I tried wood, brass, nickel silver, elephant ivory — everything".
In 1942, under the influence of Naum Gabo and Constructivism, Lippold began creating delicate weblike sculptures from brass, nickel, gold, and silver wire.
There are two sources for this part, Alpha and Beta, each of whom supplies the part in brass, nickel, or stainless steel.
A review by Suzanne Slesin in The New York Times in 1980 gives some sense of the grandeur: "The brass, nickel and marble spiral stair dominates the entrance, where there is also a cylindrical brass elevator and an escalator".
Choose wire made from brass, nickel, or 14k white gold.
Both come in three finishes (dark brass, polished nickel and satin nickel) and have a frosted-glass filter that keeps the glare out of your eyes.
She uses colorful 100 percent cotton webbing, brass and nickel fixtures, and an array of American and Japanese textiles, sourcing bright, contrasting fabrics in chambray, linen and denim.
Lately, Wearstler has been experimenting with a highly eclectic concatenation of vintage pieces, including swinging-seventies French and Italian furniture, in an early-eighties palette of lavender, mauve, gray, and robin's-egg blue, with brass and nickel.
For a custom look, Ms. Helgerson recommended installing a shower curtain rod in a finish that matches the bathroom fixtures, whether they are brass, chrome, nickel or oil-rubbed bronze.
Complicating everyone's calculations is the deal the Detroit Economic Development Corporation made with the two demolition companies that have promised to tear down Tiger Stadium for the scrap steel, copper, aluminum, brass and nickel they can salvage.
In business since 1962, Artcraft restores, repairs, plates and polishes not only silver, but also gold, copper, brass and nickel -- anything from antique Tiffany lamps and brass chandeliers to silverware, tea sets, statuettes, trays, and bathroom fixtures, door and lock hardware, and, yes, the screws that hold them in place.
