Zahra Modern Art Foundries

 

Zahra Modern Art Foundries, has been launched under the ownership of the artist Nasser Azam.

Based in a purpose-built facility in Braintree, Essex, and benefiting from highly skilled local craftsmen, the Zahra Modern Art Foundries builds on the tradition and expertise of the Morris Singer Foundry (closed May 2010).

 
 

  Origination & Enlargement
We can create new works for clients or enlarge existing works to their instructions.
  Lost Wax Casting
Our facilities allow us to 'core in mould' to produce the largest waxes without distortion.
  Sand Casting
We are one of the few foundries capable of handling really large castings in-house.
  Chasing and Finishing
One of our key strengths is the depth of skill and experience in our chasing department.
  Patination
Our skilled and experienced in-house experts can achieve almost any required colour or effect.
  Restoration
Services include repair, re-colouring, re-fixing and the replacement of missing sections.

Among the sculptors we have worked with are:

Elizabeth Frink
Kenneth Armitage
Alexander Stoddart
Philip Jackson
Ian Walters
David Backhouse
John Mills and Paul Day

 

Zahra Modern Art Foundries (formerly Morris Singer) is one of the world's great foundries. It provides a range of services, including work in precious metals such as gold and silver alongside traditional casting techniques, backed-up by state-of-the-art digital design facilities.

The foundry has produced some of the world's most famous monumental sculptures, including the bronze lions in Trafalgar Square, and the Boudicca outside the Houses of Parliament. It has produced work by all the major British sculptors over the past 170 years, including Henry Moore, and is an important part of the cultural heritage of Britain.

On relaunching the foundry in 2010, Nasser Azam said "It is my wish both to preserve the skills and knowledge that have been built up since the nineteenth century, and also to take the Foundry into a new stage in its history".  

Zahra Modern Art Foundries play a central role in the world of contemporary monumental sculpture. The provision of ‘Foundry Grants’ creates opportunities for a new generation of artists to work in the medium, allowing young artists to spend time at the Foundry learning the possibilities of the medium.

Zahra Modern Art Foundries pursues an active strategy of expansion, developing overseas markets, particularly in the Middle East. Client associations have been developed within the rapidly developing cultural infrastructure of the Persian Gulf States.

 

 

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You are very welcome to visit our 15,000 sq ft purpose-built facility in Braintree, Essex - only a short drive from London Stanstead airport and with excellent motorway links.

If you have an enquiry about any of the services that we offer, please do call us on +44 (0)1376 529797or use our Enquiry Form to get in touch.

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