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• Material order Search : A Free, shared online materials catalog that allows users to search the material collections of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Parsons School of Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
• Materio  - costs a lot to join, but the pictures are nice
• Core77  - excellent website for all things Product design
• http://www.archello.com/en/materials - a really nice site for world materials
• http://ecolect.net/ - sustainable
• http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/MaterialsLibrary/about.htm
• http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/index.php - has cool stuff you can order
• http://www.material-lab.co.uk/blog/category/materials/
• http://www.matrec.it/en/ -  requires subscription, education discount
• CCA Material Library - nice database, open
• Wearable Technology
• MaterialProject.org  - a material and building reference
• Materials for Designers
• Style Park - database of materials with manufacturer info
• University of Texas: Materials Lab - database of materials. Use this for inspiration.

Why we do what we do when we do it:
Slowly but surely, the Millard Sheets Library has been developing a collection of materials aimed at introducing the Otis College community to a wide variety of disparate materials. The materials collection is a place for random encounters with unusual innovative materials. It is hoped that the unexpected juxtaposition of these items, along with a tactile and visual experience of each sample, will stimulate the imagination and create surprising connections and inventive insights. These materials are available for one week check-out for use in presentations, etc…

Thanks to generous manufacturers that have donated samples of their products, our collection has become more diverse and robust. --- Come by and check it out!