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Seeing how a new and complete metal object evolves by means of many elaborate individual steps during thecasting process is a fascinating experience for us timeand time again, even after many years of expertise.

We place the main focus of our everyday work on cultivating and further developing specialized handcrafttechniques. Only by doing so are we able to satisfy themost diverse demands of our customers and to continuallybe a reliable and professional partner for even morechallenging projects.

The many projects which we have carried out incooperation with artists, designers and bronze architectsfill us with pride and gratefulness for the trust whichothers have placed in us. We are ready and willing totake on new projects and are looking forward to cooperating with you.

The information in this brochure should give you a briefoverview of the diversity and the allmost infinite designpossibilities of our work.

Edith StrassackerManaging Director

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»Full-blooded Arabian stallion Habdan Enzahi«, MarbachSculptor: Ingo Koblischek

based on the visions of renownedand internationally recognizedartists, architects and designers arefounded into perfectly handcraftedworks of art. The interplay betweenartistic and creative expression andtraditional handcraft skills are whatmake Strassacker’s method of workso unique.

Culture evolved as the result of thehuman capacity to express oneselfartistically. With no other form ofart are the possibilities for expressi-on greater than with sculptures –the object, the sculpture, and theplastic. The advantage of sculpturesas compared to images is justifiedby the third dimension; the portrayed object has a physicalaura and is thus much more similarto the original than a painting or adrawing could ever be. In our studios and workshops arti-stic design and architectural objects

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»Dreambird«Sculptor: Kurt Passon

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Founder of the firmErnst Strassacker

Managing DirectorEdith Strassacker


nities, and art collectors thanks tothe high quality, extensive experi-ence and the continual training ofartistic craftsmen. With works of artand representatives all over theworld, the art foundry is among theleading international manufactures.In its studios, the casting house,and the chasing and patinationworkshops, sophisticated sculptu-res, aesthetic objects, modern archi-tectural items and large plasticobjects are created by renownedartists and designers, whose long-lasting high-quality work buildsbridges between generations.

Art casting – the family business hasdedicated itself to this old form ofhandcraft. Ernst Strassacker foundedthe art foundry in 1919 in Suessen(Baden-Württemberg – Germany).Nowadays, approximately 500employees specialize in the design,casting and processing of objects ofart in the company headquarters andin its subsidiary in France. Acting asmanaging director, Edith Strassackerruns the family business in its fourthgeneration. At operational level, themain priority is attached to cultiva-ting and promoting the existinghandcraft skills, while technologicalprocesses and operational proceduresare continually further developed. As for remittance work in art casting,we are also able to secure our long-term position as an art foundry andreliable and professional partner ofartists, sculptors, architects, commu-

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Illustration below: Headquarters in Suessen,Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

Image to the right: Subsidiary branch inHeimsbrunn,France

»Floating disc«, LudwigsburgSculptor: Günter E. HerrmannWeight 3.5 t, 450x300 cm (Width x Height)

»Schenken Fountain«, MichelbachSculptor: Hermann Koziol

For decades already, our professio-nals and specialists have been constructing high-quality fountainsystems with various sophisticatedfunctions, e.g. complicated watertechnology, as well as staticdemands.

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»Fountain with the globe«in Roanne, FranceSculptor: Michel Granger

Fontain »Vision 2000«Three playing stallionsBildhauer: Ingo Koblischek

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The garden and entrance area are theshowpiece of the house. They are symbols of the lifestyle of itsinhabitants. Designing them is a highlychallenging creative task.


and letter-box fixtures, Strassackerproducts offer you all the elementsyou need to put these demandingdesigns into practise with the highest of quality.

When designing the entrance area,it is essential to match functionalityand contemporary design with anappropriate overall setting. Whether it is well-balanced, stylisti-cally sophisticated lighting, ergono-mically harmonious fixtures, designand functional communication

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The first contact you make whenentering a room is with the doorhandle – an uncommonly pleasingexperience if it’s a fitting byStrassacker. The surface texture of the bronze has a remarkably sensuous feel to it. The classically reserved look matches virtually any interior decor.

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these fixtures and decors for thelatch-keys. The ergonomics of thelatch-key clearly reveal the points of contact. Caressing the ergono-mic form of the latch-key by handsoon brings out the best of thegleaming bronze. Ageing without growing old.

Strassacker fixtures open new horizons for architectural design for you. The antique casting surfaceis unmistakable. With a keen sensefor the diverse ways of using thebronze materials, we have designed

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A mailbox by the entryway leavesthe first, decisive impression of yourhome: aesthetic, sophisticated andinviting. The modular design of themailboxes gives rise to customizedsolutions.

The panels for the communicationfixtures at the house entrance areharmoniously fitted to the aestheticsof our collections. From the door-bellto the motion detector, we offer abroad selection of functional modelsin various designs. Time-tested tech-nology paired with alluring materialaesthetics. The bronze plates can be custom-made according to yourwishes.

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Shapes in bronze, stainless steel and– optionally – synthetic formdelightful points of focus. Withtheir uniquely iridescent patina,these fittings will blend in superblywith any setting. The light they emitalso serves to highlight the fixturesthemselves and their fine surfacetexturing.

Whether it is a private or publicroom, with Strassacker lighting fix-tures you can create differentmoods with light. The soft, discreetlight with the effect of a starry skyradiates through the bronze cupola.The distribution of light from theside provides sufficient light for thehome entrance and terrace area.Add verve to your garden withStrassacker wayside lamps.

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According to the criteria of functio-nality and the “language of theforms” of the spatial architecture, it is our task to draw up designsolutions, which precisely match the ideas and demands of ourclients. Our decades of experiencein the realization of such tasks guarantee optimum results.

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Silver-plated items – Ready for shipping.

Perfection to the slightest detail in terms of design and craftsmanship


Our professional expertise whichour clients rely on is based on ourability to create and implement aharmonious and optimum solutionin terms of function and designeven for the most difficult spatialsettings.

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National Gallery in Berlin, GatesProf. H.G.Merz

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Illustration 1: »Palace Gate«,Designed and constructedin our studio

Bild 2: »Ornament doorsfor display cases«Designed and constructedin our studio

Image 3: »Senso Garden Gate«,Strassacker architectural elements

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Design elements in architecture, as a functional component of buildings, such as gates, entrances,banisters, in harmony with the overall design concept and createdwith noble metals guarantee durability and premium quality.

Optically light and filigree, robustlymanufactured. The gate defies wind and roughweather. The gate is solidly ancho-red in the ground and enhancedwith matching fencing in variousdimensions.

»Clocktower« Aramco Project

The benefits of cooperating with afoundry with decades of experienceare self-evident. Not only craftspeo-ple, but also numerous specialistsfrom the most diverse professionalbackgrounds are at your service forcomplex large-scale projects.

Sculptors and designers in the studio, engineers and craftsmen formatters concerning water technologyand statics, as well as technicians forthe final assembly. Swabian diligenceand precision are among our fore-most quality attributes. Strassacker is a well-known addressfor artists, architects, and designersfrom all over the world for carryingout their projects - from smallersculptures to large art projects.

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The most diverse tasks with detailed specifications are completed with the necessary precision., as demonstrated by the panorama disc here

Inscriptions on buildings in both theinterior and exterior, in all sizes anddesigns, and using the most diversematerials. Designs for individual letters, related typefaces, or indivi-dually created plates.

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It is an exciting process, when room settings can be recreated by means ofdesign and art objects and when animpressive ambience emerges. The exciting possibilities for doing soare nearly infinite.

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These brilliantly designed architectu-ral elements add a new aura to aroom and evoke thoughts of arttreasures from days gone by. These design elements can beadded to any setting. Whether as adoor ornament, window grille, partof a fence, side banister, partition,

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covering for air-conditioning, or asa decor item – they offer uniquedesign possibilities for all areas ofthe building architecture.

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Whether they stand freely in a roomor are combined with diverse othermaterials as a background, theygive rise to expressive and graciousroom settings. Material compositions – from a rugged, emotional surface to


mirror-finished elements – canbe created using the most diver-se patinas and combinations ofmaterials.

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These ornamental design elementsare styled and constructed by ourartists and designers in cooperationwith craftsmen’s and artists’ work-shops from a wide array of culturalbackgrounds. In doing so, they consistently take into considerationthe wealth of cultural and design-related experience of the respective»language of forms«, which spansgenerations.


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It is regarded as the German coun-terpart to the Hollywood Oscar anda reflection of what interests andmoves our society: the Bambi, theprize with which the publishinghouse Burda has been honouringnational and international personali-ties from cinema, theatre, music,fashion, politics, business, and sportfor over 50 years.

Germany’s most significant andoldest media prize honours peoplewho touch, impress and inspirepeople with their achievements. Wehave been casting the Bambi for 46years. Every Bambi is an original, asthe casting mould is manufacturedby hand and battered after thebronze has cooled off. Not untilafter the precise and detailed workof the chaser and numerous compli-cated manufacturing phases doesthe ultimate form emerge from themould. It then attains its inimitableshine in the galvanisation bath,

which then rounds off the work ofart. In line with the wish for amore modern Bambi expressed bythe Burda publishing house, thesculptors in our studio designed anew dynamic version of the Bambi,which still taps into the traditionalBambi though.

»Horse-Cup«

»Artist-Cup«

We can turn your ideas, designs,and models for cups, awards, andmedals into prizes for cinema,television, theatre, music, fashion,politics, business, and sport. They can be designed and finished either as individualawards or as a series in bronze,aluminium, or silver.

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Illustration 1: Cup for the»Angel-Award Monaco«

Illustration 2: Göppingen»Service Cup«

Illustration 3: Cup for the»Nordic Skiing WorldChampionship«, in Oberstdorf 2005

Illustration 4:»Germany Cup«

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SU P P O R T I N T H E P L A N N I N G O F P R O J E C T S . . .

Should problems arise, our motto is»advice and action«. A successfulmodel is the prerequisite for a per-fect casting. We offer our supportwhile creating the models alongwith information on technical pro-cedures, the procurement and pro-vision of materials. Even when itcomes to more complex modelassembly and transport tasks, theartists and architects profit from theexperiences of the art foundry.After consultation you may makeuse of all the technical possibilitiesin the studios and fall back on theexpertise of our specialists. Skilledprofessionals in several types ofcrafts – from designers, artists, artdesigners, technicians, chasers to –patination specialists will offer youadvice and assist you. On request,the staff accompany the work ofthe artist or architect from transportto final assembly.

When carrying out large art projects, expertise is in demand forseveral different steps. Strassackeroffers support during cooperationbetween architects, artists, andcommunities. This entails detailedcosts breakdowns and schedules,technical solutions such as staticcalculations and water technologyfor fountain systems as well as thecomplete final assembly.

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Sculptor Wolfgang KnorrIn our studio

An idea is turned into matter . . . .A sudden idea, an intuitive inspirati-on or a long-held wish – there aremany different ways to an idea.Strassacker supports the processfrom the vague initial idea to itsconcrete realisation. A team ofexperts also develops suggestionsaccording to the client’s criteria, ifnecessary and produces sketchesand designs, which ultimately serveas the basis for a detailed offer.

The model – the creative prelimina-ry stage for the art casting . . . The designs have been approvedaccording to the pattern and wishesof the client – the conceptual phasehas thus been completed. Now itsimplementation to a three-dimen-sional model follows. To do so, theexperts use a wide array of materi-als such as wood, Styrofoam,cement, plastics, plasticine, ormodelling wax. Well-trained sculp-tors, designers, craftsmen andnumerous experts from the mostdiverse professional backgroundsassist the clients with their artisticand technical know-how. We wouldalso be happy to provide contactsto freelance artists for communitiesor public tenders, since renownedand creative sculptors are amongour customers. Before the actual

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SculptorWoytekAt work in our studio

casting process, the client must offerhis/her consent for the ultimatemodel. Detailed photographs gene-rally serve as the basis for evaluationand inspection. On request, however,the customer may also approve theproject on site. Strassacker advisesevery artist on the basis of the modelwith which the casting procedurebegins.

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The creation of the silicon mould

In order to create a casting mouldfor the wax smelt mould, a waxpositive of the respective object isrequired for every individual castingprocedure. In order to obtain thispositive wax model, which preciselymatches the original model and canbe smelted later, a flexible negativemould has to be created first. Inorder to do so, each half of the ori-ginal model must be overlaid withclay plates, which are then coveredwith plaster. Once the so-calledcement support shells are dried, theclay layer is removed and bothshells are laid into the model again.Afterwards, the liquid gelatine orsilicon is poured into the respectivehalf of the hollow cavity betweenthe original model and the cement. The »true-to-original« negativeform is now ready for the creationof the wax positive.

Depending on their form and size,the individual models are cast inthree different procedures, usingtechniques which fall back on acentury-old tradition. Accordingly,up to 20 different work stages arenecessary until the original modelbecomes a finished work of metalart. On the basis of his/her model,we advise every artist on which ofthe casting procedures can be used.

Sandcasting is mostly used todayfor easily formed items. More com-plicated objects are cast using thewax smelting procedure. This procedure offers more possibili-ties for artists who would like totouch up their work with waxthemselves or with the support ofthe craftsmen. For smaller plasticsand objects difficult to mould, thevacuum cast procedure is an addi-tional option.

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Since the metal cannot be castdirectly into the flexible negativeform, the positive wax model mustbe developed in additional worksteps. To do so, both halves of themould are put together and hotwax is poured onto them. Afterseveral minutes of cooling off, awax layer develops. The excess waxis then poured out again, so that ahollow wax model comes about.This unfinished wax mould is filledwith a chamotte core, then touchedup by the artist again and finallyenhanced with casting canals. Thewhole object is then enveloped withchamotte and baked in the oven for

five to eight days at more than600°C until the wax has smeltedand the hollow cavity is completelydried out. In this hollow cavity during the nextstep, the liquid bronze heated inthe crucible oven at approximately1250° C is freed from the cinderand then poured into the bakedmould all at once. Many artistswant to experience this moment,when their sculpture is cast.

Sculptor Ingo Koblischek touching up the wax

When manufacturing ceramic, runner moulds are added to thehollow wax model, which is thendipped into the ceramic mass fourto six times depending on its size,and then dried. The shell formedduring this process, which has aheight of 8 to 10 mm, is baked inthe oven. The wax smelts duringthis phase and the shell becomeshard enough to absorb the fierymetal. After cooling down, theceramic shell is broken down.

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Sandcasting, a still frequentlyapplied and time-tested technique,is used for reliefs, inscription plates,coats of arms, and small sculptureswith few undercuts. Casting sandhas a particular consistency. Its fine-ness allows for detailed models.When pounded with compressedair it attains a high density and thenecessary stability for casting. It isthen poured into the cast cavitiesand hollow spaces. Afterwards, thiscasting mould can never be usedagain. The artist’s model made ofdurable material – generally plastici-ne, wax, plaster or wood – isdeconstructed according to its form,before the art designer spreads itinto moulding boxes with two ormultiple sections. Since casting sandis not elastic, all undercut batchesof a model must be cast with sand

pieces which can be pulled outfrom the side – in so-called corepieces. The ready pounded exteriormould is taken apart once again inorder to take out the model, oncethe core pieces have been pulled offby means of the core fork and adju-sted into the negative mould again.Now the initial cut system is cutinto the mould with the requiredinlets, pouring funnels, and ventila-tion canals including feeders. Afterthat the box is tightly clampedtogether and the liquid bronze ispoured in. The unfinished castingsare removed from the broken downmould and passed on to the chaserfor further processing.


The artist has the possibility ofaccompanying the further work oradding the finishing touches him orherself. The artists and craftspeopleoften work hand in hand during thedetailed chasing procedure and thefinishing stages.

After moulding, the unfinished pro-duct is further processed in the cha-ser workshop until the artist’sdesign has been put into practiceexactly. After the cooled chamottecover has been chopped off, theunfinished product is cleared andthe surface quality evaluated. Theartist him or herself frequently deci-des how the surface of his/hersculpture is processed to give it itsactual shine and life-like quality.Once the chaser separates the inletand outlet canals and perhaps haswelded together multipart pouredmaterial, he then virtuously shiftshis attention to reworking the sur-faces with a chaser iron (punches),a chisel, a file, a scraper or sandingor polishing tool. Faces, musclesand ornaments are then elaboratedon meticulously, while the peculiari-ties and nuances of the object areaccentuated and underscored.

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Metal surfaces,brought to life by patina


solutions are applied by hand andannealed with a gas flame. Thisenables the artists to obtain veryunique colouring effects and sha-des, in order to intensify the charac-ter and the aura of the work of art.Afterwards the patinated surface issealed off.

Patination is the last step in creatingthe work of art. The patination spe-cialist first concludes the naturalprocess of oxidation. Then, depen-ding on what influences the copperalloy is exposed to, the bronzechanges in the course of time. Theobjective here is to precisely matchand implement the artist’s prefe-rence in terms of the colour nuan-ces in the patination by means ofdirect cooperation. For doing so,Strassacker offers a uniquely diversearray of traditional compositions forpatination solutions. The object ofart is first dipped in the patina bathfor a precisely specified period oftime. Then additional patination

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An almost unlimited number of variations

Inal Cabir the ideal partner to repre-sent our firm in the Arab region,because along with his activities asa salesman, he has also completedvocational training in design andcraftsmanship to become a metaldesign technician. Inal Cabir is the-refore the ideal person for all ourcustomers to contact, even whenthey have very detailed questions.Inal Cabir is fluent in Arabic,English, Turkish, and German.

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Strassacker is a professional partner forall those interested in the captivatingworld of bronze. Together with vastamounts of specialist know-how, our de-cades of experience have given rise to a broad range of product collections.In addition, the art foundry can also help with custom designs, and offers ad-vice from the moment an idea is hatched to the finishing touches on site.

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Ernst Strassacker GmbH & Co.KG Art Foundry

Inal Cabir

P.O.Box 325981 · Riyadh 11371, K.S.A.Mobile +49 (0) 1729909415 · Mobile +996 (0) 504638233Fax +966 (0) 12751076 · E-Mail [email protected]

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