incompetent framing), screws protruded out the back (so it could not be used against a surface you care about without marring it – for example, modern wood panels). When I asked for a refund of the one piece – simply ignored.
This, and Castelli, are a joke. If you actually care about the end result, go somewhere else and drive right by.

I had a great experience with this shop. I came to frame my daughter’s art work she won an award for and I needed it done for the next day. I did not say that since the lady said it will be done by the next day anyways. It turns out, there was a problem with the frame and they tried to reach me but I was not able to respond, and when I came to pick up the framed artwork, it was not ready. It was past 5 pm already, their closing time. The owner (I assumed), really went arm and leg to get my artwork framed when I explained the situation, and not just that, he did not charge me anything. I am very grateful, the work was very professional and I would highly recommend this store. We should try to support businesses such as this that truly have a heart for their customers.

I love going here. I highly recommend Castelli. They frame tons of work for reputable galleries, museums, art spaces, and private collectors. They’re also great people. Great personalities and the same people tend to work there for years. They really take care of you and share their opinions freely to help you make the best choices. For artists, they are offer some great services as well such as photographing your artwork and custom building stretcher bars and other surfaces to make art or exhibit it in interesting ways. I’ve gone to «cheap» places such as Aaron Brothers and Fast Frame etc to get custom framing, and Castelli offered competitive if not better prices and a great selection.

With my background being a meticulous art director, my standards are pretty high. The folks at Castelli came through with flying colors. Their quality and attention to detail were amazing… not to mention their excellent customer service. Too bad they’re not open on the weekends.

I bought some frames from Aaron Brothers and tried everything to get the hanging brackets screwed in on my own. After calling every hardware and framing shop in town, I was incredibly lucky to get Sara on the phone who offered to help me. I brought six frames in, and she drilled the hardware in place for me — for free. I offered to buy the brackets and she refused. The service was so incredibly kind and generous and I don’t know what I would have done without her help. I will be framing all of my art here from now on and recommending to everyone!

Sara and Fred are knowledgeable and have taste too. I have framed family photos and art work and never have been disappointed.

I was given Fred’s number and information by my art manger, and was told he was the best in town for framing (and printing!). I went in today, and he is honestly one of the nicest human beings I’ve ever met. He could not have been more helpful, and you can tell he loves what he does. I am leaving my current printer and framer and transferring all my business to FRED! AA+++++

Fred and Doug worked with me to get a great, professional quality frame within my budget the first time and I’ll be back for all my framing and mounting for as long as I’m in LA. They do work for some very big names and galleries and the quality of the work is superb.