The material library
Look at ordinary things differently.
Explore the properties, possible uses, and unexpected lives of everyday materials.
3 materialsExplore at your own pace.
Everyday material
Bottle cap
A discarded lid offers a round shape, a small container, or a ready-made spacer.
Everyday material
Drinking straw
Look beyond drinking: a hollow tube suggests sleeves, spacers, air passages, and small structures.
Material
Wood dowel
A straight round rod can be a handle, axle, spacer, or part of a frame.