Kansas City · Est. 2025
A working studio. Six divisions. One standard.
Hand-forged iron · Plasma-cut steel · Maker education
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Three launching now. Three more in development. All made by the same pair of hands.
Launching
Hand-Forged Iron Hardware
Solid square stock, heat-darkened, oil and wax finished. Towel bars, robe hooks, toilet paper holders, and shelf corbels built from 1/2” iron — the kind of hardware that will still be on the wall when the house changes hands twice. This is not farmhouse décor. This is iron.
Where steel is born.
Launching
Plasma-Cut Steel Signs
Breed-specific address signs plasma-cut from steel and hand-finished. German Shepherd. Chihuahua. Golden Retriever. Labrador. French Bulldog. Your breed in the corner of a sign that says who lives here — all of them. Precision industrial process, personal result.
Where heritage is marked.
Launching
Maker Education & Digital Tools
Courses, digital plans, and frameworks for makers who are skilled at craft but struggling with the business of it. Built by someone who has forged iron, jointed wood, coded production software, and run real companies. There is a difference between making things and building a business around making things.
Where makers become builders.
In Development
Mixed-Media Fabrication
Wood, forged steel, and epoxy as collaborating materials. River tables, live-edge shelves on forged brackets, and statement furniture. The only shop that forges the iron AND joints the wood AND pours the resin.
Where materials find each other.
In Development
High-Carbon Steel & BBQ Craft
Brisket knives, trimming knives, and end-grain cutting boards built for the 14th hour of a cook. Kansas City roots. High-carbon steel that earns its patina. Named for the pitmasters who built this city’s food identity.
Where the feast is prepared.
In Development
Classic Restoration & Fabrication
A sanctuary for mechanical work. Classic vehicle restoration, custom shop hardware, forged brackets, and structural fabrication. A place where time slows down and a master isn’t just fixing a machine — but preserving a piece of history.
Where machines are restored.
Why this exists
Chef’s apprentice. Construction. Founded a trucking company. Worked virtually every skilled trade. Switched careers at 50 and became a software engineer at a major Kansas City laboratory. Then life sent me back to the shop — and I brought everything I’d learned with me.
Creatore Studios exists because there is a gap in the market between mass-produced commodity hardware and work made by someone who actually knows what they’re doing. Every piece carries decades of real trade experience, not a weekend course and a YouTube channel.
“The materials have a voice. The maker’s job is to be skilled enough to hear them.”
— Creatore StudiosCreatore is Italian for creator. Not chosen for aesthetics. A statement of identity. This is a working studio built on earned expertise — not downloaded skills, not a brand aesthetic borrowed from someone else’s workshop.