F.01

The object

What you get

The steel frame. Your glazier cuts and sets the glass to the drawing that ships with it. In Portland and Vancouver we supply the glass and set it ourselves.

Nothing is cut before you approve the drawing. The approved drawing is what both sides are holding.

The shadow is yours to set

The backing is not ours to supply. It only affects looks: every ⅛″ of backing you leave out adds ⅛″ of shadow around the glass.

Where a 36 × 48 goes

A 36 × 48 is the smallest piece in the collection and the easiest one to place. The proportion is close to a classic portrait rectangle, so it sits naturally above a console table, over a fireplace, or on the wall of an entry where it does the work of a window. Hung at eye level it reflects the opposite wall rather than the floor, which is what makes a small room read larger. It is also the size that best demonstrates the point of the profile: from across a room the frame reads as a single hairline of steel.

The section, exactly

Every piece in the collection uses the same member. One leg stands off the wall, the other lies flat against it, and the glass rests down inside the L on the back leg — so the room sees only the ⅛″ edge of the standing leg while the frame stands 1½″ proud of the wall.

Glass, and who cuts it

Glass for the F.01 is cut to 35½ × 47½″ — the frame opening less ¼″ overall, which leaves ⅛″ of clearance on each side. Who supplies it depends on where the piece is going and whether it hangs.

Finish and fabrication

Powder coat, matte black or warm white. Corners are mitered at 45° on a fiber laser, welded by hand and ground flush, so no seam and no weld bead is visible at the joint — which is the whole reason the frame reads as one continuous line of steel rather than four pieces meeting. Cut, welded and finished in Vancouver, Washington.

Made to order, so nothing is stocked and nothing is cut before you approve the drawing. Transit damage and any mismatch with the approved drawing are covered, freight both ways, reported within 48 hours.

Questions

How big is the F.01 frame, and what size glass does it take?

The frame is 36 × 48 inches on the outside. Glass is cut to 35½ × 47½ inches — the frame opening less ¼ inch overall, which leaves ⅛ inch of clearance on each side so the glass sets into the L without binding.

What does the F.01 weigh?

About 17 pounds of steel. The frame uses roughly 14 feet of 1½ × 1½ × ⅛ inch hot-rolled angle at about 1.23 pounds per foot. Glazed weight depends on the mirror and backing you choose. Anything over 60 pounds installed ships with blocking specified on the drawing.

Does $850 include the mirror?

No. $850 is the steel frame only. Your glazier cuts and sets the glass to the drawing that ships with the frame. In Portland and Vancouver we supply the glass and set it ourselves, and a floor mirror ships complete anywhere because it leans rather than hangs.

How long does an F.01 take?

Two weeks to ship, counted from the day you approve the drawing. Nothing is cut before approval. The approved drawing is what both sides are holding.

Can I get this size in a different finish?

Powder coat in matte black or warm white. Corners are mitered at 45 degrees on a fiber laser, welded by hand and ground flush, so no seam or weld bead is visible at the joint in either colour.

The other three sizes

Same 1½″ angle, same corners, same finish — only the proportion changes. Price follows the length of steel in the perimeter, which is why the square is the least expensive piece and the six-footer the most. Any size is made to order; these four are the catalogue.

Every dimension, tolerance and finish is on the specification page — the reference to hand a glazier or put in a drawing set.

Order F.01

$850, frame only. Send your name and a number and we come back inside twenty-four hours with a drawing and a delivered price. Crated and shipped from Vancouver, Washington.