Art smithy for one-of-a-kind pieces made of steel and forged bronze: gates, railings, sculptures and restoration.
Kunstschmiede Markus Elhardt – Metallgestaltung
Waltenhofen (Allgäu) · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Kunstschmiede Markus Elhardt
The art smithy Markus Elhardt – Metallgestaltung is a sole proprietorship in Waltenhofen near Kempten (Allgäu), registered with the Chamber of Crafts Augsburg. It produces decorative forged works such as gate systems, railings, benches, sculptures, garden objects and garden showers as well as tools and historical weapons made to customer specification. The value chain begins with a design consultation, from which a working drawing is created; after quotation and approval, the workpiece is realized in the company's own forge. Wrought iron (steel) and forged bronze are used; working methods include slitting and swaging of lattice bars as well as forging spheres. Customers include private clients as well as public clients such as the city of Kempten, including a railing system in the pedestrian zone, and senior residences. A further area of work is the restoration of historical objects.
- Site
- Waltenhofen
- Processes
- Forging (art smithy, forging of spheres, slitting and swaging of lattice bars), Metal design / working drawing and production after design consultation (gates, railings,, Working drawing/design consultation, Art forging, Restoration of historical objects, Manufacture of tools, Design and production to customer specification
- Materials
- Forged bronze, Steel (wrought iron, for forged work), Wrought iron (steel)
- Certificates
- Chamber of Crafts registration
- Industries
- Residential, Home/Construction/Garden, Historical restoration, Senior residences, Public space, historical restoration
- 01
Design consultation
- 02
Working drawing
- 03
Quotation and approval
- 04
Art forging in the workshop
- 05
Assembly/handover
Materials and forging methods
Wrought iron (steel)
Base material for gates, railings, lattice bars, sculptures and tools.
Forged bronze
Used for railing systems in the Kempten pedestrian zone and a garden shower.
Location
Waltenhofen
DEWorkshop/forge
- Materials
- Wrought iron, forged bronze
Work examples
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forging (art smithy, forging of spheres, slitting and swaging of lattice bars)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel (wrought iron), Forged bronze |
| Metal design / working drawing and production after design consultation (gates, railings,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel (wrought iron), Forged bronze |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
As art-forged works, all products are handmade one-of-a-kind pieces; production is carried out according to the approved working drawing. Supra-formal testing systems are not stated.
| Evidence | Waltenhofen |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Crafts registration |
History
- 2017
Implementation of several project works, including a gate system and pavilion in Kempten as well as benches at the Höfelmeierpark senior residence.