The NOMMA Top Job Contest is a peer-judged competition created to honor outstanding work. NOMMA members from around the world compete for awards in 17 categories, including forged and non-forged work ranging from gates and stairs to furniture and accessories. NOMMA members judge the entries and select each year's winners.

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Submissions: 9/3/25 until 11/3/25

Voting: 1/5/26 until 2/5/26

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Winners announced at the 2026 METALfab Awards Dinner on 2/12/26.

WHEN: Thursday, September 25 at 2 PM ET

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WHERE: Peppermill Reno
WHEN: February 11–13, 2026

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WHERE: Living Design Studios | Erie, Colorado
WHEN: Thursday, October 23 - Saturday, October 25, 2025

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	Bronze 'Screen' Door by La Forge De Style LLC

Gold: La Forge De Style LLC

Title of Entry: Bronze 'Screen' Door
Designed by: Architect
Material: Primarily 385 bronze
Finish: Patina and lacquer
Total Labor Hours: 1220

The architect of this project presented a unique challenge for La Forge De Style to overcome:
A 1-inch-thick bronze "screen" door leading into an elevator gallery. The easy thing would have been to waterjet this, but the material and the cost of the waterjet were obstacles. So, La Forge did some tests and came up with a way to silver solder 1/4 × 1 bar stock, clean it, and put on the final finish within the budgeted time! The frame and custom hardware finish it off perfectly.

Check out our official winners video online here.

See all of this year's project entries in the 2025 Top Job Gallery Magazine.