Curtain poles aren’t usually the first thing people think of when they’re renovating a room, but they make an enormous difference to the overall feel of a space. Over the past few years I’ve steadily refined my approach to hand-forged curtain poles, and they’ve quietly become one of the most popular and rewarding pieces I make. If you’re considering them for your home, here’s why they stand apart from anything mass-produced.

Over the years I’ve taken on a wide range of ironwork commissions, from fireside tools to architectural details to the occasional more unusual request. Commissioning a piece of ironwork can be a brilliant experience, but only if you know what you’re stepping into and what you want from the end result. With commissions now open again on a selective basis, I thought it might be helpful to outline a few things worth considering before you get in touch.

It’s been over a year since I wrote about stepping away from commission work. At the time it felt like the only sensible thing to do. Commissions had started to dictate my days in ways that didn’t sit well with me: shifting timelines, drifting expectations, and that quiet background pressure of trying to realise someone else’s ideas instead of my own. I needed the space to create freely, and I stand by that decision.