Where is it possible to get samples of materials for Industrial Design?
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Are samples usually obtained directly from manufacturer or from wholesalers, individually or as catalogs? Are samples typically free or if not, how much do they cost?
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Answer:
There are a few options: 1. You can buy full material libraries with monthly updates from me at http://www.futation.com/ 2. You can sign up for ActiveMatter from MaterialConnexion - http://www.materialconnexion.com/Home/Tools/ActiveMATTER/tabid/692/Default.aspx 3. You can buy samples from Materialbiblioteket in Sweden - http://materialbiblioteket.se/international/english/
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Other answers
If you in the UK check out M.A.D.E The Material and Design Exchange it's free to visit with a booking and you can easily get contact numbers to manufactures. They have over 200 different materials, you can see an overview of my http://www.benarent.co.uk/bog/materials/made-materials-and-design-exchange/. There official site is http://www.iom3.org/MADE, but this lacks any photos. http://www.materia.nl/ is the 'Material Search Engine' which is free to use, and there are opening a material centre in Amsterdam soon. I normally pickup a range of materials from whole sellers, or go and visit local manufacturing facilities that are often happy to give you off cuts of materials. I would recommend starting your own material library, similar to http://www.ideo.com/work/tech-box/
Ben Arent
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