{"id":30360,"date":"2024-06-28T11:28:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/profesionales\/friedrich-bramsteidl-fritz\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:08:06","slug":"friedrich-bramsteidl-fritz","status":"publish","type":"profesionales","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/designers\/friedrich-bramsteidl-fritz\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedrich Bramsteidl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Friedrich Bramsteidl<\/span>, known as <span class=\"s1\">Fritz<\/span>, was born in <span class=\"s1\">Austria in 1961<\/span> into a family with a <span class=\"s1\">seven-generation tradition in the art of blacksmithing<\/span>. From a young age, he trained alongside his father and other master blacksmiths, absorbing the craft in the very forge where his grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather had once worked. \u201cI was born in a forge,\u201d he says. \u201cMy father was my main teacher, and when he passed away\u2014while I was living in Galicia\u2014I realized this craft is his legacy. I\u2019ve been working as a blacksmith for over 31 years. It\u2019s my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Seeking new professional opportunities, <span class=\"s1\">Fritz moved to Spain<\/span>, spending some time in <span class=\"s1\">Andalusia<\/span> before settling in <span class=\"s1\">Galicia<\/span>, a region that reminded him of his homeland. In <span class=\"s1\">2001<\/span>, he established his first <span class=\"s1\">forge workshop in Bande (Ourense)<\/span>, where he also began offering <span class=\"s1\">courses in traditional blacksmithing<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In <span class=\"s1\">2006<\/span>, he was offered the opportunity to take charge of an <span class=\"s1\">18th-century forge<\/span>, part of the <span class=\"s1\">ethnographic complex of the Mazo de Mazonovo<\/span> in <span class=\"s1\">Santa Eulalia de Oscos (Asturias)<\/span>. He accepted with enthusiasm. Between <span class=\"s1\">2007 and 2008<\/span>, he participated in courses to recover traditional forging techniques with regional masters and, in <span class=\"s1\">2013<\/span>, took a course in <span class=\"s1\">ergonomic forging<\/span> led by Israeli master <span class=\"s1\">Uri Hofi<\/span> in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For <span class=\"s1\">18 years<\/span>, Fritz was at the helm of this historic forge, one of the few traditional forges still active in Spain. With great dedication, he managed to <span class=\"s1\">restore and operate the forge\u2019s original hydraulic hammer<\/span>, incorporating it as a core element of his workshop and training space. He also mentors <span class=\"s1\">young apprentices<\/span> and provides <span class=\"s1\">demonstrations to visiting audiences<\/span>, helping to preserve and share this ancestral craft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Since <\/span>2014<span class=\"s2\">, Friedrich and his team have completed numerous <\/span>blacksmithing and restoration projects<span class=\"s2\"> in <\/span>heritage buildings throughout Asturias<span class=\"s2\">, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <\/span>entrance gate to the Mazo de Mazonovo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Participation in the <span class=\"s1\">repair of the Mazo de Os Teixois<\/span>, Taramundi (2007)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Direction of hydraulic installations (hammer and bellows) in the <span class=\"s1\">reconstruction of the Ferrer\u00eda de Santa Eufemia<\/span>, Villanueva de Oscos (2011)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Repair of the <span class=\"s1\">Mazo de Besullo<\/span>, Cangas del Narcea (2016)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Restoration of <\/span>hardware (hinges and latches)<span class=\"s1\"> and <\/span>balustrades<span class=\"s1\"> at the <\/span>Palacio de Santa Cruz<span class=\"s1\">, Castropol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fabrication of ironwork and balustrades at the <span class=\"s1\">Palacio de Trenor<\/span>, Figueras, and <span class=\"s1\">Torres de Donleb\u00fan<\/span>, Barres<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">His work encompasses a wide variety of traditional blacksmithing techniques, including the making of <\/span>hinges, bolts, latches, doorknockers, and locks<span class=\"s2\">, as well as the <\/span>reconstruction of stair railings<span class=\"s2\"> and <\/span>custom wrought iron grilles<span class=\"s2\">. He also <\/span>designs and builds his own models of chairs and lamps<span class=\"s2\">, combining <\/span>function, craftsmanship, and artistic expression<span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Friedrich Bramsteidl is not only a master of his craft, but also a guardian of a <span class=\"s1\">cultural heritage<\/span> that he keeps alive through <span class=\"s1\">hands-on teaching, meticulous restoration, and creative innovation<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13027,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categorias-profesionales":[1323],"class_list":["post-30360","profesionales","type-profesionales","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias-profesionales-craftsmen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/30360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profesionales"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/30360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorias-profesionales","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-profesionales?post=30360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}