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	Distressed	Hammered	Cast & relief	Ombre
Family	Patinated	Textured	Cast	Coated
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.	A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.	One tone fading into another across a panel — brass into bronze, gold into gun metal, warm into dark — graded by hand so that the transition has no step.
Metals	Brass, copper, mild steel	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, bronze, aluminium	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium
Where it suits	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	No two panels are the same, which is the point.	The dents hold dust and, outside, water.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.	A gradient that runs across several panels is set out as one drawing and graded as one batch, so that it continues across the joints.
Looking after it	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.	A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks.	A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face.	Wipe with a soft damp cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample

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