Design Consultancy

Elegant Ironwork that Complements its Setting

From staircases to railings and gates, our designs respond to both the client’s aspirations and the architectural context—historic or contemporary.

“We connect the creative with the practical—ensuring ironwork is not just an add-on, but an integral part of the architecture.”
— Bethan Griffiths

Successful architectural ironwork design—whether simple or ornate—relies on timely, informed input. By involving our expertise early on, you can be sure that the design is built on the right foundations, taking both quality and practicality into account.

Craftsmanship in Design

Whether reinstating missing ironwork or designing for contemporary contexts, our breadth of expertise – combining artistic flair, technical know-how and historical insight – allows us to create designs that are authentic in restoration—faithfully capturing the original’s character in both form and detail—and innovative in new work, blending traditional craftsmanship with fresh ideas to deliver beautiful ironwork with timeless appeal.  

Our Core Design Services:

Our designs combine elegance, practicality, and craftsmanship. We follow an integrated process that bridges creative vision and construction realities, including:

• Preparation & Brief – Understanding your vision, constraints, and goals
• Concept Design – Exploring ideas and setting strong creative direction
• Design Development – Refining concept into a coherent practical proposal
• Contextual Design – Ensuring every element complements the setting
• Authentic Restoration – Accurately detailed reproductions of missing metalwork
• Technical Design – Fine-tuned for craftsmanship in workshop construction
• Visualisations – Communicating design intent to aid stakeholder decisions
• Design Guidance for Historic Settings – Ensuring design proposals meet planning policy, demonstrate contextual sensitivity and clearly communicate design intent & impact.

Our designs are developed with workshop construction in mind and prepared for inclusion directly in tender packages, streamlining procurement and ensuring you retain control of design integrity, skilled craftsmanship and quality.

Downloads

To learn more about our design influences and how we approach context driven design, visit our downloads page. See our Ironwork Designers brochure and article ‘Fitting the New to the Old: Designing New Ironwork for Heritage Settings’ – a synopsis of a lecture delivered at the inaugural conference of the National Heritage Ironwork Group at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Testimonial

“I enjoyed working with The Ironwork Studio and trusted them to have a free hand on the design once I had set them their brief. Having them design the ironwork brought in fresh unique ideas as well as a confidence and experience with the material. It also freed up my time to concentrate on other parts of the building work. I was delighted with the end result which simply felt right, in both aesthetics and craftsmanship, and was more fluent that I alone could have achieved.”

– Carolyn Merrifield, Downs Merrifield Architect

Contact Bethan Griffiths Get in touch to explore how our insight can support your vision