History of CANETTI®
Since the 1980s, CANETTI® has been the leader in designing, producing and marketing innovative lifestyle products, playing a pivotal role in pioneering postmodern design.
To celebrate 40 years of CANETTI®, we are proud to reintroduce a select few CANETTI® award-winning vintage products to the market. Many of these designs are as innovative today as they were four decades ago. Winners of Industrial Design Awards, showcased in art museums - these products embody the creative and modern design trends that continue to captivate past and new generations. All reissued products are certified reproductions of their original designs.
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To continue with the celebrations, we also embrace 30 years of The Original Magnet Frame®, designed by Nicolai Canetti in 1994. This minimalist design consists of two solid panels of crystal clear acrylic held together by tiny, powerful magnets.
The memorabilia displayed, whether a photo, piece of art, menu, ticket, scrap book item or other, is placed in-between the two thick panels and held securely without any hardware.
One or two pictures can be displayed back-to-back, horizontally or vertically. It is truly the original frameless frame! The clear frameless frame blends seamlessly into any environment it is placed, allowing the displayed content to take the spotlight.
The history of the frame started with designs that evolved into what we now know of as The Original Magnet Frame®.
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The first design was the award-winning GEO Frame, which used two glass panels held together by a rubber base. Then came The Acrylo Frame, two acrylic panels held together by four rubber “O” rings. This was followed by The Easel Magnet Frame, with two thin acrylic panels held together by magnets, supported by a metal easel. These experimental designs led to the simplest and most efficient design, The Original Magnet Frame®. Since it was created, no other design could improve its mission.
The Canetti Design Group soared to prominence with the trailblazing concept of the “frameless frame”, showcased through patented innovative products like the Geo Frame, winner of the Industrial Design Award in 1989. Esquire Magazine stated, “The most clever of the frameless frames is the GEO systems from Canetti.” CANETTI® frame designs continued with The Acrylo Systems, leading up to the enduring favorite, The Original Magnet Frame®, a timeless design enjoyed globally by millions for three decades and celebrated for its functional simplicity and permanent elegance.
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Since its creation, CANETTI® has been expanding its endless possibilities using the same simple design principal of clear acrylic panels attached by magnets. A functional design for displaying photos. This design allows for endless variety of different sizes, colors and configurations, which we carry today.
Be aware of imitations, CANETTI® is the original design. Our frames are high-quality, lasting investments, made of crystal-clear acrylic that never clouds, held together by tiny, powerful magnets. When you order from CANETTI®, you join the 1000s of museum stores and shops around the world that carry and enjoy our products.
Thank you for celebrating product design with us for all these years.