ArsFerri
ArsFerri is a metal art and restoration workshop where artistic expression, knowledge of materials, and technical expertise come together to create works with a distinctive identity.
The workshop's activities include the restoration of historic metal objects and architectural elements, artistic metalwork, ecclesiastical art, and sculpture. Each project is approached with careful consideration of the material, function, and context, combining quality craftsmanship with artistic expression.
In restoration, interventions are based on a thorough understanding of the object, the techniques used in its creation, and its historical context, with respect for the original material and the authenticity of the work. In contemporary creation, traditional metalworking techniques are combined, where appropriate, with modern technologies and processes.
ArsFerri thus brings together artistic creation and heritage conservation, where metal becomes both a medium of artistic expression and a bearer of historical memory.
WORKSHOP
The ArsFerri workshop is a space where design, experimentation, and hands-on craftsmanship come together in the creation of each work.
Located in Săcueni, Dâmbovița County, Romania, the workshop is equipped for the main stages of artistic production and restoration, from shaping and processing materials to assembly and finishing. Its facilities and equipment allow us to undertake a wide range of projects, from small objects to complex works and large-scale structures.
ArsFerri brings together traditional and contemporary metalworking and glassworking techniques, applied in both heritage restoration and artistic creation.
TECHNIQUES
The hot working of iron and steel using traditional forging techniques forms the foundation of many ArsFerri creations. These techniques are employed in contemporary artistic metalwork as well as in the restoration and reconstruction of historic forged-iron elements.
FORGING
Casting enables the creation of artistic forms and elements in bronze, brass, aluminium, and other alloys. The process involves pattern making, mould preparation, metal casting, and the subsequent working, finishing, and patination of the resulting piece.
METAL CASTING
Glass and enamel introduce transparency, light, and colour into dialogue with metal. Through hot-working, glass fusing, and enamelling techniques, we create individual artistic elements or components integrated into works made of steel, bronze, and other metals.
GLASS & ENAMEL
SORIN BUTE
Sorin Bute is a visual artist and founder of the ArsFerri workshop. His practice encompasses artistic metalwork, forging, sculpture, and heritage restoration.
He graduated from the National University of Arts in Bucharest, specialising in Metal Art. His artistic practice combines traditional metalworking techniques with an exploration of form and the use of materials such as iron, bronze, brass, glass, and enamel.
He is a member of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania and the National Union of Historic Monument Restorers. His work includes ecclesiastical art, sculpture, architectural metalwork, and the conservation and restoration of historic metal objects and architectural elements.