I love the look of these pendants. The matte black is exactly what I wanted. I selected them due to the unique industrial feature above the pendant light that adds a little more interest to the piece. I love how they look. My only issue with them is they tend to  turn a little no matter how much we tighten or fix them, so it is difficult to get them centered just so. I have two above my island so it's hard to make them line up and match exactly so they appear straight ahead. Other, than that...I love them.