About the Studio

Who is N.L. Studio?

Meet The Artist

Nir Ladecky

Nir Ladecky focused much of his education within the creative realm of the arts and has explored numerous media and methods including metal, culinary and even digital through software development.

In 2008, Nir received his Associates degree from the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont and began his Culinary career learning about food preparation, wines, menu development and restaurant entrepreneurship. He lived in New Orleans, exploring Cajun and Creole cuisine, and Boston working as the Chef of the Drink tapas bar of the Barbara Lynch Collective.

Continuing his journey of creative development, he graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2015 with a Fine Arts degree in metal and jewelry design. During his studies he specialized in Mokume Gane.

To promote his work, he studied Web Development and received his Bachelors Degree of Computer Science from the Colorado Technical University in 2019 entering the world of web design and application development.

Meet The Method

Mokume Gane

Mokume-Gane is a traditional Japanese metallurgy technique that involves the layering and fusing of metals. The name literally translates to Eye of Wood (woodgrain) Metal and as the name suggests, when the metal is properly processed it creates stunning layers and designs that indeed appears as the natural grain of wood. Depending on the process and tools used, each pattern can be absolutely unique.

The process of creating a Mokume slab – or billet – differs from typical metallurgy methods because it does not yield an alloy and the layers are not adhered with solder or other binding agents. Rather, each layer remains pure and is fused to one another using high heat and pressure to ensure a strong and stable bond. The resulting billet can then be processed and used for virtually anything since the metal can be hammered, cut, rolled and formed.

Vision

Anything that can be practiced is, at its core, an art. The more one develops their art, the better they begin to understand themselves and the world around them.

Mission

NL Studio strives to put the vision of practiced art into action in order to transcend the realm of monotonous labor: each project is another step closer to reaching that goal.