How do I get Ascended Armor recipes?
Talk to the master crafter for the crafting specialty you are using.
Depending on which stat combination you want, you need to buy them off the TP or for most of the stats combos from your crafting trainer.
For example:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ascended_armor
→ QUOTE: Players will need to purchase a Recipe: Ascended Insignia and use it to acquire the recipe for the prefix they want. Players also need to purchase an ascended armor recipe for the appropriate piece of armor; a heavy helm requires a Recipe: Ascended Heavy Helm for example END QUOTE
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Recipe:_Ascended_Heavy_Helm
and
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Recipe:_Ascended_Insignia
QUOTE:
Aquisition
Master craftsman – Armorsmith, Leatherworker, and Tailor.
END QUOTE
Careful, the prefix of the armor recipe and the insignia recipe have to match.
As above poster stated, they are sold by the crafting vendor, they also cost laurels and gold(5 laurels and 3g) per piece.