When buying furniture for your new home or simply upgrading to a newer nicer style of furniture, there are a few things one should take into consideration.

These days, most everything is made fast using the cheapest materials possible, including furniture. The majority of furniture is even constructed by machines. The result is a variety of furniture that looks good, yet is made from such cheap materials as press wood. After all is said and done, most furniture shoppers end up with products that have a positive appearance but will only last for a very short time. Fortunately, there is an alternative.

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Iron has been mined from the earth for centuries, and was transformed in to steel hundreds of years ago. I discovered it in 1993 during a search for new ways to support some table tops I had designed.  I approached a small forge in Wiltshire to make some simple metal bases for me and was instantly captivated by its strength and versatility of steel - by its malleability and workability. It is an elemental, earthy and honest material, and it can be heated, beaten, rolled, cut and welded into the smallest most intricate shapes or the biggest and boldest forms. From a manufacturing point of view it is very attractive in that it does not split and it does not warp.

Metal furniture

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