Our Clients

Who Trusts Brass Works

The best measure of a metalworker's craft is who trusts them with their most visible spaces. Over the decades, Brass Works has earned the trust of some of the most demanding and discerning venues in Boston and beyond — establishments where the quality of every detail matters, from the door handle to the bar counter edge.

Featured Client Work

Ghurka — Retail Display Hardware

Ghurka is a legendary American leather goods brand known for its meticulous craftsmanship and heritage designs — briefcases, bags, and accessories made to the highest standard of American manufacturing. Their retail environments must communicate the same precision and quality as their products. The display hardware cannot compete with the merchandise for attention; it must serve it.

Brass Works fabricated custom display hardware and specialty fixtures for Ghurka's retail environment — pieces built to showcase handcrafted leather goods with the dignity they deserve. The metalwork had to be architecturally significant without overshadowing the merchandise: a balance that requires genuine understanding of retail display and material hierarchy.

L'Espalier — Restaurant Entry Doors

L'Espalier is Boston's storied New England-French fine dining institution, located in the heart of fashionable Back Bay adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It consistently ranks among the finest dining experiences in New England, earning accolades for both cuisine and the totality of the dining experience — which begins with arrival.

Brass Works was commissioned to create the restaurant's iconic entry doors — the first thing guests see and touch when arriving for an evening of memorable cuisine. The doors communicate L'Espalier's character through material and craft: sophisticated, precise, unmistakably made. See the L'Espalier project page for the full story of this commission.

Louis Boston — Custom Tables & Lighting

Louis Boston was one of New England's premier luxury fashion retailers, stocking an edited mix of international designer fashion for men and women. The retail environment was itself a design statement — not a backdrop for merchandise but an integral part of the luxury proposition.

Brass Works produced custom metal-framed tables and a signature overhead light dome for their retail interior — pieces that lived with the international designer merchandise without being overshadowed by it. Custom furniture metalwork of this kind requires a deep understanding of proportions, finish, and the specific demands of a retail environment where pieces see daily contact from staff and customers.

OAK Long Bar + Kitchen — Hotel Bar Metalwork

OAK Long Bar + Kitchen at the Fairmont Copley Plaza is one of Boston's most storied hotel bars — a landmark of the Back Bay social scene housed in one of the city's great historic hotels. The bar environment required metalwork that could live alongside the building's grand architectural heritage.

Brass Works produced the metalwork package for OAK's bar environment, delivering fittings and fixtures that meet the standard set by the rest of the Fairmont Copley Plaza's interior. See the OAK project page for more on this commission.

Why These Clients Choose Brass Works

Our clients share a common characteristic: they refuse to compromise on quality. When a leather goods brand stakes its reputation on the grain of every stitch, or when a restaurant's identity rests on the sensory experience of arrival, the metal details cannot be afterthoughts. They must be made by craftspeople who understand precision, who work in materials that will hold their finish under real-world conditions, and who can execute on custom specifications that don't exist in any catalog.

That is the Brass Works standard. It's what earns us repeat commissions from clients who could choose anyone — and choose us.

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