Owner Irene Zapel has worked in the framing industry since 1987, building her reputation as an artist and picture framer working for companies such as Pigments and Palettes, Eckersley’s, Artistcare and Art for Art Sake.

Irene spent over 4 years working with master craftsman Graham Reynolds learning traditional methods of ornate frame making and restoration. She established Framing Fabulous in 2012 after Graham moved his workshop to the Gold Coast. Irene continues working for Graham on a contracted basis as well as conducting restoration work for other picture framing businesses, galleries, antique dealers and private clients.

Although Irene maintains a strong focus on restoration and period frames, Framing Fabulous is also a high quality custom framing business, offering framing solutions to work to all budgets.

Irene is an artist as well as a framer, and marries the two vocations seamlessly. With a great love of art, colour, form and history she believes that a frame is an extension of the artwork -- and is often an artwork itself.

Irene continues to paint and create from her Brisbane studio.