Handbook
Surface View is really quite simple. It’s where our images and your imagination come together to create stunning interiors. It begins with a beautiful image. We curate and remaster incredible imagery, working with famous collections and uncovering hidden gems. Explore these unusual and unique works, find one you love then apply a little imagination. Playing with scale and juxtaposition you’ll discover endless possibilities, then finally transform your image into an extraordinary interior product that’s uniquely yours. Our website is your playground. You can shop online now for our ‘Ready to Buy’ recommendations or customise your own unique creations. Explore our imagery, use your imagination, play with the possibilities and discover all that you can do with Surface View. www.surfaceview.co.uk
Behind the scenes Here’s what we do – from sourcing, reproduction and design, to individually made print products and expert installation. Our skilled people combine cutting-edge technology and a curator’s eye, with a level of dedication that remains the same whatever the scale and scope of the project.
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01. It starts with a great image and a little imagination.
02. The photographic studio, where every last detail of character and ‘age worn’ beauty is captured forever.
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03. Exploring, curating and creating, with images lovingly remastered from original sources.
04. Each and every print is individually made according to your bespoke specifications at our print workshop here in the UK. Your print is then carefully packaged and sent on its way.
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Image is everything Our images, your imagination; this is where it all comes together. Shop online now for our ‘Ready to Buy’ products, or create your own customised solution using our stunning images. Explore our imagery, use your imagination, play with the possibilities, transform your interior. Here’s just a flavour of what you can do with Surface View. www.surfaceview.co.uk
Mural National Gallery Tivoli NGA0038
Nic Miller Lighthouse NMI0035
National Gallery Saint Jerome in a Rocky Landscape NGA0110
Vintage Photography Children by the Breakwater RPS0004
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Land of Lost Content I’ve got the Power LLC0055
Mural National Maritime Museum Atlas Maritime – Dutch Flags NMM0077
Haynes Manuals Deep Red Beetle HAY0056
Hemingway Design Pop Sunset HEM0007
Ashmolean Museum Watanabe Tsuna on a Horse ASH0025
Natural History Museum Engraving of a Human Skull NHM0100
Accent Mural Ella Doran Geo ELD0006
Textures Cracked Concrete Warm TEX0075
Chae Young Kim Knitted Room IV CYK0009
Conran Fabrics Archive Bazaz CON0013
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Canvas National Gallery The Surprise NGA0083
National Portrait Gallery Emma, Lady Hamilton NPG0018
National Portrait Gallery Eleanor (‘Nell’) Gwyn NPG0002
Getty Images Gallery Bedtime Audrey GET0043
Land of Lost Content Chinese Girl LLC0082
Land of Lost Content Defender LLC0026
The Beano & Friends Ice Cream Van DCT0016
Land of Lost Content Look at the Stars LLC0006
The Beano & Friends Midge Ure DCT0033
Birch Ply Print The Beano & Friends Korky’s Hammock DCT0029
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Window Film – Grey National Maritime Museum View of Amsterdam NMM0054
Vintage Maps The Vertical and Latitudinal Distribution of Animal Life VMA0023
National Maritime Museum Huissen VMA0025
National Maritime Museum Reiner Ottens’ Atlas NMM0061
National Maritime Museum Chart of London City NMM0047
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Mounted Prints Slim Aarons SLI0076 SLI0081 SLI0086 SLI0075
Vintage Photography Margate Beach, Blue Girl RPS0001
Getty Images Gallery Jamaica Sea Sailing GET0100 Slim Aarons Nice Pool SLI0080
Nic Miller Gentle Wash NMI0034
Ceramic Tiles Natural History Museum Tulips NHM0069
Royal Horticultural Society Tulipa I RHS0086
V&A Herbaceous Peony VAA0066
Natural History Museum Plate 961 Reeves Collection NHM0173
Natural History Museum Barringtonia Speciosa NHM0074
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Blind 7 Gods Ai Repeat SEV0002
Warner Textile Archive Le Folly WTA0071
Michael Angove Magnolia - Sky ANG0004
Chae Young Kim Smallest Garden V CYK0030
Emma Jeffs Fifty Fifty Emerald EMJ0004
National Portrait Gallery George Gordon Byron NPG0025
Getty Images Gallery Michael Caine GET0051
Getty Images Gallery Sexy Scot GET0064
National Portrait Gallery Frederick Gustavus Burnaby NPG0032
Epic Poster National Portrait Gallery Sir Philip Sidney NPG0008
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Atelier Zina de Plagny Multicoloured Bunches AZP0009
Lana MacKinnon Leaves LMK0004
Lampshades featuring: Atelier Zina de Plagny Rana Salam Ella Doran National Gallery Conran Fabrics Archive
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V&A Butterflies and Chrysanthemums VAA0070
Richard Osbourne Kinetic Abstract Sunset III ROS0069
Clive Nichols Synaeda King CLN0042
Nic Miller Gerbera NMI0056
Nic Miller Abstract Lemons NMI0070
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Formica® Ella Doran Indian Summer ELD0026
Print National Gallery Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects NGA0127
V&A The Day Dream VAA0082
National Gallery Smallest Garden V CYK0030
National Gallery Allegory of Love, IV (‘Happy Union’) NGA0069
V&A Printed Wallpaper VAA0152
Royal Horticultural Society Cattleya velutina RHS0064
V&A Lotus VAA0061
Clive Nichols The Flower of the Rudbeckia Golden Jubilee CLN0016
Warner Textile Archive Summer Poppies WTA0011
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Mural V&A Yellow Peony VAA0055
Our bespoke products
Canvases
Every product we make is bespoke to you. From murals to window films and from plywood to Formica®, we combine the very latest digital innovations with traditional craft and expert know-how. The products detailed here are just the ones we offer online, but there’s so much more to Surface View – ask us about the possibilities.
Stunning imagery with exceptional quality. Hand stretched to order, with deep timber frame and artist quality canvas.
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Your image is printed at high quality onto superior fine textured canvas, to give you vibrant, true-to-life colours that stand the test of time.
Available in a range of sizes from 500 x 500mm, up to 3000 x 3000mm.
Stretched Canvases Each bespoke canvas is hand stretched over a 36mm deep timber frame, built to last with crossbars adding dimensional stability and strength at the larger sizes. Unstretched Canvases You can request your canvas unstretched and it will be supplied rolled and ready for you to stretch and frame yourself. Every unstretched canvas has an additional 100mm border. Finishes You can choose between: – White edged – Wrapped image.
Fitting Your stretched canvas comes supplied with ‘exhibition style’ flush mount fixings for easy hanging. Environmental Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Mounted prints Sumptuous professional mounted prints with an elegant ready-to-hang finish.
Epic posters
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Each image is photographically reproduced and mounted onto 5mm deep foamcore, giving a rigid hard-wearing backing. For increased protection, your dry mount is supplied with a laminate layer over the print. Our mounts are black edged.
Hanging is easy. Attached to the reverse of your print is a matt white subframe. When hung, this produces a 10mm clearance from the wall, with no visible fixings. We supply all the necessary battens, and a paper template showing the fixing positions.
Simple, bold and beautiful. These herald a new age for the classic poster, using bespoke high quality printing and robust papers.
Sizes Available up to 1800 x 3000mm. Finishes Your print is available in the following quality finishes: – Gloss photographic – Satin photographic.
Environmental Our photographic mounted prints are developed and fixed in the traditional manner. All chemical agents are reused or responsibly disposed of.
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Fixings
Our epic posters are printed on Tyvek® which combines light weight construction with great strength and durability. Tyvek is almost impossible to tear, so it is ideal for large scale prints. And we love the character of our exclusive images against the fine woven textures of the Tyvek paper.
The hefty bulldog clips we supply can be used to clasp your print and hang it in the time honoured way, using nails. Your epic poster also comes with simple cardboard fixing struts, which you can attach along the top and bottom of your poster to make it more rigid.
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Available from 500 x 500mm to 2000 x 2000mm.
Tyvek is made of high density polyethylene, so is 100% recyclable.
Finishes All our epic posters have a satin finish.
Birch ply prints Urban style with a natural feel. Printed directly onto birch plywood and ready to hang.
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Your chosen image is printed directly onto birch plywood from sustainable sources. Featuring a 24mm deep mount, they come with keyhole plate fixings. Each print is finished with a crisp satin lacquer for additional colour intensity and protection.
How about creating a plywood frieze across multiple panels? To find out more, contact info@surfaceview.co.uk
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Available from 500 x 500mm to 1200 x 2400mm.
Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Fitting Your birch ply print comes with keyhole plate brackets for easy hanging.
Simply great prints. Beautiful any way you want them; photographic prints, artist quality matt paper or Just Stick It Up™.
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Fitting
Our prints are available in a range of high quality finishes. All our prints come with an additional 20mm blank border, so you can frame it as you wish.
Most of our recommended prints have been created to fit within standard off the shelf frame sizes, so framing couldn’t be simpler. Environmental
Sizes Available from 500 x 500mm up to 1200 x 3000mm. Finishes Your print is available in these high quality finishes: – Gloss photographic – Satin photographic – Matt art paper – Just Stick It Up.
Our photographic prints are developed and fixed in the traditional manner. All chemical agents are reused or responsibly disposed of. Our matt art prints and Just Stick It Up prints are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Murals Fascinating imagery at grand scale. Made for your wall, in your size, your crop and your choice of luxury wall covering.
Wall hangings Details
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Our murals come in a range of standard and luxury wall coverings. There’s no limit to the size of your mural, as it comes supplied in ‘drops’ of up to 1200mm. Our murals are supplied with overlaps, which when trimmed create a perfect and almost invisible join every time.
Available from 1000 x 1000mm.
Wall covering options Wall covering options You can choose between: Standard – Satin smooth – Just Stick It Up Luxury – Linen textured – Oriental style.
Installation Our wall murals come in even sections up to 1200mm wide, making them easier to install whether you’ve chosen our ‘paste the wall’ method or the self-adhesive Just Stick It Up option. Full fitting instructions are supplied.
Your wall hanging is supplied with an aluminium rod along its top edge, which neatly slots into the aluminium extrusion provided. Simply fix the extrusion to the wall using the screws and positioning template provided.
Available from 500 x 500mm up to 2500mm tall and 1400mm wide. Finish
By digitally printing our textiles we’re offering a more environmentally friendly process than traditional screen printing. Digital printing uses approximately half the amount of ink as screen printing, resulting in far less waste being discharged into the drains.
Wall stickers
Our accent murals are easy, fun and great value. A smart way to create impact, they are available as Just Stick It Up removable poster, or ‘paste to wall’ murals.
Your accent mural is available in the following finishes: – Satin smooth wall coverings – Just Stick It Up. Installation All our accent murals are easy to install, whether you’ve chosen our ‘paste the wall’ method (satin smooth) or the self-adhesive Just Stick It Up option. Full fitting instructions are supplied. Environmental
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Each image is printed onto natural cotton fabric using water based inks and our innovative dye-sublimation process which gives excellent colour vibrancy The wall hanging is supplied with a neat aluminium extrusion for hanging, which is not visible once installed.
Our cotton wall hangings have a relaxed weave with a fluid soft finish which is dense and opaque.
Wall covering options
Our accent murals measure 1000mm x 2400mm and are designed to fit wall heights of between 1900mm and 2400mm high – just trim to fit.
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Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
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Accent murals Small size, huge impact. Easy, fun, great value and available as classic wall covering or self-adhesive print.
Soft, sensuous and seductive. Textile print onto soft weave cotton, these offer something a little bit different.
Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Stunning quality, unexpected scale. Quick to install and easy to position, these large stickers transform your interior in a matter of moments.
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Installation
Our wall stickers are precut and supplied with useful positioning tabs. The stickers use our patented Just Stick It Up technology, so they are easy to reposition until you get it right.
With their robust quality and our very forgiving Just Stick It Up technology, it’s easy to reposition your sticker until you are perfectly happy with it.
Sizes Available in small, medium and large. Finish Wall stickers have a satin smooth finish.
Environmental Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Window films Light and print combine to magical effect. Perfect for decoration or privacy, these are gorgeous, clever and functional.
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We use a select range of images that we know work well for glazing. Our colour designs use images chosen for their vibrancy, creating real impact on internal glazing or windows.
Available from 1000 x 1000mm, our window films will be supplied in 1200mm wide sections.
Beautiful, smart and marvelously unexpected. High quality blinds with longlasting print, these bring a little drama to your interiors.
Finishes
We have also created white and grey effect designs. Our white effect designs create an etched glass look which is very popular. Our grey effect designs are printed in a single subtle grey and favoured by interior designers and architects. Details Our made-to-measure window film designs have been specifically created for glazing, and are ideal for windows or internal glass panels. Frosted film diffuses light really well and provides greater privacy, while our clear materials will provide crystal clarity.
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Blinds
You can choose between: – Clear – Frosted. Installation Both our frosted and clear films are easy to apply and can be removed without leaving any permanent adhesive residue on your glazing. We supply full installation instructions as well as an appropriate hard squeegee to make installation as straightforward as possible. Environmental Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
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We’ve designed our blinds so that your image can be seen from top to toe – known as reverse rolled. These beautiful quality blinds are printed single sided and are supplied with a beaded metallic chain for operation. We supply versatile fitting brackets for attachment above, behind or beside the blind.
We supply the printed blind fitted in the roller blind system ready to be installed. The brackets can be easily screwed into place, and your roller simply slots in. For safety, each blind comes with a control chain safety clip and easy-break chain connectors.
Every blind is made to your size, crop and finish. We can even supply your chosen image over a sequence of several blinds, and blackout blinds can be printed double sided. Sizes Available up to 3000 x 2300mm. Finishes You can choose between – Standard – Blackout.
Environmental Our inks are certified to the Nordic Swan Environmental Standard.
Formica® Design classic and practical workhorse. Whatever your take on it, the hard stuff is always in fashion.
Formica and the Formica anvil device are registered trademarks of The Diller Corporation.
Ceramic tiles Details
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We are proud to collaborate with Formica® to offer high quality bespoke laminate featuring images from our exclusive Surface View collections. The Formica Bespoke® laminate service allows you to turn any Surface View image into high pressure laminate. The benefits and applications of Formica® are well known, and some of its many uses include cubicles, vanity units, door skins, wall panelling/cladding, furniture surfaces, signage, and exterior building/cladding.
The maximum size for Formica® sheets is 1525 x 3660mm. Finishes Matte – 58 Standard or Gloss available on special request.
Traditional ceramics meet digital innovation, with unique effects. Your chosen image is now available as a beautiful made-to-measure ceramic tile frieze.
Fire Rating Fire tested in accordance with EN 13501 – 1.
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Fusing traditional techniques with the latest innovations, we ‘high fire’ your image onto quality floor and wall tiles. Our ceramic tiles conform to international standards and are suitable for both home and contract specification.
You can choose between: – Matt – Gloss.
Sizes Our tiles comes in three size modules: – 150 x 150mm – 200 x 200mm – 300 x 300mm.
Fixings/Installation We recommend that you use a professional tiler to install your ceramic tiles using conventional tiling methods. We can also supply professional guidelines.
Lampshades Classics with a twist. Fabulous bespoke drum lampshades, available in three sizes and for pendant light or table lamp fitting.
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Fittings
Your image is printed directly onto the cotton surround using dye-sublimation techniques. The lightweight metal frame is made from white powder coated metal with a white diffuser base and comes fully assembled.
You can choose between: – Pendant fitting – Desk lamp fitting.
Size Our bespoke lampshades are available in three sizes: – 300 diameter x 210mm – 450 diameter x 250mm – 700 diameter x 250mm.
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Services
Collections
Made in Britain Surface View’s workshops are based in Reading, England, where we make everything to order. We’re proud that we can print and produce almost everything right here in Britain, where we keep the closest eye on the whole process. We ship anywhere in the world, with most of our products available within 12 working days.
Our imagery is curated from a range of eclectic and fascinating sources; retrieved from old attics, discovered in vaulted basements or found in the pages of vintage manuscripts. Our expertise within our field has led us to work with many of the most prestigious galleries, museums and artists.
Support We try to think of your every need. We have extensive product information and installation advice, videos and fitting guidelines. With our experienced studio and our network of professional installers, we’re dedicated to providing the highest level of service. Specialist At Surface View, we’re well known for our unique images and beautiful online products, but that’s by no means the whole story. We have a long history of collaborating on projects with designers and architects, and we provide an ever-evolving range of specialist services and products. www.surfaceview.co.uk
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Our thanks to: Ashmolean Museum, Atelier Zina de Plagny, Beano & Friends, Chae Young Kim, Clive Nichols, Collins Bartholomew Archive, Conran Fabrics Archive, Ella Doran, Emma Jeffs, Ephemera, Getty Images Gallery, Haynes Manuals, Hemingway Design, Lana MacKinnon, Land of Lost Content, Michael Angove, National Gallery, National Maritime Museum, National Media Museum, National Portrait Gallery, National Railway Museum, Natural History Museum, Nic Miller Photography, Rana Salam, Rattle Cat, Richard Osbourne, Royal Horticultural Society, 7 Gods, Textures, Victoria and Albert Museum, Vintage Festival, Warner Textile Archive.
Contacts Surface View is unique, and we love a challenge. Contact us find out how we can work together. Managing Director Michael Ayerst
Online Visit our website at surfaceview.co.uk to browse our imagery, explore our products, and discover the endless possibilities. www.surfaceview.co.uk At the end of the phone If you have something special in mind, or would like to discuss your ideas or find out more, please call +44(0)118 922 1327 info@surfaceview.co.uk In person Surface View has worldwide contacts, so we’re primed to tackle installations and assist with your design projects anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in meeting to discuss your international project with us please contact +44(0)118 922 1327 info@surfaceview.co.uk Partnerships Surface View works alongside and creates partnerships with a range of related businesses, including retailers, interior designers and architects. If you’re interested in becoming a trade partner, please contact Tom Pickford at info@surfaceview.co.uk
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