Named for the giant Palladian windows at its first address, Jay Susanin’s PALLADIO has always been rooted in the custom framing and interior design industries.  PALLADIO opened in 2001 and has earned a reputation as one of the region’s top custom framing companies with a growing presence in the art production and interior design arenas.

Because of his background in history, business, architecture, historic preservation and interiors, Jay’s residential and corporate clients have access to a unique combination of talents.

The underpinning of PALLADIO’s success is the frame. To Jay, properly selected artwork & framing are the critical finishing touch to every interior space. More importantly, artwork is one major avenue where human personality, individual style and life experiences can come to life and, if designed well, make any space personal. PALLADIO’s clever use of stylized framing materials to both enhance what is being framed and relate to interior surroundings makes each project unique - and a success!

As Palladio approaches it’s 23rd anniversary, Jay has established a superior custom framing practice & client base and has successfully diversified the custom art production wing of his business with the creation of Bank & Surf [see below.] In addition, Jay frequently partners with Ian Campbell Photography to provide corporate clients with unique artwork that is clever, expressive and redefines visual corporate branding. Combined, the different facets of Jay’s work at PALLADIO give his clients a full range of talents enabling Jay & his clients to create interior spaces that are unique, personal and beautiful.

BANK & SURF... Bank of a river and surf of the ocean. And so was Jay Susanin’s new art production company named -- a company that was “created by accident.”  

 “As part of my role at PALLADIO I was creating an art plan for a client’s vaction house in Naples, Florida and wanted the focal point of the family room to be a great map of Old Naples.  After being unable to find the right kind of map of Naples in Naples, I came back to Chestnut Hill and drew one.  The drawing was digitized & enhanced to have the feel of a blueprint and produced in turquoise.  It was framed at PALLADIO and another customer saw it and wanted a navy blue version for his own house -- and a companionmap of Avalon for his house there. Using an old map of Avalon  I repeated the process.  Someone else saw the map of Avalon and asked for Stone Harbor and another for Ocean City....”  After a grat deal of research and product development, education and artistry, BANK & SURF - a coastal art division of PALLADIO - began.  

After two immediate appearances at the Atlanta Gift Show, the beach maps of BANK & SURF made their way to almost 50 stores between Maine and Florida.  Responding initially to the wants of the first year’s customers and store accounts, the map library began to grow.  To date, there are almost 550 map locations and the collection is destined to keep growing.

BANK & SURF maps, typically printed in navy blue, can be personalized to show the location and address of a house, have an initial or monogram in the center of the compass, and the year of the house tucked under the map’s crest; additional points of interest can be added to the map such as a private club, a wedding venue or favorite hangout.  New map collections include city maps, map for private clubs and maps of summer camps.

Several related art collections are in the development stages at BANK & SURF and will include sea creatures, sea corals & seaweeds, tropical leaves, NJ beach tags and more....

For more information visit www. bankandsurf.com