History

Philip Parker with his 40 years’ experience heads the team of skilled craftsmen and artisans in creating stained leadlight glass, custom made doors and windows.

Philip founded his home studio where he spent time mastering his trade designing and manufacturing leadlight and stained glass windows. His skills were quickly recognised by a well-established door industry that commissioned him to design not only windows and stained glass leadlights but also the doors themselves.

Due to the demand of his services the business expanded to High Street Armadale. Armadale Doors & Leadlight began to develop a client base designing for many builders and architects across Australia including simple homes to Grand Manors.

Leadlight design process

After 16 years positioned on High Street Armadale, A, D & L moved to a larger factory in Malvern to accommodate the demand for hardware and standard doors. After conducting extensive research A, D & L were able to increase their market to include the major hardware distributors in Australia and also source hardware from around the world that is now included in the standard range of elegant and affordable luxury entrance sets.

Over the last 40 years A, D & L have sourced and collected original old glass up to 100 years old. This glass is constantly used in the restoration and manufacture of reproduction leadlight and stained glass panels.

Armadale Doors and Leadlight has grown to the business that it is today due to the meticulous attention to design and detail which is reflected in every facet, shown particularly in the superior standards and workmanship.

Leadlight making process

Why you’ll love Armadale Doors & Leadlight

High Quality

High Quality

Philip Parker heads the team of skilled craftsmen and artisans in creating stained glass leadlight, custom made doors and custom windows. Armadale Doors & Leadlight has grown to the business that it is today due to the meticulous attention to design and detail which is reflected in every thing we do, and is demonstrated in our workmanship and superior standards.

Expert Advice

Expert Advice

Our professional team is committed to providing the best possible advice for your project. We understand all aspects of the design process, from size and shape all the way through to function and materials. We recognise that the age of your home and its architectural style can have a big impact on size and appearance. It is essential that you have receive the right advice the first time to ensure that your finished door is the perfect match for your home and needs.

Unique Designs

Unique Designs

Philip has over 10,000 designs in his portfolio and guides each client through a process in which he can get an understanding of each clients personal taste and style. Philip will fine tune the design based on individual client needs. He is able to reproduce current designs or can create a custom and unique design for your home.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We are conscious of our environmental foot print and reuse materials wherever possible. By using old glass in new and restored leadlight panels and by recycling all of the old lead from restored leadlight panels we ensure thatwe ensure that not only we are recreating amazing new and reproduction leadlight/stained glass panels, we are also doing what we can to prevent glass becoming landfill.

Meet the team

Philip

Philip

Artistic Director

Philip is dedicated to the art of design, and exciting customers by pushing the limits of what is possible.

Mark

Mark

Leadlighter

Mark is a true craftsman who takes upmost pride in his work, and refuses to compromise on quality.

Ben

Ben

Expert Finishing Carpenter

A true perfectionist, Ben accepts nothing less than the best. An expert in both timber and steel, his talents are endless.

Matt

Matt

Account & Design Manager

Matthew is an expert in Baldwin Hardware, with a taste for design and an eye for detail.

 

Industry Standards

Australian Standard Certified Product

In 2006 the Australian leadlight & stained glass standards were re-written. The standards board had recommendations from people within the glass industry to legislate and change the standards. As Philip Parker was the President of the Leadlight Association at the time, it was his job to represent the industry Australia-wide and discuss the changes with the Australian Standards committee.

The changes would have impacted the Leadlight industry significantly and as a result stained glass and leadlight panels would have never been able to be reproduced as it has for the past 100 years. Philip was determined to ensure this did not happen and was called upon to write the industry standards for leadlight and stained glass.

With Philips 40 + years’ experience in the industry he was able to produce standards that positioned the industry into the 21st century. Armadale Doors & Leadlight are across door and window standard 2074 down to the Australian Standards of 1288 and Philip’s knowledge in these standards allow him to design within the envelope set out by the legislation within the Australian Standards.

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