All matte: even glass should not be shiny

A close-up of a set of entirely matte surfaces. The walls are completely flat mineral paint with extremely low reflectivity; the woodwork is ultra-matte, deliberately avoiding even the semi-gloss of oil wax; the stone is sandblasted or honed, not polished; the metal is matte anodized or antique bronze; glass is only used where necessary and is frosted or ultra-white low-reflection; textiles are matte cotton, linen, and short pile. Therefore, when light falls on any surface, it reflects as evenly diffused soft light rather than concentrated highlights. The entire set of materials, under the same diffused light, presents texture rather than sheen. Avoid: using any polished or high-gloss surfaces, adding mirrors and shiny metals, using glossy satin textiles, allowing any spot to become a reflective focal point.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組全部消光處理的表面近景。牆是完全平光的礦物塗料,反射率極低;木作是超霧面的處理,連油蠟的半光都刻意避開;石材是噴砂或珩磨的,不拋光;金屬是霧面陽極或古銅處理;玻璃只用在必要處且是磨砂或超白低反射;織品是無光澤的棉、麻與短絨。因此當光落在任何一個表面上時,反射的是均勻擴散的柔光而不是集中的高光點。整組材料在同一道漫射光下,呈現的是質地而不是光澤。避免:使用任何拋光與高光的表面、加入鏡面與亮面金屬、使用有光澤的緞面織品、讓某一處成為反光的焦點。