Passepartout Configurator
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Summary
Size: 210 x 210 mm
The 21 x 21 cm square is highly popular. It corresponds to a DIN A 4 format (210 x 297 mm), cut to a square.
Strength: 1,5 mm
The most popular material thickness for a bevelled passepartout. In combination with most paper thicknesses of pictures, it fits into any type of frame without having to adjust the insertion depth of the magnetic frame individually.
Color Cardboard: White
The brightest of our three white colours. With its optical brightener, white is the ideal cardboard colour tone for offset and similar papers with a high degree of whiteness. If your paper is rather warm-toned, antique white or natural white is usually recommended.
Type: Passepartout
The passepartout is a museum board with a made-to-measure window opening, designed with a bevel cut. In terms of design, it places the picture in the center and creates a conservational distance between the picture and the glass. For our passepartouts, we exclusively use FSC®-certified paper (FSC® C206955) which comes from controlled forestry.
Description
Frequently Asked Questions About passepartout
What is a mat?
A passepartout is a piece of backing cardboard with a cutout in the center that is placed in the picture frame between the picture and the glass. The size and position of the inner cutout can be freely defined.
A high-quality passepartout acts as an additional frame for your picture and enhances the overall impression. The right passepartout thus creates a reinforcing effect. The key advantage: With the help of a custom , a picture can be perfectly fitted into an existing frame. Learn more interesting facts about s here.
Why do I need a mat?
A passepartout e visually enhances a framed artwork and puts it on display—compared to a simple, flat mounting, the image appears significantly more valuable. There are 5 particularly good reasons to frame with passepartout: the resulting sense of depth, protection of the image, design possibilities, harmonious color coordination, and individuality.
passepartout Buying museum-quality—what does that mean?
At HALBE, museum quality means certified matboard from KLUG Conservation—age-resistant, acid-free, free of lignified fibers, and highly lightfast. This matboard actively protects the artwork and ensures a high-quality appearance. You can order the matching picture frame right here in our shop. This way, you can purchase your ideal passepartout and enhance your wall decor.
What is the advantage of a beveled mat?
With a beveled-edgepassepartout, the artwork unfolds in a multidimensional way, and when combined with a picture frame, the glass does not rest directly on the object. A carefully executed bevel on the inner edges creates depth and prevents shadows on the image. A thickness of 3 mm instead of 1.5 mm enhances this effect.
Due to the additional distance between the picture and the frame, the framing appears larger overall and actively draws the eye to the picture. It is no coincidence that framing with passepartout is the most traditional form of picture presentation.
What passepartout-colours does HALBE offer?
HALBE passepartout offers five - : White, Off-White, Natural White, Gray, and Black. The three shades of white suit nearly all subjects; use a solid-colored gray or black when a clearer distinction is needed. This allows you to customize the color of your exactly as you envision it. passepartoutcolours passepartout
The pure white shade pairs well with light-colored designs and glossy photo papers. Off-white is a very neutral, slightly muted white tone that harmonizes with fine art papers. With its slightly yellowish tone, natural white pairs well with older or darker papers. Our tip: Choose a cardstock color that is generally one shade darker than the paper of your image.
passepartout Custom-made – what’s possible?
Every passepartout is custom-made at HALBE —at no extra charge. You determine both the outer dimensions and the image crop down to the millimeter. Every image is unique and deserves a custom-cut passepartout.
Custom cropping is available upon request—with one or more cutouts —up to 1680 x 2500 millimeters. Order your custom-made passepartout. If you’d like to know who creates your custom piece, take a look at our tour of the passepartout facility.
passepartout Custom-made – what size do I need?
The outer dimensions are based on the glass size of your picture frame, while the cutout is based on the dimensions of your picture. You can specify both measurements individually in our configurator and customize your passepartout online exactly to your liking.
Experience shows that a harmonious mat width is approximately 10% of the longer side. The cutout should be about 5 mm smaller than your picture on all sides so that it is well covered by the passepartout.
To create an appealing design, you can test different placements in the configurator—using the preconfigured settings “Centered,” “Visual Center,” and “Golden Ratio,” or by specifying your own margin widths. This is how you determine the appropriate picture frame and passepartout size.
How to order your passepartout online
- Select the desired outer format from our standard formats or enter your desired format in the corresponding fields.
- Then enter the desired image crop at the top of the configurator. We recommend choosing a crop that is approximately 10 mm smaller than your image. This way, your image will be covered by a 5 mm bevel all around, making it easier to mount without losing too much of the image.
- Now adjust the placement of the crop using one of the preconfigured options or manually adjust the border widths. The crop is often centered; however, a slight shift upward (visual center) creates a more visually interesting design.
- Finally, select the thickness, type (mat or fold-out mat), and cardboard color. Done. For 3 mm thick mats and drop-in mats, ensure there is sufficient insertion depth in your magnetic frame (the backboard of the drop-in mat is 0.75 mm thick).
Alternatively: Order mat boards using the “Excel order form”
If you would like to order a variety of different mats, use our Excel order form. You can find it in the “Downloads” tab. This allows you to conveniently enter your data and send it via email to HALBE.
Advantages & Features of Our Mat Boards
Excerpt from the KLUG Quality Guarantee:
- KLUG-Conservation brand
- 100% bleached cellulose
- No recycled fibers used
- Free of lignified fibers
- lignin-free
- Acid-free (according to DIN ISO 6588-1:2012)
- Alkali buffer > 3% natural calcium carbonate (GCC)
- Passed the Photographic Activity Test (PAT) according to ISO 18916:2007
- Highest durability class LDK 24-85
- Laminating adhesive free of solvents and plasticizers
Standards:
- DIN EN ISO 9706
- ANSI/NISO Z 39.48
- DIN 6738:2007
Sizes, thicknesses, and colours:
- Available for online order from 130 x 130 mm to 1200 x 1400 mm
- Mats available in thicknesses of 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm
- Larger sizes available upon request
- 1.5 mm thickness, up to 1200 x 1400 mm: White, Off-white, Natural white, Gray, Black
- 1.5 mm thickness, up to 1400 x 2500 mm: White, Off-white
- 2.6 mm thickness, up to 1680 x 2500 mm: Off-white
- 3.0 mm thickness, up to 1200 x 1400 mm: White, Off-White, Natural White, Black
Decorations and framed pictures/matte inserts shown as examples are not included with the picture frame.
Manufacturer: HALBE Rahmen GmbH | Herrenwiese 2 | D-57548 Kirchen | info@halbe.de
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