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Round table base of bronze fins beside an armchairBronzeSteel-framed glazed entrance doors to a villaMild SteelZinc sheet surface with its natural mottled textureZincPerforated brass panels flanking a round mirror and basinBrass
CharacterDense, quiet, and expensive-looking without trying.Strong, direct, unapologetically structural.Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey.Warm, generous, and alive to the touch.
How it looksDeep brown-gold through to near-black, matt or satin more often than bright.Matt grey raw; most often blackened, painted or powder-coated.Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time.Ranges from a bright polished yellow through brushed and satin to deep antique and near-black.
Where we use it
  • Staircase cladding and balustrades
  • Lift surrounds and lobby panelling
  • Large-format wall cladding
  • Feature doors and entrance frames
  • Fireplace surrounds and hearth details
  • Structural frames, canopies and portals
  • Blackened steel screens and partitions
  • Steel-and-glass doors and windows
  • Balustrades and staircase structure
  • Gates and boundary treatments
  • Wall and facade cladding panels
  • Decorative panelling and inlays
  • Roof and soffit details
  • Feature surfaces requiring a neutral metal
  • Wall cladding, panelling and inlays
  • Screens, partitions and laser-cut patterns
  • Console, coffee and dining tables
  • Shower cubicles, mirror frames and bathroom details
  • Balustrades, handrails and ornamental panels
OutdoorsUsed externally on cladding and soffits.Used externally throughout, always with a coating system appropriate to the exposure.A traditional exterior cladding metal.Suitable externally where a living, weathering surface is intended, or with a protective coating where it is not.
Finishes7: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, cast & relief, antique, patina, smoky effect3: brushed & satin, special texture, distressed2: brushed & satin, patina16: mirror, hairline, brushed & satin, vibration, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, etched…
In shortWhere brass is warm and copper is bright, bronze is deep.The metal behind the metal.The quietest metal we work with.The metal most often asked for by name.
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