Capramont & Co · Materials & Finishes
Capramont & Co specifies made-to-order cabinet hardware through two distinct routes: Heritage Cabinet Hardware Finishes for hand-finished brass patinas and finish character, and Performance Metals for marine-grade, aerospace-grade and motor-racing-grade materials where environment, handling, wear and long-term service form part of the specification. Finish or material is reviewed before production in England.
For Saudi Arabian projects, finishes and materials can be reviewed for villas, majlis interiors, dressing rooms, hotels, resorts and high-use fitted joinery.
Heritage
Living brass patinas and hand-finished metals for kitchens, joinery and fitted interiors.
Heritage is the finish-led route. Six chemically patinated finishes and Satin Brass are produced on solid brass; Satin Stainless Steel provides a cooler, more visually stable alternative. The brass finishes retain natural tonal movement and continue to acquire character through handling, atmosphere and time. Finish approval takes place before made-to-order production.
Heritage · living brass finish
A warm, lightly aged brass with restrained antique character. The patination softens the brightness of natural brass while retaining subtle warmth and tonal movement, then continues to deepen through handling and time.
Heritage · living brass finish
A deeper, traditionally aged brass with rich brown tones and the character of established English metalwork. More pronounced than Aged Brass, with greater depth and natural tonal variation that continues to mature with use.
Heritage · living brass finish
A dark, muted antique brass combining brown and bronze with subtle cooler undertones. Its quieter, more architectural character changes gently as light moves across the surface and continues to evolve through handling.
Heritage · living brass finish
A rich bronze with warm red-brown undertones and natural depth. Its chemically developed patina creates subtle shifts in tone rather than a completely uniform colour, while retaining the warmth of the solid brass base.
Heritage · living brass finish
A deeper expression of our bronze patina, with dark brown and bronze tones balanced by occasional cooler undertones. Rich and subdued, with the natural variation characteristic of a genuine patinated surface.
Heritage · living blackened brass
A deep blackened brass with charcoal and subtle blue-black undertones. Unlike a painted black, the chemically converted surface retains tonal movement and the character of the underlying metal as it settles through use.
Heritage · living brass finish
Natural brass refined to a softly satin surface with restrained lustre. Warm, clean and understated, allowing the character of the brass itself to remain visible as the living surface matures.
Heritage · stable stainless finish
Cool and restrained, with a cleaner and more consistent appearance than the living brass finishes. Selected where a crisp metal tone and greater long-term visual stability are preferred.
Performance Metals
Marine-grade, aerospace-grade and motor-racing-grade materials selected for environment, handling, wear and long-term service.
Performance Metals form the performance-led route. The engineering material and, where relevant, its engineered surface form part of the cabinet hardware specification. Corrosion resistance, environmental stability, low mass, strength-to-weight performance, dimensional control, repeated handling, wear and long-term surface consistency can therefore be considered alongside appearance.
Choose Performance Metals by performance requirement
These are specification directions rather than automatic substitutions. Final material suitability and product availability remain application-specific.
Review Marine-Grade Stainless Steel 316L or Naval Brass where moisture, salt-laden air or sustained humidity influence the brief.
Review Naval Brass, Nickel-Coated Naval Brass or 316L where the base material needs to perform beyond a conventional decorative finish.
Review aerospace-grade aluminium or Grade 5 Titanium where reduced weight forms part of the hardware or joinery specification.
Grade 5 Titanium provides exceptional strength-to-weight performance with inherent corrosion resistance and long-term material stability.
Review carbon-coated stainless steel for high-touch cabinetry where wear resistance and long-term surface consistency are priorities.
Powdercoated aluminium provides a lightweight route with repeatable geometry and controlled black or white architectural surface character.
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Marine
For moisture, salt-laden air, humidity, frequent cleaning and environmental exposure.
Marine · corrosion resistance
Solid 316L stainless steel for prolonged moisture, salt-laden air, coastal and high-humidity interiors, and selected yacht-interior applications.
Marine · warm solid metal
A warm solid-metal route combining the depth and character of brass with a higher-performing alloy specification for demanding interior, coastal and marine-adjacent applications.
Marine · nickel appearance
Marine-grade naval brass beneath a controlled satin nickel surface, combining a cooler architectural appearance with the performance and material integrity of the underlying substrate.
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Aerospace
For low mass, repeatable geometry, dimensional stability and strength-to-weight performance.
Aerospace · low weight
Precision-machined aerospace-grade aluminium with a controlled black architectural powdercoat, selected for low mass, dimensional stability, repeatable geometry and consistent surface tone.
Aerospace · low weight
Precision-machined aerospace-grade aluminium with a controlled white architectural powdercoat for a lightweight, dimensionally stable and visually controlled specification.
Aerospace / Motor Racing · strength-to-weight
Solid Grade 5 Titanium for exceptional strength-to-weight performance, low mass, inherent corrosion resistance and long-term material stability.
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Motor Racing
For repeated handling, wear resistance, marking resistance and long-term surface consistency.
Motor Racing · high-use surface
Precision-machined stainless steel with a black carbon-based performance coating selected around repeated handling, wear resistance and long-term surface consistency.
Motor Racing · high-use surface
Precision-machined stainless steel with a silver carbon-based performance coating, retaining a clean metallic appearance while prioritising repeated handling, wear resistance and long-term surface consistency.
Project applications
The Performance Metals route is most useful when the project brief identifies the service condition first and the material route second.
Material routes for marine joinery, coastal residences and interiors affected by moisture, humidity or salt-laden air.
Explore yacht specificationPerformance materials for repeated handling, frequent cleaning and demanding fitted interiors where surface consistency matters.
Explore project hardwareReview material, dimensions, fixing centres and project conditions together before made-to-order production.
Send project detailsSpecification principle
Heritage and Performance Metals are distinct specification routes. Heritage is selected for finish character, patina and natural development. The Performance Metals route is selected where the engineering material, engineered surface or service condition forms part of the brief.
Performance Metals availability varies by collection and hardware type. Only the Performance Metals offered on the selected product should be specified. Final material suitability remains application-specific.
Send joinery drawings, fixing centres, quantities, environmental conditions, cleaning regime and material direction for review before production.