These highly unusual cake stands were made for Ian Taylor at The Abbey Hotel in the centre of Bath by talented blacksmith Cecilie Robinson.
They were made to Ian’s design and incorporate delicate glass fruit by Adam Aaronson of contemporary glass studio Aaronson Noon. The organic ‘branch and leaf’ design created a series of challenges for Cecilie, not least trying to ensure that they were all exactly the same. These pictures tell a step-by-step story of the cake stands as they took shape in the Ironart workshop, at times giving the illusion of an enchanted forged steel forest! This was a really fun project to work on, and the bespoke cake stands look fantastic inside the Abbey Hotel. (ps. Apparently they also double up as very useful hat and coat stands….who knew?)
