Chrome and Brass: Metal as lines, not surfaces

An Art Deco metal used as lines. Polished chrome or brass is made into thin strips only a few millimeters wide, inlaid into black lacquer, wood veneer seams, and stone divisions, forming clear geometric lines. It is also used for furniture edging, horizontal decorative bands on cabinets, and lamp frames. The metal is highly polished, creating a strong contrast with the surrounding dark colors. Only one type of metal is used throughout the house. Avoid: using large areas of metal sheets and gold decoration, mixing gold and silver metals, using matte or antiqued metals, or making metal lines wide, turning them into prominent frames.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組作為線條使用的裝飾藝術金屬。拋光的鍍鉻或黃銅被做成寬度只有幾公釐的細條,嵌進黑色的漆面、木皮的接縫與石材的分割裡,形成清楚的幾何線;也用在家具的邊緣包邊、櫃體的水平飾帶與燈具的骨架上。金屬是高光拋光的,與周圍的深色形成強烈對比。全屋只用一種金屬。避免:使用大面積的金屬板與金色裝飾、混用金色與銀色兩種金屬、使用霧面與做舊的金屬、把金屬線做寬變成明顯的邊框。