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	Etched	Special texture	Hammered	Hairline
Family	Textured	Textured	Textured	Polished
How it looks	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.	Surfaces worked or grown to a tactile grain — crystalline, mottled, stony, or crazed like old glaze — that catches side light and changes as the light moves.	A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights.	A fine unidirectional grain.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass	Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel	Brass, copper, bronze	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	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.	Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors.	The dents hold dust and, outside, water.	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.
Looking after it	Mild detergent and a soft cloth.	Dust with a soft brush and wipe; a deep grain holds what a flat surface would shed.	A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks.	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample