Iron Bento

Shipping soon! Here’s some yellow brass brazed onto steel 🛠 For Better Proposals through AppSumo ☺️

Working on the surrounding scrappy areas for the Better Proposals logo (through AppSumo), coming along nicely! 🛠

New project for BetterProposals.io, through :) Here’s a process shot! ⚒

New project for Better Proposals, through AppSumo 🙂 Here’s a process shot! ⚒

My buddy Bob Welton - Iron on the Move has been working on some things that we’ll be releasing soon -- cuffs/bangles of different widths and textural styles 🔥
These ones are yellow brass brazed onto steel. We’ll also have hammered copper, and likely other textures of steel. They’re all 100% handmade ⚒

Feeling super inspired by this hammered copper jewelry and would love to add stuff like this to the Iron Bento store. Man my wheels are spinning...

Sweet at ! I love the use of metal and rock together to form the depth of the animals! 🦉🐸🐢 Not sure who the artist is, but check out their work the next time you’re in 👍👍 @ The Katydid

Thanks, Ben Rathbun and Paul Rathbun from Rathbun Insurance!
Bob Welton - Iron on the Move Robert Welton

Perfect example of where art meets functionality. This copper placeholder framing for coffee signage at is by my friend . He’s a genius, check out his work!

Giving the tours this week at my family’s company, Friedland Industries, to students for their environmental sciences class! We give them every spring and fall.
We educate the students on the economics of scrap recycling, and how it needs to be done cost-effectively in order to work correctly.
We show them our facility, our museum, and of course, the sculptures on our property from ScrapFest!
The friendships I’ve made with the artists who participate in ScrapFest have played a vital role in helping Iron Bento become a thing. These sculptures are a constant reminder of that! 😊
@ Friedland Industries, Inc.

, where humans go to be the change they want to see.💡It’s a coffee shop, too. ☕️

This beautiful abstract piece is called CUNEIFORM by Chance Liscomb. It is meant to represent his take on cuneiform writing. ($160) (Link to this sculpture: https://ironbento.com/shop/cuneiform)
Perfect abstract piece for a side table or dresser. ✅
Dimensions: 6"W x 3"D x 17”H
Free shipping within the US!
Additional shipping charge on international orders. Contact us at [email protected] for further details.👍

https://ironbento.com/shop/meat-robot

"MEAT ROBOT" This beautiful piece is called MEAT ROBOT by artist Chance Liscomb. Perfect abstract piece for a side table or dresser. Dimensions: 16"W x 7"D x 21"H Free shipping within the US . Additional shipping charge on international orders . Contact us at [email protected] for fur

https://ironbento.com/shop/cuneiform

"CUNEIFORM" cu·ne·i·form kyo͞oˈnēəˌfôrm,ˈkyo͞onəˌfôrm,ˈkyo͞onēəˌfôrm/ adjective 1 .  denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets. "a cuneiform inscription"

Ahhh! Even though this is the only piece on the website for sale right now, I couldn’t wait to show you this one! So excited to be helping my metal artist friends market their work 😃😃😃
This piece is called STEEL CASE by Chance Liscomb. (Here’s a link to it: https://ironbento.com/shop/steel-case) Swipe left to see a reference shot for sizing 👈
More sculptures on the way!

https://ironbento.com/iron-bento-orders/steel-case

"STEEL CASE" This beautiful piece is called STEEL CASE by artist Chance Liscomb. Perfect abstract piece for a side table or dresser. Free shipping within the US. Additional shipping charge on international orders.

Strategizing with and Chance Liscomb at

The finished sculpture for Prospect.io! (Artist: Bob Welton - Iron on the Move) This has been one of our favorites so far, and we’ve already seen photos of it on their wall in their office in Belgium😃 Thanks again to and the crew at Prospect.io!

Got to meet my DHL rep today! His name is Dalton Brosnan. He and everyone we’ve worked with at DHL have been amazing, as people, for one, and also because they’ve absolutely been essential to helping us ship our sculptures all over the world. They’re quick, reliable, and are reasonably priced. This might sound like a commercial, but it’s the truth! I highly them for international shipping!✈️ Great meeting you in person, Dalton!

Hey social media land! Mike here. Both Bob and I are excited to announce a recent change!
The project we’ve built so far called Iron on the Move is now Iron Bento (http://ironbento.com).
So why the name change?
Our collaborative scrappy logo-focused efforts started when I asked Bob if he could scrap-ify my tech company friends’ logos to send to them as a thank you gifts. They liked the scrappy logos so much that they hired us to make them for their partners, which has now catapulted us into doing larger projects.
We used the name Iron on the Move because Bob has traditionally used that handle to encompass all of his artwork, so it seemed like the easiest choice at the time.
And there we began! Bob as the artist, and me handling the sales, marketing, shipping, social media, etc.
Since the beginning of this journey, we’ve also collaborated with other artists, and this whole thing has morphed into something bigger, which can leave Bob’s other works to go unnoticed, even though they are just as much of a part of Iron on the Move as the logo stuff.
So Bob will retain the name Iron on the Move to include ALL of his works. Please Please Please like and share his new page, as you will continue to see, not only the work he does for Iron Bento, but his other great works! 👉 (Bob Welton - Iron on the Move)
And we’re still working together! Only now, Bob can choose to work on the projects that best fit his style, and this will also allow Iron Bento to take on different types of projects, and include more artists.
Now, why the name Iron Bento?
For those who know me, this may seem obvious, but for those who don’t know me yet, I have a deep history with Japan, and it is very special to me. I lived there for a long time — in Lansing’s sister city, Otsu — and it became a second home to me. Much of my heart is still there.
The bento box is significant in Japanese culture. Each section stands alone, and yet all of them work together to provide a unique moment of culinary beauty.
We want to bring the world metal artwork in the same way; with an iron bento of artists, each standing alone as masters of their crafts, yet working together to provide the world with unique moments of artistic beauty.
We are very excited, and can’t wait to further help put on the map as THE place to find metal artwork.
Thank you so much to everyone for your support and engagement in our artwork! We’re glad you’re here with us throughout the journey. :)
Cheers,
Mike

For Salesflare in , courtesy of AppSumo! Love how this one turned out! Enjoy! 😊✌️
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Thank you to my sis with and for sponsoring us to be an auction item at the event at dPop! in ! Awesome evening!

Getting samples ready for an event in Detroit!