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Our Story

We are a bespoke framing business, specialising in custom and conservation framing, servicing the Wanaka, Queenstown & Central Otago region.

The 45th Degree has been seeing to all your local framing needs for over 20 years. Under new ownership since 2020, we are a small team of passionate artists, designers and makers, excited to be framing the next generation of work.

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  • The 45th Degree are bespoke framing specialists. You name it, we will try to frame it. From original artworks, mixed-media pieces, photographs, certificates, medals, cross-stitch, jewellery, sport memorabilia, or sentimental objects, our one-on-one consultation process ensures we find the best creative solution to protect, enhance and compliment your precious items.

    With a wide variety of NZ made and International mouldings to choose from, all our frames are joined and finished by hand in our Wānaka based workshop. We have an extensive range of matboard colours, as well as glazing solutions for all budgets.

    We also offer services such as re-glazing, blockmounts and canvas stretching or can source special touches such as engraved plaques, captions or printing.

    Have an outlandish idea? Get in touch to see if it is something we can assist you with.

  • We take the preservation of your items seriously and have a focus on conservation framing techniques. We work predominantly with archival grade materials and from your initial consultation, our team will advise conservation methods to best protect and preserve your artwork.

    Atmospheric conditions such as light, temperature, humidity and materials can all damage your treasured objects and conservation framing is the best option to help mitigate future deterioration of your pieces.

    If you have an already framed artwork showing signs of UV damage, acid-burn or foxing (rust/brown spots), bring it in for a consultation and we can look at re-framing using archival materials and conservation methods.

  • With a huge variety of moldings to choose from, we will work with you to create the mirror of your dreams. Whether you are looking for a bespoke feature piece, dress mirror for your home / business, or something little to help lighten up a dark corner, pop in and speak to one of the team about our Custom Mirrors.

    We work with 5mm mirror glass which gives an optically pure reflection with little to no distortion.

    All glass is cut on site, and we are currently unable to cater to round, oval or curved mirrors.

  • We offer Picture Hanging services to help you hang and install your framed art and objects. We can assist with hanging on a variety of wall types including, concrete, brick, timbers, GIB and Polyblock.

    For a small fee, we can also deliver your large framing or maps within the Wanaka or Hawea area.

    Our Picture Hanging rate is charged per hour + consumables + mileage for any travel. Contact us for more info.

    If you have a gallery style home or like to change your art up without all the additional holes in your wall, we are re-sellers of the Artiteq rail systems.

  • Re-trace your outdoor adventures with your very own framed wall map.

    With three Map varieties to choose from, we will work with you to create a custom wall-map to suit your living, retail or office space.

    Printed locally before being mounted and framed on-site, our maps are designed to be easy care and weather the frequent touch and tracing of paths. Framing options are customisable to suit your tastes.

  • We are a working studio, and our gallery space is ever evolving. Our current exhibition showcases a mix of work by local / Aotearoa NZ illustrators, painters and sculptors.

    Whether you are painting, printmaking, making zines, photography, film, sculpture, jewellery, writing, musical – we would love to hear from you. If you have an idea for a project, exhibition, book launch, you name it - get in contact and let’s see what we can do.

    Submissions or proposals are open all year round. Our annual group show opens November 1st or the first business day in November.

    If you have any questions or would like to request more information regarding the space, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.

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