Buildings and Interiors covered with copper are admired for centuries . Copper is a beautiful material. No other metal, except gold, has a colour. When exposed to the environment, copper’s shiny red becomes brown and then progresses to its distinctive green patina.
This article presents some of the best architecture and interior from around world. It showcases the rich variety of surfaces that copper and its alloys can deliver for contemporary design – whether gold, brown, green or blue – all living materials continuing to develop in the local environment. But what stands out from our ten projects is the wealth of different, sometimes innovative, approaches taken by designers today with how and where they use copper.
Metalwork is a fascinating domain; it revolves around practices and creations that blend nature and art. A fitting example of a technique that invokes this blend is Erosion Artistry.
This technique involves processes of natural erosion and helps create distinct compositions of art, like metal front doors. The materials , like copper , brass and bronze being used, gets exposed to elements and processes such as water, wind, or abrasion.