Inspired by the walls of Babylon, these red ochre metal bricks are faced with handcrafted and textured metal. The metal is backed in stone and available in a choice of three finishes. Bespoke sizes and finishes are available to order. Current product guidance identifies the bricks as suitable for walls only. Rough faced metal in Red Ochre forms part of De Ferranti’s ‘Alchemy’ Collection, which also includes rough-faced metal wall bricks in silver.

Red Ochre Metal Bricks with Texture

The attraction is the combination of mineral colour and pronounced relief. Deep rust, iron-red and ochre tones gather across an uneven split-faced surface, producing stronger shadow lines than a flat metal tile. Installed in staggered courses, the narrow rectangular pieces read as masonry from a distance while retaining a distinctly metallic character at close range. The live product information records antiqued, handbeaten, handcut, handmade and split-faced finish descriptions.

For a cooler version of this idea, Rough faced metal in Silver uses the same broad rough-faced language in a silver-toned palette. Patinated Bronze provides a smoother warm-metal alternative, while Hammered Brass Briquettes – Texture I explores hand-worked texture in brass.

Planning a Rough-Faced Metal Wall

Red ochre metal bricks have pronounced relief, so grazing light can create substantial shadow and tonal contrast. Samples should be reviewed vertically under the intended lighting, with special attention to corners, terminations and transitions to flatter materials. Because the legacy product record includes dimensional information that may pre-date current specifications, sizes and build-up should be reconfirmed for each project. De Ferranti’s Metal Surfaces with Texture provides further context for relief-led metal surfaces.

Project Guidance and Enquiries

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