Ink & Iron — Custom Tattoo Studio, Collingwood Melbourne
Custom only. No flash. No walk-ins. Smith Street, Collingwood.
Ink & Iron is a custom tattoo studio on Smith Street in Collingwood, a few doors down from the markets and across the road from the better coffee. We do not keep a wall of flash. We do not take walk-ins. Every piece that leaves this room was drawn for one person, for one body, and exists nowhere else. If you want the same design somebody else already has, we are the wrong studio. If you want something built around your idea, your placement, and the way you actually move, you are in the right place.
Three resident artists work out of three private stations. Between them they cover heavy blackwork and sacred geometry, single-needle fine line and botanical illustration, and bold neo-traditional colour. We do cover-ups, scar work, and continuation of pieces started elsewhere, provided the foundation is sound. We do not rush a design to fit a gap in the calendar, and we will tell you honestly if an idea will not hold up on skin over twenty years.
The studio is licensed and inspected by the City of Yarra, single-use needles only, fully autoclaved equipment, and a hospital-grade clean between every client. We tattoo over eighteens only, with valid photo identification, and we do not tattoo anyone who has been drinking.
How It Works
It starts with a conversation, not a deposit. You send your idea and any reference, we match you with the artist whose hand suits the work, and we sketch. A custom design takes time, so a consultation comes before a session and a session comes before ink. A hundred-dollar deposit holds your spot and comes straight off the final price. Sessions run two hours minimum, because anything worth wearing for life is worth more than a lunch break.
Pricing is by the hour and varies by artist, from $180 to $220, quoted honestly once we have seen the design and the placement. Larger work is mapped across multiple sessions so the linework, shading, and colour each get the attention they need. We would rather take longer and get it right than hand you something you grow out of by next winter.
Every piece shown was designed once, for one person. To start yours, see the artists or book a consultation.