Though you may have wanted to, you haven’t been hiding under a rock this past year. So there can be no doubt you’ve noticed that brass is back in a big way. It’s everywhere you look. Gone are the days where brass hardware and accents are being ripped out in favour of brushed nickel or stainless steel. It’s being used very tastefully, for the most part, and usually achieves a classy, elegant look, as opposed to the tacky, even gaudy, character it’s often exhibited in the past.
Happily, we’ve had many an opportunity to work with this beautiful material, which looks gorge all shiny and new, and arguably even moreso with a black burnishing or bronze patina. Case in point, these fabulous 1/8” plate brass planters we recently made for a storefront with a bronze finish:
Happily, we’ve had many an opportunity to work with this beautiful material, which looks gorge all shiny and new, and arguably even moreso with a black burnishing or bronze patina. Case in point, these fabulous 1/8” plate brass planters we recently made for a storefront with a bronze finish:
We’re also being asked more and more for brass furniture - table bases, chair legs/arms, specialty door handles. We’re absolutely loving some of the art deco door handle styles out there right now, and we’ve found some fantastic retro inspiration:
Perhaps some of our favourite brass projects have been the custom brass sinks and the giant brass canopy we made last year. This was our first indication that brass for kitchens was back in vogue, and for more than mere accents.
It’s a beautiful material, and can be brake formed, welded, burnished and patinaed in versatile ways. We believe we’ll continue to see a great deal of brass, with it’s endless interior and exterior applications, and countless finishes.