Business Image Group

Meet the founders of Business Image Group.My wife Australian Helen and I are the cover story for the May issue of our community magazine, "Montclair Living."

The story tells how we met, describes our community exhibits, including the US District Court, our sustainable picture framing business, Eco Framing in Oakland, legacy projects co-founding San Francisco's first Business Improvement District, photographing Huey Lewis’ album covers, and of all things creating the Ronald Reagan Suite at the Century Plaza Hotel—an unusual project for a Democrat to say the least! (Yes I met Nancy at the Gala opening)

Cheers, Bennett and Helen

Montclair Living BH HR article.pdf

Omni Hotel - Bob's Steak & Chop House, San Francisco, produced 1991

This is where Judge Breyer and his wife Sydney discovered our historical work in 2002, which led to our now 18-year project creating historical community exhibits for the US District Courthouses in Northern California. End to end the Courthouse exhibit program is about a mile long were it be stretched out.

Omni Hotel - Bob's Steak & Chop House, San Francisco, produced 1991 Omni Hotel - Bob's Steak & Chop House, San Francisco, produced 1991 This is where Judge Breyer and his wife Sydney discovered our historical work in 2002 which led to our now 18 year project creating historical exhibits for the US District Courthouses in Northern California.

Great shot of the Washington Hospital's volunteer team in front of the 60" sculptural emblem of their logo we created for them back in 1998 - still looking as vibrant as when we installed it. Great client and community!

Resourceful. Super helpful. Friendly and considerate. Those are just some of the comments we’ve received about our front-desk staff at Washington Hospital. Pictured are a few of the staff and volunteers who dedicate themselves to greeting patients, families and visitors––answering their questions, providing directions and more. Thank you for helping make our community feel welcome.

Check out this Flickr Album of our favorite projects over the last couple decades.

The Best of B.I.G. Explore this photo album by Bennett Hall on Flickr!

We are pleased to showcase this incoming seal destined for Judge Davila's courtroom in San Jose, arriving at Eco Framing for final preparation for installation tomorrow.

This piece is 48" wide, weighs in at 85 lbs, crafted in solid California Black Oak by our partner Woodlab of Eureka, thanks for Jeremy Harris.

This will be the 4th custom routed and carved seal we have crafted with them for the US District Court, also located in Oakland and McKinleyville (see below)

These seals are centerpieces for our programs which are installed throughout the public space, chambers, and courtrooms of the US District Courthouses in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and McKinleyville.

Throughout their facilities, you will find exhibits directly expressing the community heritage of the immediate areas served by the court. Our programs combine historical photograph with educational narratives as well as high-resolution reproductions of New Deal Era murals from Coit Tower and other locations.

Installation is slated for later in March; for more details, click through to my Flickr gallery

Solid Oak Seal for the US District Courthouse, San Jose From our next project in progress—this is a custom 48” solid Oak seal for the US District Courthouse we are redesigning in San Jose. The seals are made with a CNC router and hand-tooled, with a layered finish. This bad boy weighs in a 85 lbs is made of joined California Black Oak, all pieces sel...

More news breaking on the opening of Washington Hospital's new Morris Hyman Pavillion.

Washington Hospital debuts new, three-story critical care facility on Tuesday The building not only was built to withstand a major earthquake but also to continue operating after one strikes.