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Spring 2016

Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.

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44 SPRING 2016 I N THE THICK OF WHAT HE DESCRIBES AS AN "APOCALYPTIC industrial wasteland" sits Jonathan Rummel's blacksmithery, where the Andover native pounds out not just a living but a lifestyle. The craftsman refers to himself as an architectural metalworker, and, for the last 10-plus years, he has honed his many skills, becoming something of a Renaissance man. At 38, Rummel—owner of North Andover–based Hand Forged Works—has experience as a carpenter and a builder in addition to his metalwork. He is also a designer, photographer, drummer, and competitive mountain biker. "I do a lot of things that are aggres- sive—I like the constant movement." That constant movement has resulted in a bevy of bespoke archi- tectural furniture, hardware, sculpture, and specialty This freestanding helix staircase located in The Catskills is Rummel's masterpiece, to date. inspire nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ PHOTOGRAPH BY JONATHAN RUMMEL (LEFT ), BY JOEL LAI NO (RIGHT )

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