Our Maythorne pendant light was picked out by Yorkshire Post interiors editor Sharon Dale as her pick of the week for unique hand-crafted style. Thanks to all the Yorkshire Post readers who have been in touch about this product. Proudly handmade in our Yorkshire forge.
Thanks to Period Living magazine for featuring our Bretton pendant at the centre of an informative article about choosing the right lighting for your home. The feature discusses the three main functions of light in a well-planned and well-loved interior. Well-chosen attractive light fittings provide ambient lighting, in other words the overall level and...
Nigel and I established Nigel Tyas in the year 2000 and it has a significant birthday this year. We thought we’d celebrate our first 18 years as a rural craft business by highlighting ten products which tell you a little bit about our story so far. The 18th birthday collection picks out designs and...
We are very pleased to introduce you to our unique new design of wall light – the Mickleden. This is our third collaboration with accomplished potter Sarah Jones-Morris and we hope you’ll agree it is an attractive combination of wrought iron and ceramic craftsmanship. We feel this pretty wall light celebrates the beauty of...
Products ‘we make them to last.’ Power ‘we aim to be green and lean’. Packaging ‘we choose to re-use.’ Here at Nigel Tyas we’re committed doing our best to minimise the environmental impact of our business. With campaigns to go green, tackle waste and reduce the use of single-use plastics very much in...
Nigel shares his experience of joining a Northern Powerhouse trade mission to France. Every now and again we get an opportunity not to be missed – and joining a ‘Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission’ to Paris was just one of those opportunities. Organised by the Department for International Trade, the purpose of the trip was...
When ‘Living North Magazine’ wanted to write a feature about talented designer-makers based in Yorkshire, we were delighted that they gave Nigel a call. In this article Nigel talks about his handmade work being a ‘practical art’ and welcomes the current revival of interest in the craft of blacksmithing amongst young people. He is...
We are proud to be based in Yorkshire and can’t really think of a better place to manufacture our ironwork products and grow our business. We were therefore very pleased to be featured as a case study on the Sheffield City Region Growth Hub website. The Sheffield City Region Growth Hub works with businesses...
We had a special guest in the workshop recently when BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Paulette Edwards called in to get some hands-on experience as a blacksmith! Nigel showed Paulette how to forge her very own wrought iron shoe horn and there was plenty of chatter around the anvil as she and Nigel wielded hammer...
Gorgeous Yorkshire is a blog which, as the name suggests, highlights all sorts of gorgeous things made and found in Yorkshire. Its authors Sharon and Stephanie share a love for good design, skilled craftsmanship, quality, originality and character. We were delighted to be featured in an article on this inspiring blog and it was...