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Useful links:-
As explained elsewhere, Cliff is currently following an MA course in Design Studies at Central St Martin's College of Art and Design. As this is his main research resource into the aesthetics of picture framing design, it is placed at the top of the list. It can be found at:-http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/. If you want to check out the course itself, follow 'Interdiscplinary' then MA Design Studies.
A very useful resource for tracking down designers for the home, office or industrial setting is the Design Directory, which can be found at http://www.designdirectory.org/index.php?page=directory/search This link takes you straight to the search page.
For the historical aspect of picture framing, The National Portrait Gallery is probably the most important resource in the UK. They can be found at:- http://www.npg.org.uk/live/picframe.asp This link takes you straight to the Art of the Frame section of the research department.
The Heydenryk website is not only a fascinating journey into this successful framing business's history, but is also the source of two of the three books Cliff has found which deal specifically with the aesthetics of picture framing in pictorial form. They can be found at:-http://www.heydenryk.com/history.html
Wikipedia. 'It can't be any good because it's open-access and it's free.' Try it and see.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Probably the premier source of visual framing information in France is the Louvre. You will find them at:- http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite? You will go straight to the 'rechercher' (search) area. Type in 'cadre' (frame) to gain access to a huge resource.
LOCAL RESOURCES:-
The Art House (www.thearthouseatwestbourne.com) boasts four artists in residence, and is trying to set as high a standard as possible for visiting artists to meet.
The Pallant House Gallery in Chichester (www.pallanthousegallery.com)
Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth, (www.aspex.org.uk)
Havant Arts Centre (www.havantartsactive.co.uk)