KILNWARD / ONE OF ONE

Our Craft

INSIDE THE KILNWARD STUDIO

Where your idea takes shape.

From the first sketch to the final detail, we bring your idea to life through thoughtful design, hand-shaped wirework and carefully placed color.

Two makers working at the KILNWARD studio beside a window
A personal idea. A thoughtful design.
A maker working at a bench with color materials and small tools
Colour, placed with care.
An overhead view of the studio with workbenches and makers
Our studio. Every detail considered.

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INSIDE THE WORKSHOP

Shaped by hand. Made personal.

A closer look at the wirework and color details behind a personal portrait.

Hand shaping metal wire around the BAILEY portrait
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Hand-shaped wirework

Fine metal wire is bent and positioned by hand, following the portrait and its individual contours.

Applying colour while referencing the BAILEY design
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Color, placed with care

Mineral-based enamel color material is applied within the wire outlines, with the design kept close at hand.

Adjusting colour within the wire portrait
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Attention to the small details

Small tools help place and adjust color within the portrait’s individual sections.

BAILEY portrait on the workshop table
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The portrait takes shape

A workshop close-up of the face, lettering and decorative wire outlines.

Low-temperature curing & surface sealing

After coloring, the design is cured at low temperature and finished with a surface sealing layer.

See the handcrafted enamel car emblem

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