Built by hand in Vienna
How a pile of plumbing pipe becomes a figure with a name, a pose and a character of its own.
IronPunky started with a question at the workbench: what happens when plumbing parts are given a personality? A tee became a chest, an elbow became a knee and a pressure gauge turned into a face. Since then our workshop in Vienna has built lamps that read, play guitar and lift weights, and spirit dispensers that stand guard over your favourite bottle.
Every figure gets its own name, often a German one with a wink, like Druckbert, Glühfried or Kapitelträumer. We keep the work in our own hands, from the first cut to the last check of the light. That way every piece we send out is one we would happily put on our own shelf.
Every joint fitted by hand
A new figure starts with a pose. We try elbows, tees and valve wheels against each other until the posture looks right. Then the joints are fixed so it stands firm on its wooden base, and only then does the wiring go in.
From iron pipe to warm light
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Pick your piece
Choose a lamp, a dispenser or a figure. Every design is built in small runs, so each one differs slightly from the photo.
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Cut and assembled
Pipes are cut to length, threaded and screwed together at our workbench in Vienna.
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Wired and tested
Socket, switch and cable go in, and every lamp is switched on and checked before it is packed.
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On its way to you
Packed with care and shipped to your door with tracking.
Iron, brass and a lot of patience
There is no factory behind IronPunky. Just a workbench in Vienna, a wall of fittings and the smell of cutting oil. We build in small runs and ship across Europe, one piece with its own character every time.
Black iron pipe
Real plumbing pipe and fittings, cut to length and joined by hand into a figure that stands firm on its base.
Edison filament
Warm vintage bulbs with a visible filament that glows amber, the light the whole figure is built around.
Solid wood bases
Bases of solid wood, most of them pine, give every figure a steady footing and a warm counterpoint to the iron.
Wired in house
Sockets, switches and dimmers are fitted at our own bench, so we know every connection inside the figure.
No two pieces leave the bench alike. Yours will be the only one.IronPunky, Vienna
Have a piece in mind?
A figure for a fire station, a dispenser with your bar's name, a lamp in your club colours. Tell us the idea and we will tell you what the bench can build.
Ask for a custom piece- Personal reply by email
- Built to your idea in Vienna
The workshop letter
New pieces from the bench and nothing else.