Brass & metal inlay — bespoke fabrication by Art Inlay
Product 08 — Hybrid surfaces

Brass & metal inlay

Brass, bronze and stainless fillets inlaid flush with stone — line work that catches the light and holds the floor's geometry, lapped so metal and marble read as one surface.

Begin a commission

Metal in stone is a tolerance game: brass moves with temperature, stone does not, and the joint between them must survive both. We cut metal channels to the same ±0.1mm as the stone and bond with flexible compounds that absorb the differential.

Beyond line work we inlay brass medallion details, room numbers, wayfinding and logos directly into the floor — crisp at installation and for decades after, because the metal is lapped flush, never raised.

Specification

Numbers that matter

Metals

Brass, bronze, stainless steel fillets and figures

Tolerance

±0.1mm channels, flexible bonded joints

Finish

Lapped flush with the stone, never raised

Lead time

6–10 weeks from approved drawing

From the atelier

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Brass & metal inlay — Art Inlay
Brass & metal inlay — Art Inlay
Brass & metal inlay — Art Inlay
Brass & metal inlay — Art Inlay
Questions

Asked about brass & metal inlay

Brass develops a warm patina; we can lacquer it to hold the bright finish, or specify bronze and stainless where patina is unwelcome.

Yes — logos, monograms and wayfinding cut from metal and set flush into the stone field.

Stainless and bronze perform outdoors; brass is specified for interiors. We advise per climate.

Commissions

Every commission begins with a drawing.

Send the plan, a sketch or a photograph of a floor you admire. We return a material study, a full-size cut plan and an itemised quotation.

Reply within one working day · quotation within three