The Art of Design Issue 20 2016 | Page 39

Matt Livsey Hammond Ltd - www.mattlivseyhammond.co.uk Please contact - matt@mattlivseyhammond.co.uk Current projects are, as to encase 17th century always, varied and include marble statues. a sweeping balustrade and gates for the grandest of villas in Kazakhstan, a solid bronze balustrade for a house on the Wentworth Estate, and an 80 metre balustrade for a mansion on the Bishop’s All pieces are handmade to the highest standards with an artist’s attention to details using traditional b lacksmithing, and modern technology where Avenue. appropriate. A wide range No project daunts the including steel, iron, bronze, team, in fact unusual and aluminium, copper and brass, elaborate challenges are incorporating other natural enthusiastically embraced as materials such as glass, wood evidenced by several recent and stone where the design commissions including a calls for it. 20- seater ball and clawfoot sculptural bronze sofa, a reverse-twist, tapering square-bar balustrade sculpted to form twisting trees and branches, and forged console tables formed of metals can be worked Matt Livsey Hammond Ltd provides a complete service from design and construction to fitting and finishing. However an advisory and design-only service is also available.