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	Distressed	Etched	Cast & relief
Family	Patinated	Textured	Cast
How it looks	A surface deliberately aged — mottled, darkened and worn back in places — so that new metal reads as if it has been in the building for decades.	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.
Metals	Brass, copper, mild steel	Stainless steel, brass	Brass, bronze, aluminium
Where it suits	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	No two panels are the same, which is the point.	Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.
Looking after it	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.	Mild detergent and a soft cloth.	A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample

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