Vernis
€650 + €35 shipping to Europe, €685 in total
- Brass case with ventilation, cable out at the side
- 4-inch touch screen, your art stored on the frame (128 GB)
- Signed and numbered
- Power supply with the plug for your country
A handmade brass frame for digital art you actually own.
Made in Norway and signed by hand. Your art lives on the frame itself, so there's no app, no subscription and no platform that can take it away.
Wave 2 is made to order in a short sales window. Ships as a kit that goes together in minutes.
Vernis, wave 2
Cased in brass, signed and numbered. Wave 2 is open for a short window, and we build exactly what's ordered. Priced in euros and paid by card.
Prefer to pay in crypto? Email us and we'll send you a payment link for ETH or USDC.
Shipping is tracked, with a fixed price for Europe and for the rest of the world. Outside Norway, your country may charge import VAT, duty or a handling fee when the parcel arrives; that is paid to the carrier, not to us.
One piece at a time, the way it was meant to be seen.
Vernis is a small metal frame with a 4-inch screen. It sits on a shelf or a desk like a painting would, and shows one work: a still image, a GIF or a video loop.
Every frame is made by hand in Oslo and signed. The files are kept on the frame itself, so the art keeps showing whether or not the website you bought it from is still around.
See it with your own art.
Open an image, GIF or video from your own files and see it on the frame. Your file stays in this browser. Nothing is uploaded.
From checkout to your shelf
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Order while the wave is open
Pay in euros by card. Checkout asks for your shipping address, plug type and, if you have one, your Ethereum wallet.
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We build your wave
When the window closes we order parts for exactly the frames ordered, then sign, number and ship them.
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Put it together and plug it in
Assembly takes a few minutes with the guide, no soldering. Then pick what it shows and leave it be.
Hear when the next wave opens
One email when a wave opens and one before it closes. Nothing else.
Email us to join the list
Or write to admin@25time.no. Ask to be taken off any time. See the privacy policy.
Why it stays yours
No account, no subscription
Nothing to sign up for and nothing to renew. The frame works on its own.
The files live on the frame
Most digital art is shown from someone else's server. Vernis keeps a copy of every work on its own storage, pinned with IPFS for collectors who want to know how.
Open source, if we're gone
The software and enclosure files are public. If Vernis disappeared tomorrow, your frame would keep running, and anyone could maintain it.
Rather build one yourself?
The enclosure files and software are open source. Bring your own Raspberry Pi and display, and build a frame from scratch. No purchase needed.
Get the files on GitHubQuestions
What do I get in the box?
The handmade metal frame, a 4-inch touch screen, a Raspberry Pi 5, 128 GB of storage with the software pre-installed, a power supply with your plug type, and an assembly guide. Putting it together takes a few minutes and needs no soldering. Your signed, numbered certificate is delivered digitally.
Why a sales window?
We build in waves. Collecting orders first lets us buy parts at a fair price and make exactly as many frames as people want, with nothing left over.
Do I need crypto or a wallet?
No. You pay in euros by card. If you collect NFTs, the frame can show the works you own and back them up locally, but it's not required.
What can it show?
Still images, GIFs and video loops. Square works fill the screen; other shapes can be cropped or shown whole.
What happens if Vernis the company disappears?
Nothing changes for your frame. The files are stored on it, the software is open source and it runs on standard hardware you can maintain yourself.
How long does the storage last?
Like any SD card, the storage wears out over time. The software is free to download, so you can flash a new card and re-sync your collection at any time.