House of Kolor turns a Kewl 50
Kudos to House of Kolor as they celebrate 50 years of quality and innovation in the automotive finishes industry. Today, many of the world’s top painters rely on HoK for their excellence in paints and product knowledge. Much of this can be credited to their founder Jon Kosmoski, who, 50 years ago put everything in place with a vision and dream that has grown to become one of the best finishes manufactures in the world. HoK products are developed for custom painters by Mr. Kosmoski himself, and he should know, since he is also a world-renown painter as well.
We caught up with Jon Kosmoski and the crew of HoK at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. SEMA and all its craziness kept him busy there with camera crews flowing through the HoK booth like paparazzi at a Hollywood wedding.
The crowd was there to check all the great color in their display, and meet the colorful artists who use make use of their finishes. Well known artists and painters Craig Fraser, Steve Vandemon, Deborah Mahan, Mike Willey, Mike Lavallee and a plethora of others were on hand signing calendars and posters, and showing some of their latest work. We’re going to bring you all of it over the next few posts. There is simply far too much to cover in one shot here. We’re talking about a Hamsters custom motorcycles, race cars, guitars, artist panels, and artists pics. I’m sure I missed something here, but no matter, you’ll get all here soon.
Mr. Kosmoski takes pause and give us a hearty thumbs up the first day of SEMA. (pictured above: A.D. Cook and Jon Kosmoski)
Shutterbugs everywhere. The HoK display, with all its color and art proudly showcased, had more than its share of cameras. We were no exception.
Like airbrushed panels? We do. Watch for panels like these, and more in an upcoming post on AirbrushTour. In the meantime, you can download their catalog here — it’s packed full of product info along with some kewl HoK history — see what makes these guys tick and why we expect them to be here another 50 years.
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