daedric motifs are good for any woodworking, tailoring, and blacksmithing, including both weapons and armor. Currently, onlt the dwemer motifs can be found as separate pieces.
Ugh. Personally, I still find the most pleasing appearance on dark elves.
But if when you get to a higher vet lvl you no longer use armor that you can match etc. to what ya want - you get the armor appearance you get with the set armor you need.