36"x48" Portfolios & Art Cases

Sized to hold 36"x48" artwork, posters, architectural drawings, and display boards, this range includes an oversized expandable portfolio case for flat transport and art and poster tubes in multiple sizes for rolled transport. The 37"x49"x6" Expandable Portfolio Case is the largest flat-carry case in the catalog, suited to artists and architects moving work at exhibition and architectural E1 scale. Art tubes are available in 6" and 8" diameters and in 37", 45", and 50" lengths to accommodate a range of rolled document sizes up to 36"x48".

About 36"x48" Portfolios & Art Cases

What types of cases and tubes are available for 36"x48" artwork?

Flat or rolled, 36"x48" work has a purpose-built carrier here. Flat: the X-Port 37"x49"x6" Oversized Expandable Portfolio, which ships folded flat — no oversized-freight surcharge — and sets up in minutes with standard 36"x48" foam boards (not included) slid into its side-wall lining compartments; 36"x48" project display boards with fold-out panels also work, though a full rigid board structures the case best, and rigid loads near full case size need no stiffener at all. Two vertically spaced front handles let you set the carrying height so the case bottom clears the ground, end-panel zippers convert it to clamshell mode for flat loading, and the six-inch gusset holds up to 24 standard 1/4-inch foam boards. Rolled: six tube configurations — 6" and 8" diameters, each in 37", 45", and 50" lengths — all built as rigid paperboard liners wrapped in water-repellant 600-denier polyester, with zippered end openings, detachable shoulder straps, and shipping label windows, sturdy enough to check as luggage.

Who uses 36"x48" art cases and tubes?

Exhibition-scale artists, trade show professionals, and architects moving full-size drawing sets and presentation boards between office, site, and show floor — that's the X-Port 37"x49"'s stated design brief. Students carry 36"x48" project display boards to presentations in it, since the boards themselves double as the case's stiffeners. The tubes serve the rolled half of the same traffic: drawing sets, posters, banners, and prints heading to clients, sites, and shows.

How do I choose between a flat case and a tube for 36"x48" artwork?

Roll it if you safely can; carry it flat if you can't. Mounted boards, canvases, fragile media, and mixed stacks travel in the X-Port, where clamshell mode lets you load flat and flip through work in place rather than unpacking. For everything rollable, pick tube length by the work's long edge — 50" tubes take a full 48" sheet, 45" and 37" suit shorter work — and diameter by the roll itself: 6" for a sheet or two, 8" for heavy stock that shouldn't be curled tightly or several sheets rolled together. Whichever way it travels, both the case and the tubes are built for handling: the X-Port folds flat between uses, and the tubes ship or check as luggage.