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Holdon Chronicles
Notes from the atelier, style markers, things seen. A slow read around the detail that is the cabinet handle.
Brass has this particular quality of moving through every trend without ever really leaving the decorative vocabulary behind. From Haussmann era woodwork to the most contemporary kitchens, that warm golden tone, somewhere between discreet gold and honey, remains one of the surest ways to give a piece of furniture a more precious look than it actually has. But a golden sheen also draws the eye to whatever dulls it: a fingerprint, a film of kitchen grease, dust settled into a carved relief. Hence a very practical question, typed thousands of times every month: how do you clean brass…
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Other worlds to discover in the Holdon catalog: Classica Europa, Art Deco, Antiquities, Pop Art.
The materials
Cold-cast bronze, copper, brass, aluminum, bioresin. Each material lends its own depth and patina to the metal.
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More than 300 variants, silhouettes, patterns, finishes, and sizes to combine freely across every collection.
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Over 300 variations in the catalog, silhouettes, patterns, finishes, and sizes to combine freely. Made in Paris.