Materiality/Specification

Courtesy of Only Natural
A variety of dark-colored vases with flowers against a blue background.
This global competition encourages emerging designers to prioritize natural fibers like wool, hemp, bamboo, and algae in their work, challenging synthetic-dominated systems.
April 7, 2026
Courtesy of Vera Chitaeva | Getty Images
A variety of building material samples including glass, stone, tile, wood and laminates.
I Hear Design
March 23, 2026
Rob Nieminen
Second Life Samples from Swatchbox makes circular sampling a reality.
June 11, 2025
ID 376965185 © Autaporn Dumthong | Dreamstime.com
Speech bubbles commentary
May 27, 2025
376614162 © Gualtiero Boffi | Dreamstime.com
Tariffs 3D illustration shipping containers
May 27, 2025
Image by Joe Shlabotnik via Flickr | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
The Times Vintage display by Joe Shlabotnik
May 21, 2025
Courtesy of Kenn Busch
Multi-colored and textured laminate samples mounted on wall for trade show exhibit.
I Hear Design
May 12, 2025
Image courtesy of Material Intelligence
Material Intelligence Pavilion NeoCon 2024
May 6, 2025
Courtesy of UpSpring PR
Several smart phones with building materials on screens to represent marketing concept.
I Hear Design
April 28, 2025

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