Objects made for the room they will live in.
Lighting, tables, sculpture, one-off pieces – built to a brief, not pulled from a catalogue.
Most commissions start with a place: a hallway, a stairwell, a wall someone walks past every day. The work answers that place – material, weight, finish, light, all measured against where the piece will stand.
Editions, single pieces, restorations. Each project handled by one maker from first sketch to delivery.
On-site reading
A visit when geometry, light or context calls for it. Otherwise: photographs, dimensions, a conversation.
Material talk
Steel, brass, copper, iron – and the finishes that age well in a living room, not on a showroom floor.
Edition or unique
Open about which. A side table can be repeated; a sculpture should not be.
Delivery and install
From workshop to your door, handled in person.
Examples from the workshop
Frequently asked
How long does a private commission typically take?
From first conversation to delivery: six to twelve weeks for furniture or a single sculpture, twelve to twenty-four weeks for an architectural element like a railing or shutter. The first three weeks are usually drawing and material decisions; the rest is fabrication and finishing.
How does pricing work?
Each commission is quoted individually after a first exchange about place, use, materials and timeline. Pricing reflects the material, the hours of forging, welding and finishing, plus delivery. Editions of small furniture pieces are quoted at a lower per-unit rate.
Can you visit the home before designing?
For projects in Berlin, yes – a one-hour visit to read the room, light, and where the piece will live. For projects elsewhere in Europe, dimensioned photographs and a video walk-through usually carry enough information.
How is the piece delivered and installed?
Small and medium pieces are delivered in person by the workshop. For larger items (a side table is fine; a 60 kg pendant is not) we coordinate with an art-handling partner and install on site. Anchors and brackets are always built and tested in the workshop.
Can a piece be made as an edition or a one-off?
Both. We are clear up front about which: a side table can be repeated three or four times with small variations; a sculpture is unique. The cost difference is honest.
Carry an idea. Bring it to steel.
If you carry a project – a piece, a building, a setting – I would like to hear about it. Most commissions begin with a short exchange about the place, the use, the rough budget and timeline.
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