Where brass is warm and copper is bright, bronze is deep. It is the metal we specify when a surface needs weight and restraint at the same time.
Bronze reads darker and less yellow than brass, with a depth that photographs badly and looks extraordinary in person. It is the finish most often chosen for the largest gestures in a scheme — a helical stair soffit, a full-height lift surround, a clad architectural volume.
It carries texture well. A hammered or lightly beaten bronze surface holds shadow in a way that a flat panel does not, which is useful across large areas where a plain sheet would look empty.
Bronze-toned surfaces can be achieved in several ways — solid metal, coated brass, or PVD on stainless — and they behave differently in service. We will tell you which one your project actually needs.
Finishes
Finishes made on bronze
Each one approved on a physical sample of the metal before production.
For your specification
Specify bronze
Copy these words into your drawings or specification. The approved sample is the standard the work is checked against.
Made in bronze
What we make in bronze
Products: Console tables and sideboards · Dining tables · Side tables and stools · Shelving and display units · Chairs and chair frames · Shower enclosures · Mirror frames · Wall art panels · Free-standing sculptures · Metal wall panels · Inlays and trims · Textured and 3D walls · Lift surrounds and doors · Laser-cut jaali screens · Glazed metal partitions · Facade screens and cladding · Grand main doors · Glazed metal doors · Baffle and slat ceilings · Ceiling panels and trims · Balustrades and handrails · Feature staircases · Handles and hardware · Planters and water features
Photographs
Bronze, made and finished
Questions & answers
Questions about bronze
Why choose bronze over brass?
For depth and permanence. Bronze is redder and darker, harder to scratch, and weathers into an even, dignified patina rather than brass’s brighter tone. It is the metal of things meant to look old well — a lift surround in a hotel corridor, a sculpture, a door. It costs more and is slower to work, and both are usually worth it where the piece will be seen for decades.
Can bronze be kept from darkening?
Lacquer holds it near its as-made colour; wax slows the change without stopping it; leaving it bare lets it go. Indoors, bare bronze darkens slowly and mostly where it is touched. Outdoors it moves faster and unevenly, which is the character of the metal rather than a fault of it.
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Have something extraordinary in mind?
Send a drawing, a sketch, or a photograph of something close to it. We will tell you what is buildable, what it costs and how long it takes.