We make objects that work, and age, and last.
Rym Foundry builds precision objects in small quantities. The focus is material, function, and time.
Most products are finished before they reach you. Coated, sealed, perfected. We do the opposite. The object you receive is in its working state — the state it will be in when you use it. The first scratch you make is part of the object's life, not damage to it.
Every object is machined in-house on a 4-axis CNC mill and lathe. Tolerances are held to ±0.05mm where function demands it. Where they don't, we don't pretend otherwise. The constraint of small-batch manufacturing is part of the design language.
We work in aluminium, stainless steel, and brass. Each material has a different relationship with use and time. Choosing the material is choosing how the object will age. That choice belongs to the design, not the finish coat.
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Raw material
Objects leave the machine as they are. No anodising. No powder coat. No lacquer. The machined surface is the final surface. It will scratch, oxidise, and age. That is the point.
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Functional form
Nothing on an object exists for decoration. Every curve, every angle, every edge radius has a reason. If an element cannot justify its existence in functional terms, it is removed.
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Industrial process
CNC machining produces marks — toolpaths, witness lines, step-overs. These are not defects. They are evidence of the making process. They are kept.
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Time as material
Brass turns. Aluminium dulls in the places you hold it. Steel develops a quiet oxide layer. The object in five years is different from the object on the day of purchase. Both are correct.
All objects are machined on a 4-axis CNC mill in our workshop. We run small batches — typically 10 to 50 units. No minimum orders to fill. No compromises to hit a price point.
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