Gucci watch back plate, in stainless steel, chemical etched graphics, with titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coating for protection and to provide a very durable rose gold colour
Frederick Phelps violins in solid maple. The figured grain (flame) contributes to the superior acoustic properties of the violin, because it is interrupted and so does not resonate like straight grain.
Slipstream sculpture, Heathrow Airport, UK, by Richard Wilson, 2014, features a polished aluminium skin over a steel structure, held together by half a million rivets
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