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FORGED BY HAND.
CRAFTED TO LAST A LIFETIME.

From Conrad Hicks’ forge in Cape Town — timeless steel cookware, made for kitchen or campfire.
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OUR CRAFT

FIRE, TOOLS & ART.

Solid steel forged by hand — guided by touch, refined by sight. Functional Art. Sustainable by design. 

FORGED TOGETHER, BUILT FOR GENERATIONS.

Our combo sets bring together function, form, and legacy — cookware designed to be handed down.
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Up to 13% off when you buy this bundle.

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Up to 9% off when you buy this bundle.

INTRODUCING

THE BEAUTY OF FUNCTION.

Beauty born from purpose — every pan shaped by heat, hammer, and human touch.

FROM THE FORGE

TO YOUR TABLE

At The Tool Room, every object begins with a question: how can beauty and function become one?

Guided by the philosophy “If you use beautiful tools, you make beautiful things,” artist-blacksmith Conrad Hicks forges cookware that brings functional art into daily life.

Our earliest creations were tools; built with purpose, refined by instinct. Over time, that instinct became our definition of beauty. Every forged piece is an evolution of use, design, and human touch.

BY CONRAD HICKS

BLACKSMITH & ARTIST

Born in Cape Town in 1966, Conrad Hicks studied Art and Design at the Cape Technikon, graduating with distinction in 1986.

He specialises in hand-forged metalwork, a technique that bridges his fine art practice with his architectural and functional designs.

Conrad works from The Bijou, a restored Art Deco cinema in Observatory, where he explores the intersection between art, material, and utility.

His approach: the best designs emerge directly from the process itself.

Arabella of EatToThriveHAPPY CUSTOMER

I stumbled across the Tool Room pans when camping with a friend. He threw the pan directly on the fire and everything we cooked came out with a beautiful char. The pan created such an even distribution of heat and so easy to handle. A beautifully crafted piece for inside and outside the kitchen. My other pans have been long forgotten at the back of the cupboard. And, the best part, no soap required when washing allowing the natural oils to build up a layer of protection. As a chef by trade this pan is a piece of gear I now take onto every job. It’s an absolute favourite.

KarlaHAPPY CUSTOMER

Cooking with quality cookware just hits different. My Tool Room steel pan has completely changed the way I cook at home. Simple. Stylish. Built to last.

Endless AfricaHAPPY CUSTOMER

Sizzling bacon in the wild, made on our favourite forged steel pan! Our guides love cooking up a storm with this beauty. Big thanks @toolroom for making every meal epic. 

HJHAPPY CUSTOMER

These pans are great. They really add to the pleasure and romance of fire cooking.

 
 
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