We are glad to share with you the content of the first issue of 2019 of Surface Innovations with eight papers on variety of topics related to surfaces, interfaces, coatings and nanotechnology. Beside regular summary of the issue content, our Editorial also reports ceremony of Doctor Honoris Cause by Poznan University of Technology and International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Sustainable Technologies that was sponsored by ICE Publishing, with poster awards provided by Surface Innovations. Hope you will enjoy reading it.