Materiality/Specification

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Close-up of Hessian fabric made from natural material with natural color
I Hear Design
Bio-based, bio-sourced, and bio-attributed materials may sound similar, but understanding how renewable content is sourced, measured, and verified can help designers make more...
July 27, 2026
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Graded-In is a contract upholstery program designed to streamline furniture specification.
June 16, 2026
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Female interior designer studies schematics and renderings on a computer
May 26, 2026
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A variety of dark-colored vases with flowers against a blue background.
April 7, 2026
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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
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Speech bubbles commentary
May 27, 2025
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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

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