Metal crafts, especially iron forging and copper and brass work, are still much practiced in Andalucia. Decorative locks, grills for doors and windows, balcony railings, wall lamps and decorative gates abound in the province.
Household items, both decorative and functional, are generally crafted in brass, tin, copper and bronze.
In Granada, metalwork techniques date back to the Moorish period, and this can be seen in the work of the city’s boilermakers, blacksmiths and tinsmiths. Unusual and highly decorative lamps are a speciality of the area.
Lucena, in the province of Córdoba, is probably the leading centre for metalwork in Spain, with Sevilla also highly regarded for its creative ironwork.