Stainless Steel
Torus
Geminus
Mantle
![Award-winning stainless steel water feature]()
Chalice
![Slate and stainless steel sculpture made from two elegantly poised halves in a state of implausible balance]()
Slate Sentinel
![Verdigris bronze armillary sundial on a plinth in an English style garden]()
Armillary Spheres
![Quill sculpture poised on a lawn with flowers behind]()
Quill
![Quiver sculpture in a flower bed emerging from a cluster of bright red tulips]()
Quiver
![Verdigris bronze Hydra among flowers]()
Hydra
![Bite copper sculpture in a traditional English garden]()
Bite
![Filium sphere with the interior painted a rusty brown on the lawn]()
Filium
![Looking through the kaleidoscopic patterns of Alveare Wall sculpture to a grassy field]()
Alveare Wall
![Steel Breeze – plays with light and shadow, inspired by Pink Floyd]()
Steel Breeze
![This dynamic abstract sculpture was to be the showpiece of our RHS Chelsea Stand]()
Orbis
![Iris Torus with an orange interior]()
Iris Torus
![Limited edition sculpture: a metal garden bench forged from hundreds of strands of verdigris bronze]()
Bench of Contemplation
![Eclipse garden sculpture in a garden setting]()
Eclipse
![Luna Mantle as the focal point of an Arabic garden]()
Luna Mantle
![A pair of Quads on either side of an entrance]()
Quad
![Variation on the Chalice outdoor water feature with extra reflections]()
Sky Chalice
![Matrix sculpture in grass]()
Matrix
![Kernel sphere on the lawn]()
Kernel
![Portal sculpture in a garden setting]()
Portal
![Gleaming tainless steel obelisk contrasting with dark planting behind]()
Garden Obelisks
![Titan sculpture set against a hedge]()
Titan
![Stone wall sundial set in an old brick wall]()
Vertical Sundials
![Water wall made from hundreds of stainless steel petals]()
Petal Water Wall
![Stainless steel water wall fixed to a brick wall]()
Stainless Steel Water Wall
![Filigree water wall with verdigris bronze patterned surface backed by reflective stainless steel]()
Water Walls
![Fire Chalice with a lit flame]()
Fire Chalice
![Globe sundial in copper with an attractive mottled verdigris finish]()
Globe
![Maya sundial in a lush garden]()
Maya
![Engraved dates and times on a bronze armillary sundial]()
Personalised
![Verdigris bronze waves set in a framed stainless steel water wall]()
Bronze Wave Water Wall
![Brass horizontal sundial set in a stone plinth]()
Horizontal Sundials
![Water wall with a strinking <em>interwoven</em> pattern of contrasting stainless steel and corten steel]()
Interwoven Water Wall
![Bronze globe showing the path of the First Fleet to Australia in 1787]()
Memorials & Anniversaries
![Chalice water feature in a Majorcan residence]()
Interior Pieces
Stainless Steel Garden Sculpture
A hard material
Stainless steel is the hardest material we work with, which is a benefit to you but hard work for us. For us, stainless steel has a mind of its own, moving about in the heat of the welding process with unpredictable strength and determination. For you, this toughness makes our stainless steel garden sculptures the most durable of all.
David Harber explains: “everything we make is intended to last for centuries. Stainless steel pieces should be around for millennia”.
Engraving
Engraving on stainless steel is similarly hard work for us but the resulting text or pointers will be legible for many, many generations.
Best quality
David Harber uses high quality marine grade stainless steel almost exclusively. When sculptures are located close to the sea and there is a concern over the impact of constant salt water, we use the corrosion resistant duplex or even super-duplex stainless.
When polished, these high grade stainless steels retain their shine regardless of outdoor conditions, enabling stainless steel garden sculptures to glint and glisten, and reflect their environment whatever the weather. Using these reflective qualities in gardens and outdoor spaces is a key feature of David Harber's garden art.
Modern
Crisp, clean stainless steel works well in contemporary style gardens. For David Harber, this contemporary quality plays into another important inspiration, that of reinvigorating old ideas. Having an ancient sundial design, for example, in a modern material like stainless steel is a thought-provoking way to bring history up to date in your own garden.
