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An upscale residence for a New Jersey beach front home was designed by an prominent New Jersey Shore architect. He specified traditional metal railing with some ornamentation such as rings and knuckles. We immediately proposed everything to be built in aircraft grade and marine grade aluminum and for the finish to be specified with blasting,…

We participated at the 2019 Architectural Digest Show in Manhattan in March. Attendance was good and there was definitely an international presence among attendees. Our observation on trends was sleek and modern is still in vogue. Kitchen appliances were definitely the largest presence, with those trending darker in color. Matte finishes were prevalent everywhere, as…

The intertwined trends of home fashion lent their voices in harmony. at the 2019 AD show in NYC on Pier 94. The soothing notes of green echoed loud and clear as I walked the aisles of this years’ show. Each aisle showcased the world’s leading home and design brands from Bosch, Compass Security, Gaggenau, Graff,…

A McLean, Virginia landscape designer was completely upgrading the landscape and exterior living area. They were designing an exterior porch and lower terrace area. The designer designed the area to accommodate a spiral stair case. The railing design was to coordinate between all areas of the terrace and stairs. And the spiral stair needed lighting…

Compass Ironworks has been awarded three more “Top Job” awards by their peers for outstanding work. The “Top Job” competition, hosted by NOMMA in Indianapolis last week, is a contest among the top artists and fabricators across the nation. Competition entries range from driveway gates, to terrace railings, to modern stairs, to iron sculpture. With…

Complimentary tickets to the prestigious Architectural Digest Show (2019). Don’t miss it! This years show will be better than ever…. We will be showcasing our brand new graphics, a modern, dazzling stair, an optical illusion inside a disappearing gate and forged squirrels hiding in the branches of a Japanese Maple Tree sculpture! This is the…

Compass Ironworks and Compass Iron Security will be participating at he Architectural Digest show in New York City and will be showcasing current trends in modern stairs, terrace railing designs, decorative security fence and driveway gates with openers. The event will be at Pier 92 and 94, March 21-23rd. The AD show is one of…

A beautiful property and home in urban Washington DC needed an upgrade to their front gate. The existing gate was corroding so they wanted solid aircraft grade aluminum for its non-corrosive properties. They also had hidden gate operators that they needed the new security gate to connect to. The desire was to replicate existing design…

We participated in the 2019 ASLA NJ conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Displaying our new booth exhibiting Iron railings, property fence, and security gates, even a sliding driveway gate with an automatic gate opener that disappeared into a wall. The landscape architects loved it! We got many comments on our booth display. While we were…