Kirinite is a cast polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), acrylic, which comes in a wide range of swirling colours and effects. Here it has been machined as a trumpet mouthpiece. It is also commonly used for knife handles and pen bodies.
Handmade trumpet, made with different types and colours of copper alloy, including brass (the colours are the result of different proportions of zinc) and nickel silver. The proportion of alloy affects the sound, with high proportions of zinc producing brighter tones, and less zinc (more copper) producing warmer tones.
Beat lamp, by Tom Dixon, is made from brass. Handmade by craftsmen of Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh district, India), the shade is spun into shape, and the interior is hammered to strengthens the material, hide defects and create a surface pattern. In this example the outside is patinated black and the inside lacquered
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