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The New Trend Towards Ultra-Matte Colours in the World of Design and Architecture: Stardust’s View on Research, Production, and Application Issues From an interview with Guido Pozzoli, CEO of Stardust Powder Coatings, L’Aquila (Italy)
Matte finishes have been overtaking glossy and semi-gloss ones in consumer preferences for some years now – in architecture as well as in many other industrial sectors, from automotive to furniture, from make-up to photography. The world of coatings is now going further, towards a far-off frontier that looked impossible to reach only five years ago: that of ultra-matte finishes, with gloss values of less than 5. A difficult frontier for powder coatings at that, as it poses objective difficulties in terms of both production and application and demands an evolved industrial culture for successful use, at least as evolved as this type of product is. We discussed this with Guido Pozzoli from Stardust, which has just launched an ultra-matte black epoxy paint for design applications.
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