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	Vibration	Distressed	Antique
Family	Polished	Patinated	Patinated
How it looks	A non-directional swirled grain that scatters light.	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.	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.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass	Brass, copper, mild steel	Brass, copper, bronze
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	Hard to carry cleanly around a tight curve, so it suits flat and gently formed panels.	No two panels are the same, which is the point.	A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights.
Looking after it	Wipe in any direction — there is no grain to respect, which is why it hides scuffs better than any other polished surface.	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.	Dust only, or a barely damp cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample

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