Custom Steel and Mosaic Creations

The more we put our forged steel and mosaic work together, the more new ideas occur to us and our clients for ways to collaborate. It’s such an exciting and satisfying journey!

We created this first table to show off the client’s collection of glaze sample ceramic tiles handmade by her mother.

The tiles came in a variety of colors and thicknesses. The fun challenge was to create a pleasing pattern of color AND as smooth a surface as possible. We were impressed in the end that Johannah was able to create a relatively even surface.

This client is local and was able to visit our studios to see examples of other tables Kyle has created. This helps a lot in visualizing the final product. Together, Kyle and the client designed a base that fit their taste as well as the space the client had in mind for the table.

This next one is a collaborative piece we designed and made for ourselves!

We needed a single step from the gallery floor up to the door to the next room. Kyle forged a small railing with circular shapes for Johannah to fill in with mosaic. For the pure fun of it, she decided to go with dark pink and gold with a green flat marble at the center. Kyle also made the wooden step in hickory to coordinate with the flooring in the gallery.

We created this last table for a couple celebrating an important wedding anniversary.

Kyle and the client designed the table to fit their entryway hall. The colors in the mosaic were inspired by other nearby artwork. Our friend Christina Boy made the walnut top.

Forged Steel Furniture with Mosaic Inlay

We are so enjoying the journey of our collaborations in mosaic and steel.

Our very first collaborative pieces were our mosaic coat racks. Since then we’ve made a few fireplace projects together, some trophies, sculptural garden art, a set of interior stair railing, and of course, quite a few pieces of furniture.

All of our collaborative furniture so far has featured mosaic inlay in wood. But as we continue to experiment with techniques and materials, we’ve found ways to incorporate mosaic directly with metal.

The first piece we made in this way was our Woven Bench. As you can see in the detail photos, this is an intricate yet sturdy piece of furniture. The brightly colored mosaic adds a touch of lightness and levity to it.

The next piece we made was a small console table. Kyle constructed the base in entirely traditional blacksmithing techniques. The top is cherry wood.

The shapes and colors in the apron were inspired by a trip we had recently taken to southwestern Virginia and Mammoth Cave NP. On that trip we saw the many ways water shapes rocks over millennia. The round shapes and shades of green represent rocks covered in moss and algae. Plus those greens look so great with the warm tones of the cherry top!

The bench is sold but the console is available. Reach out if you’d like price and delivery information.