What does traditional and contemporary mean in relation to ironwork?
Traditional can refer to either or both process or design. Traditional processes usually suggests working and joining iron in ways used prior to the development of modern gas and electric welding techniques and the wide availability of dimension stock. Traditional design refers to producing forms associated with a recognized period or style, classical, colonial, art nouveau, art deco, etc. Contemporary can mean about any imaginable design that doesn’t conform to some other defined category.
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