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	Distressed	Mirror	Ombre	Hammered
Family	Patinated	Polished	Coated	Textured
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.	Fully reflective.	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.	A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights.
Metals	Brass, copper, mild steel	Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, copper, bronze
Where it suits	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	No two panels are the same, which is the point.	Shows every fingerprint and every scratch, so it belongs where it will be looked at and not handled.	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.	The dents hold dust and, outside, water.
Looking after it	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.	A soft dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently.	Wipe with a soft damp cloth.	A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample