Cadre en Seine

What Cadre en Seine does

Cadre en Seine is a French bespoke framing and art services firm founded around 2000 in Charleval, Normandy, and organized as a privately held SAS (capital of EUR 211,000). The company operates a two-site model: a production workshop in Normandy housing framing, crating, and base/podium fabrication, and a 650 m² showroom and digital laboratory in Paris's Carré Bisson complex in Belleville, where it anchors a multi-tenant photography professional community. Its core services span custom wood and metal framing (including oversized box frames up to 560x230 cm), fine art and photographic inkjet printing on archival substrates (baryta, cotton rag, Japanese papers with 100-150 year longevity), high-resolution scanning using a Hasselblad Flextight X1 and Epson V850 Pro, art handling and installation, and international transport crating.

The firm serves a mix of contemporary art market participants — marquee galleries (Gagosian, Galerie Lelong, Jeanne Bucher, ROPAC), professional photographers and artist studios (Valérie Belin, Noémie Goudal, Claire Chesnier), art advisors (The Heller Group), private collectors, public institutions, private foundations, and art events. Go-to-market is primarily direct: appointment-based consultations at the Paris showroom, project-based engagements with institutional clients, on-site mounting services, and word-of-mouth referrals within the professional art community. Pricing follows a unit/project basis across three printing tiers (assisted, optimized, self-service) with a published 2025 rate sheet available on request, and the firm commits to a 24-hour response window for project quotations.

The business model is built on project-based, one-time service revenue with no disclosed recurring or subscription component. Distribution is exclusively direct and domestic (France), with infrastructure, equipment, and craft expertise acting as the primary competitive moat. The firm reports no external funding, no parent company, and 12 employees.

Name

Cadre en Seine

Legal name

Cadre en Seine

Website

https://cadreenseine.art

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cadre en Seine is a French boutique firm providing custom framing, fine art photographic printing and scanning, art handling, and international transport crating to contemporary art galleries, professional artists, collectors, and cultural institutions across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Art Framing and Photographic Laboratory Services

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Art Handling & Transport (HSAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Crating & Export-Grade Packaging (HSAKADAC), Fine Art Packing & Crating (HSAKADAE)

Keywords

• Custom art framing
• Fine art printing
• Photographic laboratory services
• Art handling transport
• High-resolution scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleval

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Framing Services: Bespoke framing services for artworks, photographs, and special objects. Includes wood frames, metal frames, glazing solutions, passe-partout, and conservation materials. Production is done in their Normandy workshop.
2. Photographic Printing: Professional inkjet printing services including fine art prints (baryta, cotton rag), photo prints, and latex prints for interior/exterior use. Offered with different assistance levels from fully assisted to self-service.
3. Digital Scanning Services: High-resolution digitization of images, negatives, slides, and documents using Hasselblad and Epson professional scanners. Includes image processing, balancing, and corrections.
4. Photo Shooting: HD photography services for artworks including before/after framing documentation, archive purposes, communication, and publishing. 300 dpi resolution, approximately 100 Mo Adobe RGB files in TIFF format.
5. Art Handling and Transport: Art handling services including transport, hanging, and installation. Also includes custom crating for international transport meeting customs standards.
6. Viewing Space Rental: Professional viewing space available for rent to present artworks and hold appointments with collectors or experts.
7. On-Site Mounting Services: Mobile framing service where the team travels to client locations to install frames when works cannot be moved to the workshop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cadre en Seine is a bespoke art framing and photographic printing service provider serving the contemporary art market. It operates a dual-location model with a custom framing Atelier in Charleval (Normandy) producing wood and metal frames, laminating, canvas stretching, plexiglass caps, bases and podiums, and a 650 m² Labo in Paris's Carré Bisson offering fine art/photo/latex inkjet printing, high-resolution scanning up to 8000 DPI, and HD photography capture. It complements these with art handling (régie), custom Okoumé plywood transport crating compliant with international customs, on-site mounting/installation, and a viewing space for presenting works to collectors.

Product overview

Cadre en Seine is a bespoke framing and photographic printing service provider for contemporary art professionals. The company operates a multi-service architecture consisting of an Atelier (custom framing workshop in Normandy), a Labo (650m² photographic laboratory in Paris), a Showroom (framing corner and viewing space in Paris), and art handling/transport services. The Atelier produces custom wood and metal frames, laminating, canvas stretching, plexiglass displays, and custom pedestals. The Labo offers fine art, photo, and latex inkjet printing, high-definition scanning, and professional photography services. Services are provided to collectors, galleries, artists, private foundations, and public institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cadre en Seine Labo: Digital photographic laboratory located in Paris at Carré Bisson, Belleville.

Products and services

• Atelier (Custom Framing Workshop) Bespoke framing workshop producing wood box frames, American cases, metal frames in aluminum/stainless steel/steel, laminating, flush-mount frames, canvas stretching, plexiglass caps, custom bases and podiums, and on-site mounting. Targeted at galleries, institutions, foundations, and private collectors.
• Labo (Photographic Laboratory) Professional 650 m² photographic laboratory offering fine art inkjet printing on baryta and cotton rag papers (100–150 year archival longevity), photo inkjet printing, latex inkjet printing for interior/exterior use, high-definition scanning (Hasselblad Flextight X1 up to 8000 DPI; Epson V850 Pro up to 6400 DPI), image processing/balancing, and HD photography capture (300 dpi, ~100 Mo Adobe RGB TIFFs). Targeted at professional photographers, contemporary artists, and institutions.
• Showroom (Display Space and Viewing Area) Framing corner and viewing space at Carré Bisson (Paris) where clients can explore moulding selections and present artworks to collectors or experts. Also functions as a rentable professional viewing space for client presentations.
• Art Handling & Transport (Régie d'art) Professional art handling, transport, and installation services including custom Okoumé plywood transport crating with belts, corner reinforcements, handles, and interior padding that complies with international customs standards; plus delivery with hanging and on-site mounting. Targeted at galleries, institutions, foundations, and private collectors.
• Corner Encadrement Paris Framing consultation corner in Paris (20th arrondissement) providing technical and aesthetic advice, urgent repairs, and quick bespoke framing solutions for amateur art enthusiasts and private collectors visiting by appointment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fine art prints have estimated longevity of 100-150 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Simply Framed: Online custom framing startup offering designer-grade frames with home try-on. Adjacent competitor that could pull entry-level and mid-market framing volume away from bespoke workshops over time.
• Framebridge: US-based modern custom framing company using digital-first customer acquisition and standardized production. Comparable in offering (custom framing) but represents a different operating model — emerging player threat to traditional bespoke framers like Cadre en Seine.
• Level Frames: Online custom framing platform focused on art prints and photography. Competes for the same customer base of contemporary art buyers and amateur collectors that Cadre en Seine serves at the bottom of its funnel.

Direct peers

• Gander & White: Global fine art logistics, storage, and shipping company serving galleries, collectors, and museums. Directly comparable because Cadre en Seine's Régie d'art (art handling and transport) competes for the same gallery logistics work, particularly on international crating and installation projects.
• Masterpiece International: Specialist fine art shipper and logistics provider handling packing, crating, climate-controlled transport, and installation. Closely comparable to Cadre en Seine's art handling and custom crating offerings, especially for cross-border gallery work.
• Hasenkamp: German fine art logistics provider offering worldwide transport, storage, and exhibition services. Comparable as a European fine art handling specialist competing for the same pan-European gallery and institutional accounts.
• Momart: UK-based fine art logistics specialist offering storage, transport, installation, and exhibition services. Operates in the same custom fine art handling niche as Cadre en Seine's Régie d'art, though with a London rather than Paris base.
• Cadres Schmidt: Long-established French custom framing chain with showrooms across France. The most direct competitor to Cadre en Seine's Atelier framing business, especially for collectors and galleries seeking bespoke frame production in the French market.
• L'Encadrure: French custom framing service targeting collectors and art professionals. Comparable to Cadre en Seine's Atelier for bespoke framing work, particularly in the Paris market, though without the integrated photographic lab offering.

Broad incumbents

• Crown Fine Art: Fine art storage, logistics, and exhibit services division now part of Iron Mountain. A large incumbent offering the full art-services portfolio that Cadre en Seine bundles, but at much greater scale and with institutional backing rather than craft specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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