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Here at Bionic Cat Blacksmiths, we don’t do the word ‘Can’t’. I make everything from hooks to wands, portraits to door handles, kraken tentacle pieces, scrying ball holders, Dragon and Alien Claw Items, replacement Victorian railings, chalices, LARP armour, the list just goes on! I love the ideas people come to me with, and I’ll always pull out all the stops to make sure you get exactly what you want.
Never settle for off the shelf: get beautiful bespoke hand made work, to your exact specifications.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me for any questions, quotes or quibbles, and feel free to find my etsy shop on my website.
Leon Williamson
Bionic Cat Blacksmith
From concept to completion
Redhouse Forge can design, develop, manufacture and install.
We have built a reputation as a specialist company able to take on projects large and small where something different is needed and where details count
We can integrate within a large corporation system, a small architect design practice or direct with the individual private client.
From the initial discussion with the client, whether private individual or company architect, Redhouse Forge, will develop the design by the method best suited to the project. Including constructing scale models, full size samples, 3D CAD drawings or artists sketches.
We offer –
Traditional forge-work for new work or restoration,
Fabrication in mild steel, stainless steel and non ferrous.
Specialist finishes; including chemical blackening of steel and stainless steel and patination of non ferrous metals.
See our website for full details and gallery of previous work done.
Exquisite Architectural Metalwork
Creating fine architectural metalwork for some of the most prestigious properties in the world demands the finest craftsmanship executed with the best-equipped workshops in the UK. Our mission is to exceed customer expectations in everything we do through our knowledge, creativity and passion.
As leading authorities in the craft of blacksmithing we push the boundaries of innovation and we thrive on demanding creative and technical challenges. Retaining some of the most traditional skills and techniques we continue to develop and apply them to both traditional and contemporary environments. Our specialist division, ‘The Real Wrought Iron Company’, is the only supplier of genuine wrought iron in the world.
Artisan ferronnier coutelier
Artist Blacksmith creating decorative ironwork for the home and garden.
Custom Quality Ornamental Iron Work with Excellence in Service.
I’ve been blacksmithing for over 35 years. The way that the metal moves when it’s being forged is a constant fascination to me, as well as the whole myriad of ways that it can be used in and around the home, garden or public environment to make objects that are both practical and beautiful. Although I enjoy conserving and reproducing our great historical heritage of ironwork, I also like to explore the intended site and my environment for inspiration, to come up with fresh ideas when a contemporary design is more appropriate.
I can make forged ironwork in any scale – from architectural to domestic – and can work to commision or for direct sale.
I also have extensive experience of teaching and demonstrating the craft at many levels, and can offer demonstrations and bespoke short courses.
ARTESIAN METAL FABRICATION FROM GEDDING MILL
Welcome to Gedding Mill, we are an artesian fabrication company with contemporary skills and a track record of excellence spanning more than three decades.
Not your average Metalworkers
Gedding Mill Limited operates from a newly constructed, purpose-built, 5000 Sq. Ft workshop in Suffolk. We create a wide variety of metalwork for interiors, industrial, retail and domestic customers using Steel, Stainless Steel, Copper, Brass and Aluminium. We work meticulously to exact specifications and ensure we deliver the goods on time and on budget.
We have an eye for detail, with the range of skills and knowledge in the team, we can design and produce solutions for commercial projects and private clients alike.It is usual for us to work with companies that often have a very short and mission critical lead time. This is a responsibility that we take very seriously. We maintain our promises and understand its fundamental importance.
How we work
Customer service and clear communication are fundamental to our success and this goes both ways. In order to ensure we deliver exactly what our customers want, we need to be 100% clear on the brief and specification. Once this is agreed and signed off by the customer, we get to work. Our quality control is rigorous as we won’t gamble our reputation on a less than perfect product.
We have grown steadily through repeat business and recommendations and over the years our customers have tested our metal (no pun intended) by giving us more complex and unusual projects. We embrace these projects with energy and enthusiasm as we love a challenge!
Heiner Zimmermann forges art and translates traditional forms into contemporary visual aesthetics. He is an ambassador of his craft. Growing up in his father’s workshop he learned and appreciated the ancient techniques and traditions of hammer and anvil. In his work Heiner combines a traditional formal language practiced in ancient craftsmanship with contemporary aesthetic expression. Heiner is interested in modern aesthetics which include a revised use of traditional techniques and materials and this is an approach he teaches as a professor in Arts and Craft, at HDK University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
He finished his formal training in 1991 and was awarded the national “Good Design Award” (now known as “Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany”). Other awards followed. During his formative years, supported by several scholarships, he travelled and worked for renowned metal artists across the continent and in the United States. He then went on to do further training in the conservation of art and architectural history in Venice. After his master’s certificate in 1998 he took over his father forge in Pliezhausen, Germany.
Heiner Zimmermann’s works is always the result of a search for form, structure and surface that touch and move the viewer. His work combines a respect for the forging tradition and its material with contemporary art and design. Each work is forged through a highly individual creation process. As each unique work appears its formal development symbolizes the union of an idea, and human will, with the material – iron.
Ironworworks Uk Ltd have been making fine metalwork for over 25 years.
Our small specialist firm produces a wide range of metal work from small fire sets to grand ornate staircase balustrading.
We are able to cover all stages from design of a concept sketch through to a detailed drawing,manufacture and installation
John Medwedeff has been creating sculpture and site-specific architectural ironwork for over thirty years. His work is represented in numerous collections, including the Illinois State Museum, SAS Inc, The Metal Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
He has taught workshops and presented at symposia including Penland Craft School, The Appalachian Center for Crafts, ABANA conferences across the US, Pratt School of Fine Art, and several universities.
Publications include the HEPHAISTOS Yearbook (“Metall Design International,” Germany), Direct Metal Sculpture by Dona Meilach, Sculpture, Art & Antiques, Fabricator, American Craft, Metalsmith, and Architectural Digest. Following a three-year blacksmithing apprenticeship with James Wallace at the Metal Museum, he earned BFA and MFA degrees in art from SIU Carbondale.
His studio, Medwedeff Forge & Design, is a fully equipped forging and metal fabrication facility with 8 interior cranes and is staffed to handle fabrication projects up to 30’ tall. Having completed over 30 monumental sculpture projects, John has a wealth of experience coordinating the logistics of projects with community stakeholders to ensure a seamless fit when the piece is installed.
We opened in June 2010, Designing, Creating and Teaching, We strive to take your ideas for your home and garden and make them a reality, by breathing life in to iron through the ancient art and craft of traditional blacksmithing.
Master Blacksmith Steve Miller FWCB has over 40 years experience producing all types of metalwork from traditional forge work to bespoke contemporary designs. Combining a traditional forge with a well equipped fabrication workshop , the company is able to undertake larger scale projects including all types of exterior and interior metalwork as well as grand stair balustrades.
Also able to carry out sensitive restoration and repairs, and give advice on period matching .
Services include survey, design and installation.
The company has a large portfolio of previous work for reference, but is also able to produce unique bespoke designs specific to a clients wishes.