Category: Santa Fe Metal Design
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Oculus Project–FINISHED
So, this project is in the rear-view mirror. A good part of the summer of 2015 was designing, engineering, and constructing some really beautiful and challenging work for Oculus. The Botwin Eye Group‘s newest branch at 125 W. Water Street in the heart of downtown Santa Fe is the ultimate fashion eyewear and eye care…
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The Finishing Touches for Zinc Embossing
Went to the client’s new home. Tomorrow is their move-in day. The home is a beautiful jewel with views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains through giant windows on one side and the Jemez Mountains on the other. True artisans crafted amazing touches to this home. Organic forged balustrades and touches were done by local…
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The “Tree of Life” and Roll-Forming Embossing Method
Technique: Bead Rolling/Embossing So, some wonderful clients wanted a new kitchen with accents of zinc. Zinc counter tops and zinc backsplashes would be an artistic element . The preliminary idea was a “tree of life” motif for above their cooking range. Diego drew up a few design ideas and they chose this design: Diego was excited to…
Amy Velazquez
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Busy, busy, busy
These days, my day job (Santa Fe Metal Design–santafemetal.com) keeps me very busy. Lately, customers are requesting zinc counter tops. Zinc is the hot metal right now. For those that do not know, I do lots of work with copper, as in copper lighting, copper counter tops, copper range hoods, and all kinds of copper architectural work.…
Amy Velazquez