Corten Steel Sculpture and How the Patina Really Behaves
What weathering steel does over its first years outdoors, what it does to the paving underneath, and what to detail at design stage.
18 products in this range
Corten Steel Sculpture
Weathering steel sculpture for landscape: warm, unpainted, maintenance free mass that settles into its own colour.
The Range
Every Corten Steel Sculpture We Make
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CORTEN Steel Water Bowl
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Modern Garden Outdoor Decoration Abstract Art Metal Statue
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Modern Large Outdoor Garden Courtyard Rusty Art Statue
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Large Abstract Metal Corten Steel Garden Sculpture
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Large Modern Garden Art
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Large Abstract Corten Steel Sculpture
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Modern Outdoor Large Garden Abstract Corten Steel Sculpture
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Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Metal Art Design B
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Cube Sculpture Is an Elegant Investigation of Shape Form
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Corten Steel Sculpture Garden Lawn Edging
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Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Fire Resistant Metal Figure
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Large Sculpture Courtyard Decoration Water Fountain Garden Metal Art
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Huge Cube Corten Steel Sculpture
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Custom Sculpture Modern Outdoor Courtyard Decor Metal Art
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Custom Outdoor Garden Plaza Landscape Abstract Stainless Steel Metal Form
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Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Metal Art Design C
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Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Metal Art Ring Fountain
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Large Modern Outdoor Garden Decorative Fire Resistant Metal Art
View detailsProblems This Range Solves
What Usually Goes Wrong and What Stops It
- Rust coloured paint fades and peels, and it never looks like the real thing
- Untreated weathering steel arrives silver grey and stains everything under it for a year
- Weld metal that does not match the parent plate weathers to a different colour
- Water trapped inside a hollow Corten form attacks it from the inside
Who Specifies It
Who This Range Is For
- Landscape architects working to a contemporary planting palette
- Public art and civic landscape teams
- Private estates and country properties
- Developers wanting a natural material at entrances
Core Advantages
How These Pieces Are Built
- Pre weathered in the workshop so pieces arrive already coloured
- Welds ground so the patina forms evenly across the joint
- Vent and drainage holes positioned during design and checked before dispatch
- Plate thickness set from the structure and the exposure, not from appearance alone
Application Scenarios
Where This Range Is Installed
Landscape masses and screens
Garden and courtyard focal points
Water bowls and fountain features
Lawn edging and border elements
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Guides That Apply To This Range
Material Guide
Design Guide
How to Choose the Right Size for a Garden Sculpture
The single most common regret is a piece that is too small. Here is how to get the scale right before anything is fabricated.
Installation Guide
Foundations and Fixings for Outdoor Sculpture
The base plate and the anchor pattern cause more delays on site than anything else. They are also the easiest part to get right in advance.
Process Guide
How a Custom Sculpture Is Made From Brief to Crate
Every stage of a commission, what can still change at each point, and what is locked once it passes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the rust keep spreading until the piece fails
No. Weathering steel is alloyed so the first oxide layer seals the plate underneath. The colour deepens and then stabilises, which is the whole point of the material.
Will it stain my paving
There is run off while the patina settles. The standard answer is a gravel or dark stone margin under the piece, detailed at design stage, which takes the run off without showing it.
Does Corten need any coating or sealing
No, and sealing it changes the appearance permanently. If you want a sealed look it has to be agreed before the piece is weathered, not afterwards.
Quoting a Corten Steel Sculpture Project
Send the position, the height you have in mind and any drawing you already have. A proposal, a price and a lead time come back against those figures.