Charles Normandale is a leading UK sculptor and artist blacksmith working from his forge in the Meon Valley since 1983.
Working mainly to commission Charles designs, makes and installs site specific, creative, bespoke, hand forged metalwork in bronze, stainless or mild steel for a broad range or private, public and ecclesiastical clients.
His work is full of artistic integrity and successfully blends high visual impact with functional solution. Commissions are approached with the eye and mind of a sculptor, the ingenuity of a designer, the understanding and knowledge of an engineer and superb master craftsman skills.
Individually designed and hand crafted contemporary forged ironwork. sensitively designed to compliment and enhance the specific environment. Contemporary design and traditional skills, developed over a lifetime working in iron. Architectural, sculptural and domestic.
Atkinson-art : Handmade Wrought Ironwork, Luxury Metal Art and Jewellery – Forged Steel, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Titanium – other metals worked include Iron, Aluminium, Copper, Brass, Stainless Steels, Carbon Steels – designed and handmade by Charles Atkinson from his traditional workshop set within the ancient lands of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, UK.
Leamington Spa Warwickshire
Hot forging is at the core of what I do at Bringsty. I will design and make items to commission, for galleries, exhibitions and demonstrations. I will also repair and restore existing and historical ironwork, and make items to a client’s specification. The process of producing bespoke ironwork to suit the site and client is what I enjoy. Taking a client’s vision for an empty space, and realising their vision by guiding them through the possibilities and practicalities that hot forging, traditional and contemporary techniques can bring to items of originality and longevity.
Newton Forge has over 33 years of experience in the restoration and production of traditional wrought and cast ironwork. Our expert craftsmen and high standards have brought us a reputation as one of the country’s leading specialists in heritage ironwork. We provide contemporary, restoration and reproduction solutions, all coupled with a passion and attention to detail which will bring your project to life.
Adam Varley….Born London 1969. Served a blacksmithing apprenticeship and then as a journey man working throughout the UK with many notable artist blacksmiths. Adam founded Ferro Design with designer Beau McClellan in 1994 forging many sculptural and architectural works in Portugal including large artistic installations. He also has had experience with production, working on events and film sets, also lighting, pyrotechnics and computer design. Most recently he has settled in La Creuse, France to set up his own workshop.
Hand forged architectural ironwork forged using traditional techniques, to time honoured and modern design.
Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths and silver medal holder.
I am an artist blacksmith, sculptor and writer of:
Artist Blacksmith Sculpture: The Art of Natural Metalwork
Custom Quality Ornamental Iron Work with Excellence in Service.
Food and Beverage guy gone rogue.
Bladesmithing, tool refurbishment, sharpening and other forge works.
Based in Stanmer Park, Brighton.
beggsforgeworks@gmail.com
All forms of architectural,domestic work and toolmaking in both traditional and contemporary designs including sympathetic restoration and recreation of period ironwork. If you can imagine it I’ll make it for you!
Senior tutor at Freeman College, Sheffield. Blacksmithing as a therapy. Blacksmithing. Charcoal making. Practical Skills Therapeutic Education PSTE.
We are a small family owned company. Our small but well kitted out workshop is in Loanhead, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Iain is an experienced and well qualified Welder, Engineer and Blacksmith. He started out working as an apprentice at Hasties & Co sheet metal in Edinburgh in 1997, then was quickly sent to Edinburgh’s Telford College to be trained in fabrication and welding, gaining certificates in MMA, MIG and TIG.
After a short sabbatical, he moved in to the offshore industry and specialized in the unique art of underwater welding and inspection, gaining coding and certifications by ASNT, AWS & CSWIP. Since then he has played major integral roles in the fabrication, construction and welding in major offshore projects.
Now working back on firm land back in the UK he has gone back to his roots of Welding, Engineering and Wrought Iron work.
Services:
• Bespoke Gates, Railings & Fencing
• Welding – MMA, MIG, TIG, Gas Welding
• General Repairs to Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium & Cast Iron
• Fabricators & Engineers
• Restoration, Repair & Maintenance of Wrought Iron work
• Non-Destructive Testing (Magnetic Particle Inspection & Ultrasonic Thickness Measurements) to ASNT & CSWIP
• Mobile/Site Work (CSCS Qualified & Public Liability Insured)
• Magnetic Drill Boring
• Ornamental Blacksmiths
• Plasma & Oxy/Acetylene Cutting
Located where BABA was founded in 1978, Fire and Iron is a major gallery and workshop specialising in forged ironwork and associated metal crafts. Representing more than 100 leading British and international blacksmiths, jewellers and other artists using metal as their chosen medium, Fire and Iron was founded in the early 1980s in response to the global resurgence of interest in forged iron as a creative medium. Owned and run by Lucy Quinnell, who grew up in a blacksmithing family and is the current editor of Artist Blacksmith magazine, Fire and Iron encourages high standards in art metalworking and attracts buyers and commissioners from all over the world. Lucy is married to blacksmith Adam Boydell, and together they design and create public artworks and private commissions. The couple also works in collaboration with other blacksmiths on some Fire and Iron commissions. Lucy won a gold medal for her first RHS garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in 2008, and since then she has worked on five more RHS gardens. She lectures on the subject of blacksmithing, and has been featured talking about the subject on Woman’s Hour, the Craft Show, British Lifestyles (Japan), Blue Peter, Britain’s Best Home and Carlton Country.
I am a founder member of BABA and, over the last forty two years, I have been involved with designing and making bespoke art and architectural metalwork. I started in business at Balnakeil Craft Village in the far north west of Scotland and since then, like Topsy, it grew and grew. The major expansion arose when I won the contract to design, make and install the architectural metalwork for Princes Square in Glasgow. Following this I gained credibility among architects and developers to be able to form a valuable member of design teams and a maker with the ability to deliver large scale bespoke architectural metalwork projects around the world.
This was possible because of the excellent team of craftsmen that had grown up beside me supported by excellent draughtsmen, administrators and managers.
Following the financial crash of 2008 I committed my company to the design and build of a prototype flat pack eco house with a view to establishing this as the major product for my company, Alan Dawson Associates Ltd. We named the system ADAPTAHAUS and the manufacture in our factory and the week long build of the house on site was featured on Grand Designs in October 2010.
I was not able to commercialise the product and my business wound up at the end of 2010.
I have built a small workshop and I am now trading as a one man band still designing and making a diverse range of art and architectural metalwork examples of which can be seen in the images below.
I was awarded a Silver Medal and title of Eminent Master Blacksmith by The worshipful Company of Blacksmiths.
Combining traditional blacksmithing techniques, modern technology and contemporary design, Charis creates unique works of art for a high end market. Enduring Elegance is the ethos behind all of her work which is both robust and surprisingly delicate.
Charis uses her love of stories and the natural world to inspire her work. Whether buying from her stunning range of ready made products or commissioning a personal work of art, she wants each customer to be delighted with their purchase. She especially enjoys the challenge and satisfaction gained by working with a client to produce a bespoke work of art especially for them. As she says, ‘I want to create a work of art for you that will make you smile each time you see it’