Artist Surfaces is a UK-based specialist fabricator dedicated to a singular purpose: fabricating world-class surfaces for professional artists. Under their founding mission ‘creating Ssurfaces for artists around the world’, the company has grown from a small provincial workshop operation into a globally recognised brand, shipping handcrafted panels to artists, galleries and museums across Europe, North America, and beyond.

What sets Artist Surfaces apart is the rare combination of artisanal craftsmanship and rigorous research and development. Every product they produce is built to museum-grade standards, meaning it is designed not merely to hold paint today, but to preserve artwork for generations. Their panels are archival and engineered to be warp free and can be found in the studios of internationally acclaimed painters, in the collections of galleries, and on the walls of collectors who understand the relationship between a great surface and a great work of art.

The connection between Sabbioneta and an artist's studio in London might not seem obvious at first glance. But for the team at Artist Surfaces, the journey from raw material to finished painting surface is one taken with great care, deep knowledge, and a reverence for the creative process it ultimately serves.

At the core of every Artist Surfaces wooden panel lies a single, carefully considered choice of surface: Panguaneta's poplar plywood. The team at Artist Surfaces researched extensively and choose Panguaneta Tutto Pioppo for its stability, lightness and consistency. For a painting panel, these qualities are essential. The surface must remain flat, be easy to handle, machine cleanly and provide a reliable foundation for primer, gesso and paint. A special warp-free construction has been developed through years of testing and artist feedback, with every panel designed to meet museum-grade standards. The choice of Panguaneta poplar plywood is part of that process. Its stability, surface quality, lightness and workability make it the right foundation for Artist Surfaces’ wooden painting panels. The result is simple: a surface that supports the work, so the artist can focus entirely on making it.

Our distribution partner in UK, Hanson Plywood, plays an important role, providing reliable supply, product knowledge and excellent service. For Artist Surfaces, consistency is essential: they are choosing a material that becomes part of an artist’s work. Hanson understands that level of expectation and supports them with responsive communication, dependable stock and a strong understanding of the Panguaneta range.

So Matthew Atkinson, Director of Artist Surfaces: “The relationship between Artist Surfaces, Panguaneta and Hanson Plywood is built on quality, consistency and trust. Panguaneta’s poplar plywood gives us the stable, lightweight foundation we need for our wooden painting panels, while Hanson Plywood provides the reliable UK supply and support that keeps our workshop moving. Together, they help us create museum-grade surfaces that artists around the world can depend on”.

Dominic Wood, Sales Executive at Hanson Plywood LTD declares: “We are proud to work with Artist Surfaces for the past few years, and it's fantastic to see our relationship continue to grow from strength to strength. It's especially rewarding to see Panguaneta's Poplar Plywood being transformed into high-quality wooden painting panels that artists can trust. Partnerships like these showcases how quality materials, reliable supply, and shared values come together to create something truly special”.

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