Perhaps one of the best parts of working in the metals industry is realizing exactly how versatile the material can be. Besides its great industrial use, metal is an important part in the aesthetic design and art worlds as well. Some of our best-read pieces have been about this fact, and it’s wonderful that we can showcase some of the beautiful metals-based products in the world, from bicycles to dwellings:
Steampunk’s Inventive Element in Metal
Concrete Architect Tadao Ando’s Other Material
Elegant Design: Steel-Bound iPhone 4
Summer Fun: Bespoke Bicycles by 4130’s Tom Schoeniger
Olson Kundig Architects’ Elemental Montecito Residence
Artist Kristina Kozak’s Truth to Steel