Who we are, where we came from, and what this flying art project is really about.
Metalbird is both a global art project and a sculpture brand. We make life-sized bird silhouettes from Corten® weathering steel (70%+ recycled), designed to age beautifully outdoors. It began in 2009 as guerrilla street art in a Kiwi backyard and has
Metalbird was started by Phil Walters, an industrial designer from Auckland, New Zealand, in 2009. Bored with corporate life and inspired by his late wife’s artistic energy, Phil began creating life-sized steel bird silhouettes and installing them ar
Both. And that’s the point. Metalbird is the world’s largest outdoor art installation made of corten steel. What is the Metalbird Art Project?. The Metalbird Art Project started with a street installation in New Zealand and took flight around the wor
Right here in North America. Every Metalbird is proudly made local. For Canada, that means your bird is cut in our USA workshop, then shipped to our Montreal warehouse, where we add the packaging and finishing touches before sending it to your door.
Yes. And not in a greenwashed, “stick-a-leaf-logo-on-it” kind of way. We design for longevity, cut waste where we can, and partner with organisations doing the heavy lifting for birds and the planet. Made to last: Every Metalbird is cut from premium
Yes — with real partners and real impact. In Canada, we proudly partner with Birds Canada and Ducks Unlimited Canada, two powerhouse organisations protecting birds and wetlands across the country. We contribute a portion of proceeds from select Metal