David Rosborough — Causeway Coast & Glens

An artist
working in metal.

Gates, staircases, sinks, sculpture — drawn, cut and forged by a single pair of hands on the north coast of Ireland. Each piece is a commission. Each one begins on a flat sheet and a conversation.

As seen on BBC One — The One Show

Tree of Life — Driveway Gates
Portfolio — 2025

Tree of Life — Driveway Gates

A full tree rises across the span of a pair of driveway gates — trunk, branches and leaves drawn in steel, set between dry-stone pillars. A reedbed of forged grasses runs the full width below.

Hand-forged mild steel — trunk, branches, leaves and seedheads, satin black finish · Approx. 4.0 m wide — sized to opening

Wild Garden — Pedestrian Gate & Railings
Portfolio — 2025

Wild Garden — Pedestrian Gate & Railings

A whole garden in steel — a leafed pedestrian gate, a run of railings shaped as reeds and seedheads, small forged birds resting between the stones, set against dry-stone walls and hand-laid cobbles.

Hand-forged mild steel — leaves, grasses, seedheads and birds, satin black finish · Made to measure — full garden install

Botanical Gate
Portfolio — 2025

Botanical Gate

Hand-forged leaves, stems and grass blades climb a domed gate — drawn from a garden, finished in black.

Forged and hammered mild steel, hand-finished black · Approx. 900 × 1500 mm — sized to opening

Further commissions

Selected works

Architectural metalwork, ironmongery and one-off sculptural pieces — each made to measure.

From the studio

Smaller pieces

Hand-cut chrome and slate studies of landmarks from across the island — keepsakes, presentation pieces and trophies. A small shop will follow once the shelves are full.

Commissions

Every piece begins on a flat sheet and a question.