# AXIS DECK: material (material family). 16 cards, MAT01-MAT16. All original writing.
# Each card names three or four materials and how they age. This is flavour, never specification: builders choose what is
# actually used, and how much.
# deck-description: Material family. Three or four materials and how they age.

## MAT01 | Teak, Brass, Lime Plaster, Fired Clay
short: Teak and Brass
essence: teak, brass, lime plaster and fired clay
text: Let teak, brass, lime plaster and fired clay carry the place: the wood silvers where weather reaches and darkens where hands do, the brass takes a soft green at its seams, the plaster keeps the memory of shoulders, and the clay stays cool underfoot.
climate: hot, humid, temperate

## MAT02 | Oak, Wool, Wrought Iron, Beeswax
short: Oak and Wool
essence: oak, heavy wool, wrought iron and beeswax polish
text: Let oak, heavy wool, wrought iron and beeswax polish carry the place: floors dip softly where people walk, wool pills and warms into a second skin, iron blackens and softens, and the whole smells faintly of honey and old fires.
climate: cold, temperate

## MAT03 | Travertine, Bronze, Leather, Linen
short: Stone and Leather
essence: travertine, bronze, leather and linen
text: Let travertine, bronze, leather and linen carry the place: the stone pits and polishes in turns, the bronze deepens toward chocolate, the leather takes the shape of its owners, and the linen creases like a conversation.
registers: luxury, civic, lived-in, dignified

## MAT04 | Board-Marked Concrete, Glass, Blackened Steel, Plywood
short: Concrete and Glass
essence: board-marked concrete, large glass, blackened steel and pale plywood
text: Let board-marked concrete, large glass, blackened steel and pale plywood carry the place: concrete stains and greens in sheltered corners, glass collects weather and reflections, steel tempers to a warm grey, and plywood yellows toward honey.

## MAT05 | Cedar, Slate, Felted Wool, Rain-Dark Iron
short: Cedar and Slate
essence: cedar, slate, felted wool and rain-dark iron
text: Let cedar, slate, felted wool and rain-dark iron carry the place: the cedar greys and perfumes the damp, slate gleams and chips at its edges, wool carries the weather indoors, and iron freckles with rust and is painted again.
climate: cold, temperate

## MAT06 | Sun-Dried Earth, Reed, Hide, Dyed Wool
short: Earth and Wool
essence: sun-dried earth, reed, hide and dyed wool
text: Let sun-dried earth, reed, hide and dyed wool carry the place: earth walls soften at their corners and gather handprints, reed bleaches to straw, hide darkens from use, and colour fades into the particular shades of afternoon.
climate: arid, cold, hot, temperate

## MAT07 | Glazed Tile, Carved Cedar, Silk, Beaten Copper
short: Tile and Silk
essence: glazed tile, carved cedar, silk and beaten copper
text: Let glazed tile, carved cedar, silk and beaten copper carry the place: glaze crazes into fine veins, cedar scents the air as it warms, silk thins and glows at its folds, and copper blushes toward rose.
registers: luxury, craft, devotional, lived-in

## MAT08 | Coral Stone, Mangrove Poles, Lime Wash, Woven Palm
short: Coral and Lime
essence: coral stone, mangrove poles, lime wash and woven palm
text: Let coral stone, mangrove poles, lime wash and woven palm carry the place: stone holds the night's coolness into noon, poles weather to the colour of tea, lime flakes in maps of old repairs, and palm fibre silvers and softens.
climate: hot, humid

## MAT09 | Cast Iron, Soot-Warmed Brick, Riveted Steel, Smoke-Dark Glass
short: Iron and Brick
essence: cast iron, soot-warmed brick, riveted steel and smoke-dark glass
text: Let cast iron, soot-warmed brick, riveted steel and smoke-dark glass carry the place: iron drinks heat and keeps it, brick darkens in its crevices, steel wears bright where hands work it, and glass takes on a gentle amber from decades of fire.
registers: craft, civic, dignified, playful, lived-in

## MAT10 | Pale Birch, Washed Linen, Whitewash, Brushed Aluminium
short: Birch and Linen
essence: pale birch, washed linen, whitewash and brushed aluminium
text: Let pale birch, washed linen, whitewash and brushed aluminium carry the place: birch warms toward honey, linen softens with every laundering, white paint takes the shadows of use, and aluminium keeps fingerprints as a quiet record.
climate: cold, temperate

## MAT11 | Velvet, Lacquer, Gilt, Silvered Mirror
short: Velvet and Gilt
essence: velvet, lacquer, gilt and silvered mirror
text: Let velvet, lacquer, gilt and silvered mirror carry the place: velvet crushes where hands and shoulders lean, lacquer gathers fine hairlines, gilt wears through to red at its edges, and mirror clouds at its borders like breath on glass.
registers: luxury, playful, civic, dignified

## MAT12 | Rattan, Split Bamboo, Rope, Bleached Canvas
short: Cane and Canvas
essence: rattan, split bamboo, rope and bleached canvas
text: Let rattan, split bamboo, rope and bleached canvas carry the place: cane loosens into comfort, bamboo yellows and cracks in small music, rope stiffens with salt, and canvas fades to the colour of the sky it hangs under.
climate: hot, humid

## MAT13 | Marble, Nickel, Silk, Etched Glass
short: Marble and Silk
essence: marble, nickel, silk and etched glass
text: Let marble, nickel, silk and etched glass carry the place: the marble veins itself with use, nickel dulls to a pearl bloom, silk catches the light and then the light catches the silk, and glass keeps a veil of fine scratches where hands once held it.
registers: luxury, civic, devotional

## MAT14 | Painted Tin, Plywood, Bakelite, Vinyl
short: Tin and Vinyl
essence: painted tin, plywood, bakelite and vinyl
text: Let painted tin, plywood, bakelite and vinyl carry the place: paint chips to reveal earlier colours, plywood delaminates at the corners, bakelite warms in the hand, and vinyl cracks along old arguments and is taped, proudly.
registers: dignified, playful, lived-in, craft

## MAT15 | Pressed Felt, Sheepskin, Painted Timber, Iron Stove
short: Felt and Iron
essence: pressed felt, sheepskin, painted timber and a black iron stove
text: Let pressed felt, sheepskin, painted timber and a black iron stove carry the place: felt mats and warms with the years, fleece flattens where bodies rest, paint on timber cracks into faded geometry, and the stove goes bronze at its seams.
climate: cold, arid

## MAT16 | Terrazzo, Chrome, Laminate, Moulded Plastic
short: Terrazzo and Chrome
essence: terrazzo, chrome, laminate and moulded plastic
text: Let terrazzo, chrome, laminate and moulded plastic carry the place: terrazzo polishes to a pond-like gleam, chrome pits at its corners, laminate chips into quiet maps, and plastic mellows from candy to cream.
