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	Ombre	Cast & relief	Hairline	Brushed & satin
Family	Coated	Cast	Polished	Polished
How it looks	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.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.	A fine unidirectional grain.	Softer and more open than hairline, with a matt reflection that sits comfortably beside stone and timber.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, bronze, aluminium	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	All metals
Where it suits	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	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.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	Small repairs blend better than on hairline but a damaged area is still re-brushed across the whole face.
Looking after it	Wipe with a soft damp cloth.	A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face.	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	Along the grain, mild detergent, soft cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample