Resurgence of Brass Sheet Metal Finishes
Welcome to our page showcasing the stunning variety of brass sheet metal finishes available at Designs 05. With nearly 20 years of experience fabricating brass sheet metal, we have witnessed the enduring appeal of brass and its remarkable resurgence in modern design. For contemporary spaces or classic applications, brass has been cemented as a go-to material for its beauty, durability, and versatility.
This page highlights your many options when choosing a brass finish. In the first six images, explore natural brass finishes such as mirror polished, hammered, burnished, and brushed brass, each bringing its own unique texture and character. The rest of the gallery delves into the world of patinated brass, where you’ll discover an array of aged finishes, including antique brass, burnished aged brass, blue brass, and more.
From bold, reflective surfaces to the rich tones of aged patinas, our curated finishes allow you to bring warmth, sophistication, and individuality to any project. Designs 05 offers a finish for every style, ensuring your vision is beautifully realised.
Gallery of our Brass Sheet Metal Finishes
Descriptions of the Brass Finishes Shown in the Gallery
| Hammered Brass, also referred to as Beaten Brass or Hand Beaten Brass | Our coppersmiths polished and hammered the mirror sheet. The hammered pattern is random, and the sheet is 0.7mm thick. Beating causes the sheet to develop a curvature due to stretching caused by the process. This straightens out when folded or when glued to a baseboard where it should be clamped. |
| Natural Brass, also referred to as Mill Finish Brass | This is the brass sheet, as received from the sheet manufacturer in Germany or Italy. The finish is semi-bright and varies between batches. All our metal finishes start with natural brass. |
| Satin Brass | This mill-finished brass sheet has been polished with fine grit on an orbital sanding machine to remove the mill surface and leave a matt finish. This surface patinates rapidly if not lacquered |
| Mirror Brass, also called Polished Brass and Bright Polished Brass | Our mirror-polished brass sheet passes through the polishing machine twice to get a better quality than the usual commercial mirror sheet. Note that the grain is directional (seen easier when viewed obliquely), so this may need to be considered when designing features with this sheet. Maintenance for mirror brass is polishing with Brasso or similar cleaners; this also reduces noticeable grain. |
| Burnished Circles Brass | This is mill-finished brass sheet that has been polished with fine grit using an orbital sanding machine to remove the mill surface and leave a matt finish. This surface patinates rapidly if not lacquered. |
| Brushed Brass, also referred to as Dull Polished Brass | This finish is achieved by a machine using abrasives as the sheet passes through. Hence, the grain runs from end to end along the length of the sheet |
| Light Aged Brass | The lighter-aged effect is a variation of the dark-aged effect. Because the process time is less, we can vary the patina to a degree. |
| Dark Aged Brass | This is fairly typical of a go-to finish when ageing brass sheets. |
| Lineal Burnished Antique Brass | This finish was developed for a designer and has become part of our range of brass patinas. |
| Antique Brass | This patina was developed to create an even older age appearance. The tonal variation is unique to each piece we create. This can also be applied to brass flat bars and other brass sections. |
| Blue Brass or Blue Patina Brass | A unique patina finish for our brass sheets |
| Ombre Antique Brass | A patina developed for a designer that is now part of our range. The antique effect graduates from dark to a satin finish. This patina creates an even older age appearance. The tonal variation is unique to each piece we make. This can also be applied to brass flat bars and other brass sections. |
| Burnished Antique Brass | This is the antique brass further worked to achieve the burnished effect. |
Samples of metal finishes are available FOC to Architects, Designers, Trade Buyers, Colleges & Schools. Just send us your details
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Custom Products Crafted by Designs05 using our Brass Sheet Metal Finishes
View our brass products with decorative brass sheet metal finishes through these links:
For Inspiration
You can also visit Designs05 parent company, Metal Sheets Ltd, where you will find many Commercial examples of custom brass products.
In addition to brass finishes, we have more tones, colours, and patina styles in other metals. Don’t forget to check out our classic copper finishes for their warmth and charm, or zinc finishes for their muted monotonal patinas, or even steel, where you have standard clinical finishes and rusted for industrial decor.
Contact
Email: Enquiries@Designs05.co.uk
Tel: 44 151 526 4777
Unit 4, Millmead Buildings,
83 Sefton Lane,
Maghull,
Liverpool, L31 8BU
Brass, Copper & Zinc Interiors since 2005