Color & Materials Library
phone-313.664.1638
Holly Tylenda
Color & Materials Librarian
313.664.1638
The Color & Material library is located in room 925 in the A. Alfred Taubman Center
Color & Materials Library
Monday - Thursday 11:00 - 7:00
Friday 9:00 - 5:00
Saturday/Sunday CLOSED
C & M library is a resource open to all students, faculty and staff. The library contains design related books, magazines and samples. Fell free to contact Holly Tylenda (htylenda@collegeforcreativestudies.edu) at 313.664.1638 with questions.
The innovator’s hardware store. Inventables sells materials that designers, artists, and inventors use to develop new products and push the boundaries of what's possible.
A companion to the Transmaterial books (available in the C&M libarary), Transmaterial online is intended to be a clear, concise, accessible, and carefully edited resource that provides information about the latest and most intriguing materials commercially available.
Also subscribe to the Transmaterial newsletter for information about new materials and products that are transforming our physical environment:
http://www.transstudio.com/subscribe.htm
Access to this subscription database is only available on campus.
The corresponding books are available in the C&M library.
http://library.materialconnexion.com/home.aspx
Mtrl: Material about materials
Aimed at designers ranging from industrial and consumer product design to architects and interior designers.
http://www.mtrl.com/portal/site/mtrl/
This website includes information on materials and design trends. You will need to create a login to access the Material Explorer Search Engine.
http://www.materia.nl/541.0.html
You will need to create a login to access this database. Be sure to create an “XID” login.
http://phidiasvm.design.harvard.edu/materials/matlaunch.htm
http://soa.utexas.edu/matlab/search/
Materials Database