Designatore
Long fluted gold cabinet with staggered zigzag door panels and slim brass legs, styled with jars and a sculpture on top.
Materials · Brass & Metal

Brass Furniture and Metal Detail, Made by Hand

Brass is the line that holds a piece together. A drawn strip set into a wood front, a cast leg under a marble top, a thin band around a drawer — it is rarely the whole piece and it is almost always the thing that makes it look made rather than assembled. We cut, cast, plate and finish metal in the same building as the wood and the stone.

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IThe material

Brass & Metal, Explained Plainly

What it is, what it does well, what it does not, and how to look after it. Written by the people who cut it.

Brass inlay furniture in India, cut and set by hand

Brass inlay furniture is furniture with lines of solid brass set flush into the wood. We rout a channel, tap the strip in, level it with the surface, and polish it back. Done well you cannot feel the joint with a fingertip. Done badly it lifts within a year.

Every line on our pieces is set by hand, corner by corner. A mitred corner where two lines meet is the hardest part and the first thing to look at if you are judging a piece.

Finishes: brushed, antique, PVD

Brushed brass has a fine directional grain and a warm, matt look. Antique brass is darkened in the recesses so the raised parts read brighter — it suits carved and traditional work. Polished brass is a mirror, and it shows everything.

PVD is a hard coating applied in a vacuum chamber. It costs more and it does not tarnish, wear off at the handles or need polishing — worth it on anything that gets touched every day.

Solid brass, plated steel, and telling them apart

Solid brass is heavy, warm to the touch, and it will patinate. Plated steel is lighter, colder, and a magnet will stick to it. Neither is wrong: a slim table leg carrying a stone top is often better in steel and stronger for it.

What matters is that you are told which is which. We put it in the specification, on every piece.

Keeping brass looking right

Uncoated brass darkens. Many people want that — a patinated handle after five years looks better than a new one. If you want it bright, a soft cloth and a proper brass polish two or three times a year is enough.

Never use an abrasive pad or a household spray on a lacquered or PVD finish: the coating is what is doing the work, and once it is scratched through the metal under it goes patchy.

IIIn the shop

Brass & Metal Pieces You Can Order Now

Every one shown three ways — the piece alone, everything it is made of, and the same piece in a real room.

IIIThe showroom

Everything We Have Made in Brass & Metal

Tap any piece to zoom in on the detail, or filter by room to see where it fits.

IVSignature

Signature Brass & Metal Pieces

The pieces we show when someone asks what we can do with it.

Designatore black full-grain leather wingback chair, deep-buttoned and tufted with hand-applied gold nailhead trim on warm gold cabriole legs.
Living Room · Study

Black Leather Wingback Chair

Full-grain leather · hand-set nailheads

The chair that quietly runs the room. Deep-buttoned full-grain leather, gold nailheads put in one by one by hand, and warm gold legs that hold it all. Sit in it once and you will understand why this is the seat everyone reaches for — in your study, your library, or beside the fire.

Leather wingbackTufted chairNailhead trimGold legs
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Designatore rose velvet swivel chair with a blush curved back, burgundy floral jacquard seat and a brushed-brass base.
Living Room · Bedroom

Rose Velvet Swivel Chair

Rose velvet · burgundy floral · brushed brass

For the corner that needs a little romance. Soft rose velvet wraps the back and arms, a deep burgundy floral covers the seat, and the whole chair turns on a brushed-brass ring. Pick your own fabric and colours — this one is just where we began. Yours can be anything you dream.

Swivel chairVelvet chairFloral jacquardBrass base
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Designatore cream velvet curved tub armchair with quilted sides and slim gold-tone accents on a low gold base.
Living Room

Cream Velvet Curved Armchair

Cream velvet · gold-tone accents

Soft, round, and easy to love. A curved velvet tub in warm cream, with quilted sides and thin gold lines that catch the light as you pass. It sits happily next to almost anything you already own — the safe, beautiful choice that never looks plain.

Curved armchairVelvet tub chairQuilted sidesGold trim
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Designatore blush velvet barrel accent chair with a seamless curved back, vertical channel detailing and a brushed-gold plinth base.
Living Room · Bedroom

Blush Velvet Barrel Chair

Blush velvet · brushed-gold plinth

Soft, round and quietly pretty. A seamless velvet barrel wraps around you in a warm blush pink, with fine channel lines down the back and a slim brushed-gold base to lift it. Drop it in a bedroom corner or beside the sofa — and yes, it can be made in your colour instead.

Barrel chairVelvet accent chairChannel backGold base
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Designatore Regency-style accent armchair in cream crushed velvet with hand-carved gilt foliate arms and splayed carved gold legs.
Living Room

Regency Carved Accent Armchair

Crushed velvet · carved gilt arms

Old-world grandeur, made for today. A deep, generous seat in shimmering crushed velvet, framed by arms that are carved by hand and touched with gold. It is the chair that makes a room feel like a palace — and it is built in your fabric, to your size.

Accent armchairCarved armsCrushed velvetGilt detail
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Designatore upholstered bench with a soft taupe seat, a high-gloss ebony macassar veneer centre panel and brushed-brass corner caps on slim gold legs.
Living Room · Bedroom

Upholstered Bench with Ebony Veneer

Soft upholstery · ebony veneer · brushed brass

The piece that finishes a room. A soft taupe seat runs the length of the bench, split by a band of high-gloss ebony veneer with a grain like dark water. Brushed-brass caps hold the corners, and slim gold legs lift it off the floor. Put it at the foot of your bed or down the hallway — and we build yours in your fabric and your wood.

Upholstered benchBedroom benchVeneer benchBrass accents
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Designatore carved mandir pooja chair in solid wood with a tall hand-carved foliate crest, gold-beige finish, a deep-tufted seat and bead trim on carved cabriole legs.
Pooja Room · Mandir

Carved Mandir Pooja Chair

Hand-carved solid wood · tufted seat · gold-beige finish

Made for the most special corner of your home. Every leaf and flower on the tall back is carved by hand in solid wood, then finished in a soft gold-beige that glows in lamplight. The seat is deep-tufted and edged with fine bead trim, resting on carved legs. A seat worthy of prayer and the family that gathers around it — built to be passed down.

Mandir chairPooja room chairCarved wood chairTemple seating
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Designatore gold carved mandir chair in solid wood with a pierced lotus-and-vine crest, hand-applied gold finish, a soft grey floral cushion and ball-and-claw carved feet.
Pooja Room · Mandir

Gold Carved Mandir Chair

Pierced lotus carving · gold finish · soft cushion

Rooted in tradition, refined for a lifetime. The back is carved right through into sacred lotus and vine, every curve shaped by hand and finished in warm gold. A soft grey floral cushion sits on top, and the chair stands on carved ball-and-claw feet. It brings grace and devotion to your pooja room — a piece made to hold both prayer and pride.

Mandir chairPooja chairLotus carvingGold furniture
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Designatore fluted wood bedside table in rich dark veneer with two drawers, a black stone top, rounded corners and a brushed-brass base.
Bedroom

Fluted Wood Bedside Table

Fluted dark wood · stone top · brushed brass

Rich, warm and grown-up. Deep dark wood with hand-cut vertical fluting runs across two drawers, capped by a polished stone top and lifted on a brushed-brass base. It gives your bedside real weight — the kind of piece that makes the whole bed look more expensive. Made in your wood and stone.

Bedside tableNightstandFluted woodStone top
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Designatore centre table with a natural-stone sunburst inlay top in black, charcoal and golden tones, framed by a brushed-brass edge on a high-gloss black pedestal, shown with a small nesting side table.
Living Room

Stone-Inlay Sunburst Centre Table

Natural-stone inlay · gloss-black pedestal · brass edge

The centrepiece your whole living room will orbit. Real stone in black, smoky charcoal and gold is hand-laid piece by piece into a sunburst that seems to glow from inside, framed in brushed brass on a glossy black base. It comes as a pair — a big table and a little one that tucks under. No two tops are ever the same.

Centre tableCoffee tableStone inlayNesting pair
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Designatore round coffee table with a pale ivory top hand-inlaid with mother-of-pearl and shell in a flowing paisley motif, on a faceted taupe-bronze pedestal with a sunburst base.
Living Room

Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Coffee Table

Mother-of-pearl inlay · taupe-bronze pedestal

This one stops the conversation. The pale ivory top is hand-inlaid, piece by piece, with real mother-of-pearl and shell that shimmers as you move around it — a flowing pattern no machine can copy. It sits on a faceted pedestal and a sunburst base. Put it in the middle of your seating and let people lean in.

Coffee tableCentre tableMother-of-pearl inlaySunburst base
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Designatore centre table with an octagonal mother-of-pearl inlay top edged in beaded antique-gold metal, on a hand-carved gold base with acanthus-leaf curved supports.
Living Room

Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Carved Centre Table

Mother-of-pearl inlay top · hand-carved antique-gold base

Old-world grandeur you can gather around. The top is laid by hand with real mother-of-pearl, shell set piece by piece into a soft ivory field so it catches the light as you walk around it — framed by a beaded gold edge. Under it, curved supports are carved by hand into flowing leaves and finished in antique gold. It is the table that makes a whole room feel like a palace, built to your size.

Mother-of-pearl inlay tableCentre tableCarved gold baseOctagonal top
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Designatore square coffee table with a polished brown agate stone top framed in brushed brass, hand-fluted wood side panels and a dark base on minimalist brass legs.
Living Room

Agate Stone Fluted Coffee Table

Agate stone top · fluted wood · brushed brass

Modern, warm and quietly grand. A polished brown agate top glows with gold and amber flecks — real stone, so yours is one of a kind — framed by a thin brushed-brass edge. The sides are hand-fluted wood with a soft ribbed rhythm, lifted on slim brass legs. It sits at the middle of your seating and holds the whole room together.

Agate coffee tableStone-top tableFluted woodBrass legs
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Designatore low coffee table with a dark high-gloss burl veneer body and an inset panel of hand-set pale petrified-stone inlay, on a slim recessed gold-tone base.
Living Room

Petrified-Stone & Veneer Coffee Table

Dark burl veneer · petrified-stone inlay · gold base

A statement of calm, dark luxury. The body is wrapped in rich high-gloss veneer with a grain that moves like smoke, cut through by an inset panel of pale petrified stone laid by hand, piece by piece. A slim gold base tucks underneath so it seems to float. Big, low and bold — built to be the piece people ask about.

Petrified stone tableCoffee tableBurl veneerStone inlay
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Designatore black marble side table with a round dark precious-stone top and natural white veining on a curved warm-gold hourglass pedestal.
Living Room

Black Marble Side Table

Black stone · gold hourglass base

Dark, glossy and a little dramatic. A black precious-stone top with natural white veining rests on a curved gold pedestal that flows like an hourglass. Every top is one of a kind, because the stone decides the pattern — not us. That is what makes it truly yours.

Side tableBlack marbleGold baseRound top
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Designatore side table with a soft-triangle top of hand-set selenite precious stone in a radial sunburst inlay on a cream fluted base with bronze ribbed trim.
Living Room

Selenite Stone Side Table

Selenite inlay · bronze-ribbed base

Real selenite, set piece by piece into a sunburst you cannot take your eyes off. The soft cream fluted base and bronze rings keep it grounded and calm. It glows quietly in daylight — a small work of art parked right beside your favourite seat.

Side tableSelenite stoneStone inlayFluted base
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VQuestions

Questions People Ask About Brass & Metal

Plain answers, from the workshop floor.

Is your brass solid or plated?

Both, depending on the job, and the specification always says which. Solid brass for inlay lines, cast legs and anything with weight in the hand. Plated steel where a slim section has to carry a heavy stone top and solid brass would flex. A magnet tells them apart in a second.

Will brass tarnish?

Uncoated brass darkens over time, and many people prefer it that way. If you want it to stay bright, ask for a lacquered or PVD finish — PVD is a hard vacuum coating that does not tarnish, wear at the handles or need polishing.

What is brass inlay?

A channel routed into wood or stone with a strip of brass tapped into it, finished flush with the surface. It is set by hand, one length at a time, and the mitred corners where two lines meet are the test of whether it was done well.

Can you match brass to fittings I already have?

Send a photograph in daylight, or post us a spare handle if you have one. We match tone and finish — brushed, antique or polished — so new furniture sits with the ironmongery already in the room.

Is delivery free?

Yes, and it stays free — no end date, no minimum. We deliver your piece to your door anywhere in mainland India, crate, freight, transit cover, e-way bill and GST included. Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep go by sea at actual cost; outside India is quoted per port.

Is there a minimum order for free delivery?

No. There is no minimum, no remote-area fee and no fuel surcharge. One bedside table travels on the same free terms as a twelve-piece bedroom, to Mumbai or to Leh, and the crate is built around your finished piece.