About Buncombe Buckles

Buncombe Buckles Metalworks is a small, one woman company based in Asheville, North Carolina.  Each buckle is designed, fabricated and finished by Celia Gray.  Celia was trained in blacksmithing and metalwork at the Penland School of Crafts during a two year fellowship program from 2001 to 2003.  She has a fine arts degree and is an exhibiting painter as well.

Celia has been making belt buckles as a side project to her artwork since she began her time at Penland in 2001.  She decided to make it into a small business and Buncombe Buckles was officially named and began selling in 2006.  Celia collects inspiration from repeated patterns, great color combinations, old quilts, vintage wallpaper, and weathered and worn surfaces.  Each buckle is designed, made, cleaned, and finished with individual care.