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Author: Michael Carroll

Assistant Director of the Fisher Fine Arts Library

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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.

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