Metal Casting
Metal casting is how our objects come to life. We primarily use lost-wax casting, a centuries-old technique that lets us produce highly detailed and complex shapes in metal. All steps are done in-house — from wax pattern to mold-making, burnout, casting, and finishing. We work mostly with brass, bronze, and silver, creating small batches and unique pieces. Metal casting is not a separate step for us — it’s part of a continuous process that connects design, material, and making.
By using the latest technology our casting works for even the most intricate patterns, obtaining filigree-level of details. Due to the effect of the vacuum, the result is a also a dense, resistant and well compacted casting, for very complex models and fine details.
Sprueing
For our own castings we use 3d printed pieces. Each of the models is carefully placed on a spuing tree to ensure propper feeding of the metal in the casting process. The tree is invested in gypsum and placed in an oven for calcination. The process will leave a negative mould of the 3d printed part.
Molding
Starting from the sprued trees, we begin the casting process by investment casting. We use special investment powders designed for 3dprinted resins that assure a clean burnout and dimensional accuracy.
In order to achieve the best results the investment is mixed and poured in a vacuumed environment and the flask is vibrated to ensure an air free investment.
Metal Casting
The final stage of this process implies taking the gypsum mould and casting the metal. For this we use a state of the art casting machine that automates the process and is able to cast various types of metal, including brass, silver, gold, platinum or steel.
The cast piese is then processed, cleand of any investment and finished in accordance to the creative vision.
