On the horizon · Valiani
The next generation is coming.
A new chapter in precision cutting. Discover the possibilities for your framing business.
Discover what’s next
Crescent Brands · Made for possibility
A world of possibilities.Beautifully framed.
Fresh inspiration. Thoughtful tools.
What’s next for your framing business.
Ideas worth framing
See what’s possible.
Fresh perspectives, inspired spaces, and framing ideas from our family of brands.
Visit the galleryBuilt around your business
Your workday, simplified.
Thoughtful tools for finding materials, building palettes, and keeping your workday moving.
See the new toolsA powerful pair
Arbor & Rialto
Rialto & Arbor
Our brands · Your possibilities
Find your next perfect finish.
Explore our family of brands. Discover the materials. Find the right samples for your next project.
Choose a brand to explore
Crescent
A world of color. A perfect beginning.
Discover matboard colors, textures, and surfaces that bring your creative vision into focus. Start with samples and find the combination that feels just right.
Conservation matboard · Color · Texture
Bainbridge
Beautiful framing. Thoughtful protection.
Explore Bainbridge matboard and Artcare technology, with colors and surfaces designed to complement your artwork. Compare your favorites with samples in hand.
Matboard · Artcare technology · Conservation
Nielsen
A sharper sense of style.
Find your expression in aluminum moulding. Explore refined profiles and distinctive finishes, then see how your favorites look alongside your artwork.
Aluminum moulding · Profiles · Finishes
Nurre Caxton
Character in every corner.
Bring warmth, texture, and personality to your next design. Discover wood moulding collections and compare the details with a corner sample.
Wood moulding · Texture · Craftsmanship
Valiani
Make room for what’s next.
Discover precision cutting systems that open new creative possibilities for your framing business. Explore the machines, capabilities, and resources to find your fit.
Precision cutting · Creative possibilities
New & Noteworthy
Launch
Through Time
Discover fresh colors, thoughtful materials, and new possibilities for your next project. Then travel back through the collections that brought us here.
Launch Through TimeCRESCENT HALL OF FRAME
Meet the people
behind the frame.
Every frame shop has a story. Discover the creativity, craftsmanship, and community behind the shops that make our industry extraordinary.
Explore the Hall of FrameGreat work deserves a spotlight. Your shop could be next.
For the art of framing
The framer’s workbench.
Good materials are only the beginning. Find the samples, ideas, and resources to bring your next project together.
Start with a sample
Great framing starts in your hands.
See the color. Feel the texture. Find the finish that brings it all together.
Browse samplesCreative tools
Color Studio
Explore matboard colors and build your next palette.
Digital assets
The image & logo library
The right images. Ready when you need them.
Product launches
Launch History
Explore new introductions and revisit past collections.
Framing inspiration
Inspiration Page
Discover framed artwork and the materials behind each look.
BUILT FOR THE ART OF FRAMING
Bring every vision to life.
From inspired color and conservation-grade matboard to beautifully crafted moulding, Crescent Brands gives framing professionals the materials to make every piece unforgettable.
THE ART OF FRAMING
FRAMER /ˈfrāmər/ Artist responsible for determining the visual outcome of the displayed artwork. The artist's artist.
Enough said...
CRESCENT BRANDS: CUSTOM FRAMING SOLUTIONS
For over 120 years, Crescent Brands has been at the forefront of innovation for wholesale matboard and framing manufacturing, creating some of the most renowned products on the market. Everything we create is crafted with the utmost attention to detail and designed with framers and artists in mind.
For five generations, the Ozmun family has poured their hearts and souls into revolutionizing the custom framing industry. This foundation of leadership and commitment has allowed Crescent Cardboard to serve thousands of artists and custom framers across six continents.
OUR BRANDS
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INTERACTIVE TIMELINE
Pick a year to see what we were up to...
1869
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1891
1902
1940
1960s
1970s
1990s
2021
Bainbridge Established - Charles T Bainbridge and Sons is established in Brooklyn, New York.
1869
Decorative paper. Bainbridge introduces decorative paper
1889
Matboard Patent. Richard Bainbridge patents matboard.
1891
Chicago Matboard Co. Charles T. Ozmun founded the Chicago Matboard Company in Chicago, Illinois.
1902
Crescent Cardboard. Crescent Cardboard introduced and focused on matboard and artboard for professional and consumer framing.
1940
First Ever Pre-mounted fabric matboard introduced.
1960s
Alphamat Introduced. First ever conservation board with a colored surface.
1970s
Artcare Technology Introduced. The first proactive conservation technology released.
1990s
Crescent Brands. Crescent Cardboard, Bainbridge, Nielsen, and Nurre Caxton become one, forming what we know today as Crescent Brands.
2021
CRESCENT ACQUIRES U.S. OPERATIONS OF NIELSEN BAINBRIDGE
Crescent Cardboard Company is pleased to announce it has acquired the U.S. businesses of Nielsen Bainbridge, a leading producer of products for framing professionals and conservators. Nielsen Bainbridge has combined advanced scientific research and innovative design to deliver groundbreaking products used by custom framers and museums worldwide. We feel this acquisition will enhance Crescent’s worldwide leadership in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality paper and board products for artists, custom framers and institutions worldwide.
CRESCENT CARDBOARD COMPANY REBRANDS AS CRESCENT BRANDS
In a subsequent move, Crescent Cardboard Company will be rebranding as Crescent Brands. Crescent Brands will operate as a portfolio company that will utilize its resources to manufacture, supply, promote and support brands such as Crescent, Bainbridge, Artcare, Nielsen, Nurre Caxton, Valiani, and more. We are making this change due to our respect and admiration for the Nielsen, Bainbridge and Nurre Caxton brands. We intend to operate these brands independently to keep continuity in the products many have come to know and love. More information to follow as we make this transition.
