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Web design for art foundries

Casting an artist's work raises a question the artist may not have settled: how many will exist, and who keeps the mould.

The buyer who finds you has a drawing on the desk and very little time. They search by process, material and capacity — and decide in two minutes whether to send an enquiry or move on to the next supplier.

Trust here is earned with numbers, not adjectives: tolerances, machine list, certifications, the batch sizes you normally run. Publish them and you get taken seriously; write "quality and experience" and you get skipped.

The enquiry worth having arrives with a file attached. If the site cannot take a drawing, a spec sheet or a photo of the part on the bench, the buyer sends it to somebody who can, and the quote gets written somewhere else.

Show the workshop as it is. Real photographs of the machines, the bay and a finished part say more about capacity than any list, and they are what convinces a buyer who has been sent glossy renders by everyone else.

In your sector, first impressions are online. Anyone looking for an art foundry compares websites, photos and reviews before deciding. We design your page to stand out from the first second, so artists request bronze casting and quotes.

What matters about your website isn't that it's pretty, but that it works: that's why we integrate online enquiries and commissions, services and gallery and commission enquiries, so every visit has something clear to do and ends up a customer.

We design your website to measure — no empty templates — responsive (perfect on mobile, where nearly all your visits are), fast and easy to update yourself. You choose whether you manage it or we handle maintenance.

We position you where your customers are: on the first page of Google and on the map, for searches for your art foundry in your area. Local SEO done well today is what fills your calendar tomorrow.

In brief: web design for art foundries

  • Your own photographs beat any stock library; where they are missing we say so rather than paper over it.
  • A shop can be added later without rebuilding: plenty of art foundries take that route two years on.
  • A privacy policy and a cookie notice that loads only what is needed are part of the job, not of your to-do list.
  • Enough contrast, readable sizes and clean structure help older customers as much as they help Google.

⚙️ Not just a website, a tool

You own it and you run it. Texts, prices and photos change from a panel, without depending on anyone and without waiting.

What your website includes

Editions and what happens after

Numbering, proofs, retiring the mould.

From maquette to full size

Enlargement, and what changes.

Patination

Colour, samples, and living outdoors.

Installing a public piece

Fixings, weight, and vandalism.

How we work with art foundries, step by step

  1. 1

    We look at your business

    We check what can be kept from your current site — text, photos, the domain — and what has to go.

  2. 2

    Structure and content

    We settle what shows without scrolling: the important thing first, everything else below it.

  3. 3

    Design and build

    We keep the ways to reach you visible — call, message, book — on every screen size.

  4. 4

    Launch and Google

    We redirect the old addresses properly, so nothing that already ranks is thrown away.

  5. 5

    Handed over working

    You get the panel, we show you how to use it, and we stay available for whatever comes up.

Frequently asked questions about web design for art foundries

How many can be cast? +

Edition size, artist's proofs, numbering and whether the mould is retired or destroyed afterwards, agreed in writing. Buyers of the eighth cast in an edition of eight deserve certainty about the ninth.

Can it be made bigger? +

Enlarging from a maquette, what detail survives scaling and the structure a large piece needs inside. Artists design at one size and are surprised by the engineering at another.

What colour will it be? +

Patination options, samples approved before the whole piece is treated, and how a patina changes outdoors over years. It is a finish that keeps moving and buyers should expect that.

How is it installed? +

Fixings, weight, base design and resistance to being climbed on or removed. Public sculpture is stolen for its metal and the plinth is part of the commission.

Do we have to publish prices? +

No, and in this sector it rarely helps. A minimum order, usual lead times and the materials you work with filter enquiries just as well.

Can customers upload a drawing? +

Yes. A form that takes the drawing in PDF or CAD and asks for quantity and material saves the four emails that usually follow.

Can technical datasheets be kept behind a login? +

Behind a form or a client password. What brings visitors stays public; what gets negotiated does not.

Can we keep the site out of search until it is ready? +

Yes, and we do it by default while it is being built. What matters is remembering to switch it back on at launch: a site left blocked ranks for nothing, and it is the most common own goal in this business.

Will the site be fast on a bad connection? +

That is a build decision, not an add-on. Compressed images and no unnecessary scripts matter most exactly where coverage is worst.

What if I want changes in six months? +

You make the small ones yourself from the panel. For anything bigger you tell us and we quote it, with no retainer running in the background.

How much does a website for an art foundry cost? +

It depends on the scope, but we give you a fixed, no-obligation quote with no surprises. You can also pay by monthly subscription (design + hosting + maintenance) if you'd rather not pay it all at once.

Much more than a website

Not just your website. Your panel so no quote is lost.

Every request that comes through the website lands in your CRM with follow-up; nothing goes unanswered.

Customer CRM

Every contact that comes through your website lands in your panel, with follow-up and notes. Nothing gets lost.

Bookings & appointments

Online diary with automatic reminders. Your customers book themselves, you see your calendar fill up.

Email marketing

Your own campaigns and lists to build loyalty and sell again, with no paid external tools.

AI assistant

A smart chat serves and captures customers on your website 24/7, and passes the interested ones to your CRM.

Clear analytics

How many visit you and where they come from, with no jargon or annoying cookies. Decisions backed by data.

All under your brand, in one place.

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Real projects

Sites of ours that are already up and running

Out of respect for our clients we show each project by its sector and city, with no names.

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