Armadillo Metalworks in Passaic, New Jersey, fabricates custom architectural and ornamental metalwork by combining European handcraft with modern engineering. Its classically trained metalworkers turn architects’ concepts into finely detailed interiors and restorations, from water-jet stainless stairwork in a Prince Street loft to handcrafted florets matched to a 1929 Fifth Avenue entrance. The company also engineers unusual functional details, including concealed stair hardware and bronze doors with hinges designed to carry low-voltage wiring.
METALMANIA SHEET METAL WORKSSince opening its doors in 2009, Brooklyn-based MetalMania Sheet Metal Works has built custom metalwork for architectural, commercial, and residential spaces. Its projects are made in-house by skilled fabricators, including a lead metalworker with more than 30 years in the trade and earlier experience reconstructing casinos in Macau, China. The shop is known for turning detailed designs into precise pieces, from curved stainless-steel handrails to blackened-steel staircases.BROOKLYN, NY
Blackbird FabricationBlackbird Fabrication is a Coatesville, Pennsylvania architectural metalwork studio that designs, fabricates and installs custom metal features for commercial and residential spaces. Founded by industrial designer Adam Sayres, the studio combines computer-aided design with traditional metal craft, handling projects from restoration and modification to complex turnkey staircases. Its work includes a four-floor, 60,000-pound stair assembled inside Microsoft’s New York City headquarters and a curved cantilevered stair made to match an existing Chester Springs home.COATESVILLE, PA
Wrought Iron ConceptWrought Iron Concept creates custom wrought-iron architectural and ornamental metalwork, using traditional hand-forging techniques for residential, commercial, public and restoration projects. With locations in New York and Istanbul, the company works from customer drawings or original concepts and serves clients worldwide. Its work also includes repairing or reconstructing existing wrought iron, cast iron, bronze and stainless-steel pieces.STATEN ISLAND, NY
MILGO/BUFKINSince 1916, Brooklyn-based MILGO/BUFKIN has turned metal into custom architectural work and fine sculpture, growing from a small truck-body shop into a four-generation privately owned fabrication company. Its engineers and craftspeople combine computer-controlled cutting and modern machinery with old-world workmanship, taking on projects that range from high-visibility building details to sculptures more than 40 feet tall. The company works from its 50,000-square-foot facility and ships its work worldwide.BROOKLYN, NY