Materials Aging: Better After a Year Than New

A warm-toned minimalist interior where materials have been used for some time. The brass handles and lamp poles have oxidized to a deeper, warm gold, with areas frequently touched appearing brighter; the edges of the wooden countertop are smoothly worn and slightly darker in color; the lime-plastered walls show a few minor patching marks; the leather seating surfaces have uneven color. These changes make the space look lived-in rather than newly completed. Avoid: depicting all materials as brand new and flawless, using plastics and veneers that deteriorate over time, adding obvious damage and stains, using electroplated and painted surfaces that do not age.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個材料已經使用過一段時間的暖調極簡室內。黃銅的把手與燈桿表面已經氧化成深一點的暖金色,手常碰的地方比較亮;木質檯面的邊緣被磨得溫潤,顏色略深;石灰塗料的牆有幾處輕微的補抹痕跡;皮革的坐面顏色深淺不均。這些變化讓空間看起來是被使用的,而不是剛完工的。避免:把所有材料畫成全新無瑕、使用會隨時間變差的塑膠與貼皮、加入明顯的破損與污漬、使用電鍍與烤漆這類不會變老的表面。