Pangolin Editions

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Pangolin Editions
Company type Foundry
IndustryMetal casting
Founded1985  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
FoundersRungwe Kingdon, Claude Koenig
Headquarters
Stroud, Gloucestershire
,
England
ProductsSculptures
Website pangolin-editions.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Pangolin Editions is a metal foundry in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, specialising in casting bronze sculptures, as well as other metals, such as silver and stainless steel. Their castings include several notable public artworks in the UK, as well as in Qatar and the United States, and their clients include prominent sculptors.

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History

The foundry was established in 1985, [1] by the married couple Rungwe Kingdon and Claude Koenig, who met at art school. [2]

In 2015 a new furnace was installed, to facilitate the casting of stainless steel. [3]

London newspaper The Standard described Pangolin Editions in 2012 as "Europe's largest sculpture foundry". [4]

Clients

Damien Hirst, whose studio is adjacent to the foundry, has had all his cast works made there. [4] In 2012 he unveiled his sculpture Grotesque Unicorn - The Dream is Dead, cast in sterling silver in an edition of four, at the Pangolin Gallery in London. [4] Other long-term collaborators include Lynn Chadwick, Maggi Hambling, Martin Jennings and Sarah Lucas. [5] [6] The foundry has cast pieces for artists including Bruce Beasley, [7] Halima Cassell, [8] Antony Gormley, [9] Philip Jackson, [10] and Grayson Perry. [11]

Pangolin worked with Eric Fischl to digitise his paintings and cast them in bronze, which he then painted; these were then exhibited at Victoria Miro, Venice. [12] They worked with Jonathan Yeo to create a 3D printed sculpture. [13]

The foundry also undertakes work for sculptors who prefer not to have the fact that they do not cast their own pieces known. [6]

Ruwenzori Foundation

Pangolin's directors created the Ruwenzori Foundation (originally the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation), a registered charity, [14] in 2004 to allow educational and cultural exchanges between artists in Africa and the United Kingdom. [15] It has built an arts centre with a foundry in Uganda. [15]

Selected works

Works cast at the foundry include:

ImageTitle / subjectLocation and
coordinates		DateArtist / designerTypeMaterialDimensionsDesignationOwner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Perceval Aspire Park, Doha, Qatar

25°15′37″N51°26′11″E / 25.260389°N 51.436389°E / 25.260389; 51.436389 		2002 (2002) Sarah Lucas SculptureBronze Q7167048 Depicts a Clydesdale horse and cart, in the manner of a china ornament. [16] [17]
The Miraculous Journey Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

25°19′15″N51°26′41″E / 25.3209072°N 51.444655°E / 25.3209072; 51.444655 		2005 (2005) to 2013 Damien Hirst Series of 14 sculpturesBronze Q60775956 Depicts the stages of growth of a human embryo. [18]
St Pancras Station 02.JPG
More images 		John Betjeman St Pancras station, London

51°31′49″N0°07′32″W / 51.530278°N 0.125556°W / 51.530278; -0.125556 		2007 (2007) Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q28937184 [19]
Verity Both Sides.jpg
More images 		Verity Ilfracombe, Devon, England

51°12′39″N4°06′42″W / 51.21088°N 4.11158°W / 51.21088; -4.11158 		2012 (2012) Damien Hirst StatueBronze (arm & sword in fibreglass) Q1428547 Cast as over 40 bronze pieces, then assembled onto a stainless steel frame [20]
London RAF Bomber Command Memorial.JPG
More images 		RAF Bomber Command Memorial Group statue

51°30′12″N0°08′56″W / 51.503333°N 0.148889°W / 51.503333; -0.148889 		2012 (2012) Philip Jackson Bronze Q7275188 Part of a larger memorial, by Liam O'Connor. [10] Jackson won the 2013 Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture for this work. [21]
"Advocate" - geograph.org.uk - 5502504.jpg AdvocateCentral Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

54°58′05″N1°36′52″W / 54.968085°N 1.614453°W / 54.968085; -1.614453 		2014 (2014) Bruce Beasley StatueBronze20 feet (6.1 m) [7] [7]
Turning sculpture - Bicester Arc lakeside area (54003007244).jpg
More images 		TurningBicester Arc, Oxford Road, Bicester, England

51°53′30″N1°09′46″W / 51.89165°N 1.16271°W / 51.89165; -1.16271 		2016 (2016) Charlotte Mayer Abstract sculptureBronze Cherwell District Council [22]
Mary Seacole statue, St Thomas' Hospital, front view.jpg
More images 		Mary Seacole St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London

51°30′01″N0°07′08″W / 51.5002°N 0.1189°W / 51.5002; -0.1189 		2016 (2016) Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q25311668 [23]
George Orwell statue - BBC London (38562767202).jpg
More images 		George Orwell Broadcasting House, London, England

51°31′08″N0°08′34″W / 51.5188°N 0.1429°W / 51.5188; -0.1429 		2017 (2017) Martin Jennings StatueBronze Q27957168 [24]
Physical Energy 2017 (2017) (1902) George Frederic Watts Equestrian statue Bronze2017 cast of 1902 work, using new moulds from the original gesso model [25]
Ayrton Senna McLaren Technology Centre, Surrey, England2019 (2019)Paul OzStatueBronze [26]
Covid Bell2022 (2022) Grayson Perry BellBronzeExhibited at the Royal Academy in summer 2022. [11]
"A Soldier's Journey" 02 (05429b29-a284-40a6-87b4-a0232741795a) (cropped).jpg
More images 		A Soldier's Journey National World War I Memorial, Washington D.C., United States

38°53′46″N77°01′59″W / 38.895992°N 77.033109°W / 38.895992; -77.033109 		2024 (2024) Sabin Howard Relief sculpture Bronze Q130391408 Cast in multiple sections. [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Pangolin Editions, founded 1985". Art UK . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Usborne, Simon (16 November 2008). "Close-up: Rungwe Kingdon & Claude Koenig". The Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rebuilt Furnaces Archives". Meltech Limited. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Jury, Louise (13 April 2012). "Sterling sculpture has the hallmark of Hirst". The Standard . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Airey, Matty (24 September 2014). "Modern art to amaze". Stroud News and Journal. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Buck, Louisa (29 October 2025). "I went to see Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst sculptures in an ancient UK cave system—and it was eerily brilliant". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Davies, Katie (18 June 2014). "New sculpture to be unveiled at Newcastle's Central Square". Journal Live. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Ray, Debika (1 September 2021). "Carving a niche: Halima Cassell and the universal language of pattern" . Crafts Council. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pangolin Editions: Europe's largest sculpture foundry – audio slideshow". The Guardian . 6 March 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Bomber Command". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  11. 1 2 Harris, Gareth (14 June 2022). "Grayson Perry's memorial Covid Bell to go on show at Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Sajip, Arjun (15 August 2024). "Eric Fischl enters the third dimension". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "From Virtual to Reality". Google Arts & Culture . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ruwenzori Foundation, registered charity no. 4008551". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  15. 1 2 "Sarah Lucas (b. 1962) , Stanway John | Christie'sLive Auction 7672 Post War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon)". Christie's . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Perceval – Sarah Lucas". Pangolin Editions. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Brock, Hovey (5 September 2011). "SARAH LUCAS with William Corwin". The Brooklyn Rail . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "14 reasons (and counting) to visit The Cotswolds..." Rock the Cotswolds. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Betjeman Sculpture". www.martinjennings.com. Martin Jennings. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Follow the fabrication and installation of 'Verity'". Damien Hirst. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture". Marsh Christian Trust. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "Unveiled: Charlotte Mayer Turning". Pangolin London. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Mary Seacole Statue". Mary Seacole Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "George Orwell – Martin Jennings". Pangolin Editions. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "Physical Energy". Royal Academy of Arts . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  26. ↑ Merritt, Sarah (18 January 2019). "Paul Oz – The story behind the Senna sculpture, in his own words. | Sareyware" . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "Pangolin Editions, England". Sculpture by Charlotte. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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