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	Etched	Hairline	Antique	Cast & relief
Family	Textured	Polished	Patinated	Cast
How it looks	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.	A fine unidirectional grain.	Chemically aged and then selectively relieved, so highlights and recesses read differently — antique brass, oxidised bronze, darkened copper — with the character of a piece that has already had a life.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, bronze, aluminium
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step.	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.
Looking after it	Mild detergent and a soft cloth.	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	Dust only, or a barely damp 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	Ask for a sample