Stone no longer dictates the form

Some coatings simply change a product's colour. Others change its value.

GRANITICO turns an ordinary surface into an expressive interior or architectural material with the depth, fine texture, and recognisable salt-and-pepper structure of natural granite.

The product does not become heavier, and there is no need to design around a stone slab, complicate the structure, or change the established production process.

MDF remains MDF. Metal remains metal. Glass remains glass. Visually, however, the surface gains the character of real stone.

Do not make the product from granite. Give it the character of granite.

When ordinary painting is no longer enough

Colour solves the basic task well. In premium interiors and contemporary architecture, however, colour alone is no longer enough.

When a manufacturer offers only another RAL shade, the client compares painting prices. When the manufacturer offers a new surface, the offer becomes design, emotion, and added value.

This is precisely the task GRANITICO solves.

• Create visually and tactilely expressive surfaces
• Distinguish products from standard painted goods
• Offer designers a ready-made collection of mineral effects
• Unify different materials with one decorative solution
• Produce the effect serially on existing equipment
• Create proprietary catalogues and samples for clients

This is not just another textured paint. It is a way to turn an ordinary item into a distinct product.

What GRANITICO is

GRANITICO is a water-based decorative coating system developed by the ICA laboratory to reproduce the material and tactile qualities of natural granite.

The effect is built through successive specialist coats that create depth and a distinctive mineral structure. A clear protective finish completes the cycle, preserving the texture and providing the required service properties.

GRANITICO is spray-applied:

• With a manual spray gun
• On automatic coating equipment
• To one-off products
• In serial production

The result is not a flat imitation of a stone pattern but an independent decorative surface that invites a closer look and touch.

Applications

The same GRANITICO mineral texture can be used across different materials and products, maintaining one consistent visual language throughout a project.

Can GRANITICO be used outdoors?

Yes, GRANITICO can be included in coating systems for exterior products. An interior cycle, however, cannot simply be moved outdoors without changes.

Selection takes account of UV, precipitation, humidity, temperature changes, corrosion load, and product location.

Before serial launch, the exterior cycle must be tested on the actual substrate and for the intended service conditions.

• Primer for the specific substrate
• Corrosion protection for metal
• GRANITICO colour and decorative cycle
• Exterior protective finish
• Coat thickness, number of coats, and drying regimes

GRANITICO creates the effect. The primer and finish determine where that effect can perform.

On-screen colour is a direction. The working catalogue is created in production

The GRANITICO collection includes 17 ready-made colours, from light mineral shades to deep coal black.

Light colours make the texture soft and delicate. Grey shades evoke architectural stone and concrete. Dark colours create a deep graphite surface with especially expressive grain.

An on-screen image helps choose a direction but is not a digital colour standard. The real GRANITICO catalogue is therefore created in production, not on screen.

The AO800G10 clear water-based finish has also been tested in accordance with UNI 11216, FIRA 6250, and MÖBELFAKTA.

The performance of the finished coating depends on the complete cycle, substrate, preparation, application weight, and service conditions. Exterior use requires a separately developed system with the appropriate protective finish.

Not a granite slab, and that is the advantage

GRANITICO is not intended to replace natural stone everywhere. Its task is to bring the character of granite where a real slab is too heavy, expensive, difficult to process, or restrictive in form.

• Finish large and non-standard parts
• Coat the finished product directly in its own form
• Reduce structural weight
• Unify parts made from different materials
• Repeat the surface in serial production

Stone no longer determines the product's structure. The structure gains the character of stone.

Is this a granite or marble effect?

GRANITICO reproduces the fine-grained structure of natural granite and its characteristic salt-and-pepper effect.

It is not an imitation of veined marble. Marble patterns require different materials and application techniques.

GRANITICO suits projects seeking a contemporary mineral surface: granite, stone, cement, gravel, sand, or volcanic rock, without the decorative theatricality of classic marble.

Your working catalogue, not someone else's sample

A sample coated under ideal laboratory conditions may look impressive, but it does not prove that the client's plant will achieve the same result on its own equipment.

The client selects shades on the website and purchases a working material set. A FarbyPRO technologist and the client's painter then produce the first samples at the client's plant, remotely or on site where possible.

• A cycle adjusted to the actual substrate
• Real samples made with the client's own equipment
• A clear understanding of consumption and application settings
• A trained painter and a proprietary working catalogue

This catalogue shows more than how GRANITICO looks. It confirms that the plant can already produce the surface.

A new surface is a new product

For a manufacturer, GRANITICO is not merely another paint in the range. It is an opportunity to create a proprietary line of furniture, metal, glass, or architectural products with a natural stone effect.

The designer can apply one texture across different materials. The manufacturer gains a repeatable process and moves beyond direct price comparison with ordinary painting. The client receives a distinctive contemporary surface.