Robert Kranenborg

Born in Amsterdam, 1975. Trained in artistic and traditional hot metalwork through a number of apprenticeships, 1995 to 2000. Partner in the last business until setting up Forging Matters Ltd in 2008. Forging Matters has grown into a business specialising in high end staircase balustrades and other highly bespoke architectural metalwork commissions, including furniture and specialist cladding. Core strengths are the ability to incorporate traditional hot metalworking skills and a willingness to explore alternative manufacturing solutions to achieve the required result. Work is produced in steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass and bronze.