Forged Garden Lamps
These are our low and medium-height lamps: path lights, bollard lamps and lights for the tops of fence and gate pillars (gate pier lights, as they are called in the UK). Some are as simple as a globe on a scrolled stem, others are covered with acanthus, roses or vine leaves.
Each lamp is forged by hand, so the height, the glass and the finish can always be adapted to your garden.
Our forged garden lamps
Path lights, bollards and pillar-top lamps
A lamp 60 to 120 cm (2 to 4 ft) tall lights a path without dazzling, and the same design can usually be shortened to sit on a pillar of a wrought iron fence or gate. For driveways and larger spaces, see our tall lanterns and lamp posts.
Our garden lamps are hot-dip galvanized and then painted or patinated, and the glass is milk, frosted, clear or tinted. They take standard LED bulbs, and the tops open so a bulb can be changed in seconds.
Blacksmith lamps, not mass-produced fittings
Our blacksmith lamps stand out among garden lights. All of them are made of thick steel forged by hand, while most lamps on the market are light, delicate aluminium alloys or other metal-like materials. Ours are heavy and very strong, and because they are forged rather than poured into moulds, every part is shaped from a piece of solid steel. That means there are practically no limits to their form: a lamp can have as many details as we like, joined, modelled and shaped exactly as intended, something moulded fittings can never achieve. The best way to see the difference is to visit our showroom and compare our forged lamps with any others.
Each lamp combines a solid metal structure with a great many decorative elements. Most ornament is made with artistic blacksmithing, but metalwork techniques often appear too; the more fanciful the design, the more metalwork it contains, and some designer lamps are made with metalwork alone.
Low garden lamps for paths and terraces
Low garden lamps are usually up to about 150 cm (5 ft) tall. They work best along paths, by steps, on terraces and at the front door, giving light where people walk without dazzling them. The smallest models, such as the forged garden lamp OGD54, can stand on low walls and steps.
Forged lamps for gate pillars and walls
Some of our forged lamps are designed to sit directly on gate and fence pillars or on walls, lighting the drive and the wicket while decorating the fence. Examples are the forged lantern lamp OGD65, the palace-style lamp OGD60 with gilded acanthus and the handmade lamp OGD67. We match the base to the width of the pillar, and the cable can be led up inside the pillar so that nothing is visible.
Decorative forged garden lamps
A decorative forged lamp is more than a light: during the day it is an ornament of the garden. We make lamps with forged roses, acanthus, flowers and leaves, as well as lamp-sculptures with birds, and we match the patina, the glass and the height to the house and garden. Taller models for lighting drives are shown among our wrought iron lanterns and lamp posts, and our garden benches make a natural companion to a lamp beside a path.
Lamps matched to your gate and fence
Garden lamps look best when they share the language of the other ironwork on the property. We often repeat the leaves, finials or scrolls of the gate and fence on the lamps along the drive and the paths, and choose the same patina, so that by day and by night the garden reads as one composition.
Forged garden lamp FAQ
How tall are your garden lamps?
Most are between 50 and 130 cm (20 to 51 in), but we make every model to the height you need.
Can I see the lamps before ordering?
Yes. Many of these models stand in our showroom and garden in Dębica, southern Poland, and we are happy to send extra photos and videos.
Can a forged lamp be connected to a motion sensor or timer?
Yes. Our lamps take standard LED bulbs and can be wired to motion sensors, timers or a smart-home system by your electrician.
How far apart should path lights be?
As a rule of thumb, low lamps along a path are placed every 3 to 5 m (10 to 16 ft), depending on the light output of the bulb and how bright you want the path to be. Staggering them on alternate sides of a path gives the most even light.
Which glass works best for a garden lamp?
Milk or frosted glass gives a soft, glare-free light that suits paths and terraces; clear glass shows off the bulb and sparkles; amber glass gives a warm, historic glow. We can fit any of them to most designs.