About Art on Steel: South African House Numbers, Wall Art and Steel Décor
Art on Steel is a South African, family run business that laser-cuts and powder-coats custom house numbers, metal wall art, and garden décor. Every piece is cut and finished in South Africa, built to survive local sun, coastal salt air, and highveld storms without fading, rusting, or cracking.
We're best known for our house numbers, bold, modern, and built to be the first thing anyone notices at your gate. From there we make wall art for the home and garden.
What We Make
- House numbers: our flagship product, in bold modern and classic styles, powder-coated for permanent outdoor visibility
- Custom steel wall art: family crests, personalised name signs, nature and animal silhouettes, scripture and quote pieces
- Garden décor: laser-cut outdoor pieces designed to be mounted and forgotten about, not maintained
Every design is laser-cut from steel and then powder-coated, a process that bonds a protective finish to the metal so it resists rust, UV fading, and weather damage far longer than raw or painted steel. That's the difference between steel you replace in two years and steel your kids inherit.
How It's Made
Design comes first, then the steel. Concepts are drawn up, laser-cut by a precision metal shop, and powder-coated by a specialist finisher. Every physical step of production happens on South African soil, by South African tradespeople, before the piece ships to you. We quality-check every piece before it goes out the door.
Why Steel, Why Powder-Coated
Cheap metal rusts. Painted metal chips and peels within a season. Powder-coating is different: it's an electrostatically applied finish, cured under heat, that fuses to the steel rather than sitting on top of it. That's why our house numbers, wall art, and garden décor are rated for permanent outdoor installation, through Highveld hail, Cape storms, and coastal salt spray, without the maintenance a lot of "outdoor" décor secretly needs.
Who We Are
We're a small, proudly South African family business, the people who design your piece, quality-check it, and answer the phone if something's wrong. We believe good décor doesn't need to be complicated or expensive to be well-made, and we'd rather sell you one piece that lasts fifteen years than three that don't.
Supporting local manufacturing matters to us. Every laser-cutting and powder-coating job we commission goes to a South African workshop, which means your purchase supports South African tradespeople directly.
We're also expanding into laser-cut steel screen dividers, bring us your project if you're after custom outdoor privacy screening.
Frequently Asked Questions
What house number styles does Art on Steel offer?
We offer bold modern and classic house number styles, laser-cut from steel and powder-coated for permanent outdoor visibility and weather resistance.
Is Art on Steel's steel work suitable for outdoor use?
Yes. All our house numbers, wall art, and garden décor are powder-coated specifically for permanent outdoor installation and built to withstand South African weather conditions, including UV exposure, rain, and coastal humidity.
Where is Art on Steel's work made?
Every piece is laser-cut and powder-coated in South Africa by local specialist workshops, then quality-checked and shipped from our home base.
How long does powder-coated steel last outdoors?
Powder-coating significantly outlasts painted or raw steel finishes because the coating is fused to the metal rather than applied on top, resisting chipping, peeling, and rust for years of outdoor exposure.
Can I get a custom house number or wall art design made?
Yes. We design bespoke pieces as well as offer our existing catalogue. Contact us with your idea, and we'll work with you on a custom laser-cut design.
Is Art on Steel a South African company?
Yes. We're a family owned South African business, and every physical stage of production, cutting and finishing, is done locally.
Browse our full catalogue or contact us on 082 442 4284 or info@artonsteel.co.za to order your house numbers, wall art, or steel décor today.