Michael Carroll

Books on the move: Materials on the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center are being temporarily moved to our off-site storage facility. For your safety, please avoid browsing the fifth-floor stacks. See our Service Alerts for information about requesting books during the transition.

“It’s kind of like making Jell-O.”

A colorful array of origami shapes made with a shiny, plasticky looking material are arranged on a wooden shelf.

The collection houses over 9,000 different material samples that possess varying degrees of sustainable, renewable, or otherwise environmentally friendly origins.

Four photos, clockwise from top left: Salt pup, milk buttons, vegan cactus leather, denim insulation.

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Author: Michael Carroll

Learning Through Making: Exploring DIY Bioplastics at the Materials Library

Discover – or create your own – sustainable materials with the Materials Library

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