The Gorsley Collection is handmade exclusively for Fritz Fryer by a local artist blacksmith. Crafted from two sheets of copper, the rose-like form is worked by hand to achieve the unique depth of colour only copper can offer.
The Gorsley collection is the most unusual thing we sell: light through a copper rose. Each petal form is handmade exclusively for Fritz Fryer by a local artist blacksmith, worked by hand from two sheets of copper until it holds the depth of colour only copper can offer. No two are exactly alike, and that is the point: this is blacksmith work, not factory work.
The family spans pendants and wall lights: the Gorsley pendant, the Gorsley copper multi-pendant for tables and islands, the frosted Wellington pendant with Gorsley petal, and the Gorsley swan neck wall light. Each pairs the hand-worked copper with our own Herefordshire-made fitting.
These are statement pieces rather than background light, with a warm, low glow that flatters everything under it, made for hallways, dining tables and anywhere that earns a focal point. Tell us the room and the drop you need and we will recommend honestly, including when a simpler pendant light would serve you better.
The Gorsley collection is a small Fritz Fryer family of copper pendants and wall lights, each petal form handmade exclusively for us by a local artist blacksmith. The rose-like shades are worked by hand from two sheets of copper, giving a depth of colour only copper can offer, so no two pieces are exactly alike.
Gorsley pendants suit rooms that earn a focal point: over a dining table or kitchen island, in a hallway or landing, or above a bedside. The hand-worked copper glows warmly when lit and reads as sculpture by day, so hang them where they will be seen, at eye level or above.
Yes. Every Gorsley petal form is handmade exclusively for Fritz Fryer by a local artist blacksmith, worked by hand from two sheets of copper into the rose-like form. The fitting behind it is made in our own Herefordshire workshop, and each light is wired and tested before dispatch.
Not exactly, and that is the appeal. Because each copper form is worked by hand, the shaping and the depth of colour vary slightly from piece to piece. Your light will be the same design and quality, with its own quiet individuality, rather than a factory-identical copy.
Yes, and the collection is made for it. The Gorsley copper multi-pendant groups three lights on one fitting for tables and islands, or you can hang single pendants in a row or cluster. Tell us the table length or space and we will recommend the number, spacing and drop.
No special care beyond a soft dry cloth. Copper naturally deepens in tone over the years, which most owners count as part of its character. Keep it dry, avoid abrasive cleaners and polishes, and the finish will age gracefully on its own.
Yes, the Gorsley swan neck wall light carries the same hand-worked copper form on our swan neck arm, suited to hallways, bedside walls and flanking a fireplace or mirror. It is made to the same standard as the pendants and wired and tested before dispatch.
Gorsley pieces are priced as handmade work: more than a mass-produced copper-look light, comparable with other artist-made lighting. What you are buying is a blacksmith-made shade nobody else sells, paired with a Herefordshire-made fitting, built to be lived with for decades.
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