Landscape & Urban Design Issue 26 2017 | Page 6

Having discovered her passion she later began to explore the concept of steel fire installations when her search for a contemporary fireplace for her own home proved fruitless. Drawing on the tutorship she had received, Azria visualised artfully stacked metal pieces in the fireplaces and through experimentation, her designs were finally realised. Fire is the area that interests her most and since starting out she has been exploring the whole concept of fire and light, using metal both for its sculptural potential and for the way that it responds to heat as the metal expands and contracts. 6 Landscape & Urban Design Azria works to commission creating bespoke pieces by establishing a train of thought, then developing and refining it in response to each client’s requirements. Every piece is therefore unique, signed and numbered by its creator. www.bd-designs.co.uk