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House interior with framed NYPL Gallery print

Framed Prints

We offer two sizes of smooth black wood frames with white hand cut mats and lexan glazing. These are 50cm x 70cm (20" x 28") and 70cm x 100cm (28" x 39"). We ship globally in sturdy packaging from Switzerland.

Wallpaper / Murals

Do you have a special place you'd love to bring to life in your home? Our adhesive-backed repositionable wallpaper murals are the perfect choice, whether it's the iconic New York skyline or a stunning piece of fine art. Installation is a breeze, and removal is just as simple, making it easy to refresh any room whenever you like.

Stretched Canvas

We offer super high quality hand stretched canvas in larger sizes 24" x 36" (61cm x 91cm) and 32" x 48" (81cm x 122cm) . Each image is printed with archival inks on museum quality poly/cotton canvas. Art is wrapped around the sides. Each is stretched expertly over thick 1.5" (4cm) pine wood stretcher bars.

Art Publishing , Restoration and Framing on the Lake of Lugano

We are officially licensed art publishers/framers for The Getty Museum, The New York Public Library, The Henry Ford Museums, The Ford Motor Company and The Vintage Arte Archive among many others. We publish only in-house using our own equipment and Swiss staff from our base in Lugano. We take pride in our work and in delivering legendary Swiss quality. We are proud to serve you!

Our partner websites

Step into a world of nostalgia with our collection of beautiful vintage posters. Add a touch of history to your space.
To VintageArte
Make someone's day with our unique Flavia posters and greeting cards. Each card is a work of art that will bring joy and smiles.
To Flavia Art
Discover the perfect blend of mid-century style and contemporary design with our collection of car art pieces.
To Ford Images
Enhance your living space with captivating art from the NYPL collection. Explore a wide range of historical illustrations, photographs and artwork.
To NYPL Gallery
Elevate your decor with a masterpiece from the Getty Museum. Adorn your walls with exquisite artwork that tells a story.
To Getty Museum Prints
Bring the history of aviation into your home with our collection of classic and contemporary Boeing images. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts!
To Boeing Photo Store

Bringing history to life.

We are fourth generation art makers.

We are artists, producers, publishers and rights experts with our headquarters alongside the Lake of Lugano in Switzerland. We are proudly in Ticino, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.

We provide content to consumers, architects, designers, retailers, film producers and distributors worldwide. Our speciality is vintage imagery, art and film.

Our art business lineage was started by Jack Weedn in California in 1954 when he began a small aerial photography business in California (between acting and singing gigs). In 1959, his wife, Flavia Weedn began her lifelong career in painting and writing. Flavia and Jack began the art selling and publishing/gallery business on PCH in Laguna Beach and at the Disneyland Hotel in 1960's. Flavia's mother, Sylvia Money was a doll maker who along with her son, Bill Register, a craftsman by trade joined in the extended family business. Flavia painted, Sylvia made dolls, Bill made wooden cutouts of the art and Jack Weedn sold and licensed the rights. That sparked a business publishing many millions of cards and books in many languages. The Flavia Company became Archivea in 2009.

This art and film business has continued with Jack's son, Rick Weedn joining his father in 1978 and Miguel Weedn, Rick's son joining his father in 2022. Rick and his sister Lisa Weedn grew the business from 1980 through 2008.

In 2009, Archivea GmbH of Zug, Switzerland purchased the Flavia Weedn archive and continues today from its new headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland.

All publishing operations moved from Santa Barbara, California to Lugano, Switzerland in January of 2023.

We now serve The Getty Museum, The New York Public Library, Claudio Bravo Collection, The Ford Motor Company, The Henry Ford Museums, The Vintage Arte Institute and the Flavia archive among many others.

We love history and art and pride ourselves in merging the two. Our specialty is visual story telling, archival materials and digital technologies in the production of still imagery and film. Vintage posters, motorsport, aviation, architecture, graphic design, illustration, industrial design plus historical authenticity are our passions.

We are co-owners of The Flavia Weedn and Claudio Bravo archives and sponsors of the Vintage Arte Institute.

Image and motion picture copyrights are the property of our client owners used under license agreement to Archivea GmbH of Switzerland.

Email or Call +41 79 265 8891