MAZU

Overview

MAZU combines the timeless beauty of planters with the elegance of ambient lighting, creating a truly unique product offering. Their innovative concept allows customers to seamlessly blend decoration with functionality, adding subtle light accents to the plants or trees placed within MAZU’s planters. This fusion of planters and lighting gives a new dimension to home decor, transforming ordinary spaces into atmospheric settings. They are proud to offer this one-of-a-kind concept, redefining planters and bringing a fresh perspective to both design and functionality.

the challenge

A New Dimension in Planters: Combining Elegant Design with Ambient Lighting

MAZU faced a specific challenge: to upgrade the aesthetic quality of its planters while preserving its focus on sustainability. This was possible by selecting Sherwin-Williams next-level sustainable Powdura® ECO FTX HD coatings for their high-end recycled aluminum planters. This range provides customers with a more eco-conscious solution to product protection, colour, and performance.

Powdura® ECO FTX HD Metallic, Bonded Colours and Effects

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A Sustainable Journey – Transform Your Space With long-lasting, eco-conscious and visually appealing solutions

The PROCESS

Creating the MAZU Unique Planters Style

Sherwin-Williams and MAZU partnered to apply the Powdura ECO coatings, boosting the visual appeal of the planters.

This process involved:

• Source recycled aluminum: Collect recycled aluminum and thoroughly clean them to remove dirt, oil, or other impurities.
• Bend to desired Shape: Using appropriate tools, bend the aluminum into MAZU shapes for your ambient planters design.
• Surface preparation: Mechanically polish the bent aluminum to create a smooth, even texture, ensuring better adhesion of the powder coating.
• Apply Sherwin-Williams powder coating: Use a powder coating spray gun to apply Sherwin-Williams powder coating evenly on the bent aluminum, selecting the desired colour and finish.
• Final touches: If necessary, apply touch-ups and perform a final quality check before the finished planters are ready for use or sale.

The Solution

Bringing Illumination, Design and Sustainability Together

Sherwin-Williams stepped in with their exclusive Powdura ECO FTX HD powder coating line-up, offering a selection of environmentally responsible coatings that meet stringent sustainability credentials.

The main benefits of these Sherwin-Williams powder coatings lie in their ability to provide durable, eco-conscious, and aesthetically pleasing solutions.

These coatings not only enhance product appearance but also meet stringent sustainability standards, making them ideal for eco-conscious companies like MAZU.

MAZU uses premium European recycled aluminium coated with eco-conscious powder from Sherwin-Williams, offering both an environmentally conscious solution and a high-performance, long-lasting finish for any decorative project.

Powdura ECO is a specific line of powder coatings developed by Sherwin-Williams, designed to meet diverse industrial and commercial applications.

While powder coating in general refers to a finishing process that involves applying a dry, electrostatically charged powder to a surface and curing it with heat, Powdura ECO from Sherwin-Williams stands out due to several unique features and benefits; enhanced durability, sustainability, innovative technologies and compliance with industry-specific requirements.