All that glitters isn't gold....

It may be favoured by the likes of Pat Butcher but let’s be honest, when it comes to interior design brass isn’t everybody’s cup of tea.

Traditionally the use of brass in interior design was limited to fixtures and fittings, hinges and brackets. Perhaps the occasional pair of "feature" candlesticks.

Nonetheless in interior design it remains popular, is both enduring and endurable and can be used to warm up a room and make it glow. 

• Brass Tacks - mid-century interior design
• Brass used appropriately can be used to warm a room. 
• Whilst it doesn't rust it is usually used indoors,
• These days brass doesn’t need much elbow grease. Modern brass is given a protective lacquer coat to protect it reducing the need to polish.
• An interior or sculptural piece in brass can look incredibly stylish and create a focal point.
• It’s a fine line between a touch of class and a too much brass. Too much can overpower a room and leave everyone feeling brassed-off!

But from the mid 1950’s it grew in popularity – particularly in mid-century Italy where designers such at Tomasso Barbi, and Willy Daro incorporated more brass into their furniture designs.  

Italian Designer Luciano Frigerio took brass to another level (perhaps because of his passion for Jazz Music - who knows?). He was known for creating larger sleek and signature metal pieces - Bedframes, mirrors and side tables - which were often fashioned or sculpted out from brass. 

The popularity of brass in certain circles endures today and modern designers such as Thai artist Aripat Chitapanya and Nabil Issa are unashamedly bold in their use of this metal.

BE BOLD BE BRAZEN. USE BRASS!

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