Hubbardton Forge: Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing and ‘?Green‘ī Lighting

Hubbardton Forge continues a legacy almost once extinct by the industrial revolution. The trade of blacksmithing used to be essential to every town in America, but that demand began to drastically decline with the introduction of the machine. By the 1960‘s the art of blacksmithing was nearly gone and many blacksmiths turned to working on automobiles. This is where Hubbardton Forge decided to turn the tables and bring the beauty of handcrafted designs into people‘s homes once again. In 1974 George Chandler and Reed Hampton began a company that continues to thrive 34 years later. The art of blacksmithing, and in particularly the act of forging, does not waste any metal, but instead heats and then bends the metal into place. On the contrary, using machines to try and replicate the original beauty of hand crafted wrought-iron pieces wastes metal, which is a non-renewable resource. Hubbardton Forge‘s commitment to working with the environment, not against it does not end there. The company has won the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence three times in their home state of Vermont. Hubbardton Forge is committed not only to the excellence of ancient artisan techniques, but also to the sustainability of the environment around them.