Founded by designer and fabricator Blaise Goldman, Blaise Metalworks is a small Philadelphia studio shaped by more than a decade of behind-the-scenes work for designers, artists, and manufacturers. Goldman works directly with architects, designers, businesses, and private clients to turn individual concepts into thoughtfully built architectural pieces and furniture. His approach draws on traditional craft, Japanese making philosophy, industrial design, and an abiding interest in how mechanical objects are made.
Mark Metal WorksMark Metal Works is an art metal fabrication shop creating custom installations and architectural pieces for commercial and residential spaces. Owner Mark Lagergren brings a B.F.A. from the Columbus College of Art and Design together with more than 20 years of fabrication experience, giving the team an unusual blend of design training and hands-on metalworking. Its projects range from glazed steel partitions and custom range hoods to sculptural pieces such as a steel tree and handmade copper fish scales.
MTL Ironworks IncFamily-owned and Philadelphia proud since 2007, MTL Ironworks grew from a job followed to a crowded garage into a six-person shop serving the Greater Philadelphia area. Founded as Peter Associates by industrial designer Peter Reich in 1990, the company is now owned by Matt and Tim Leo, whose team designs and builds architectural metalwork with a hands-on, tightly knit approach.PHILADELPHIA, PA
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
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