Materials Library

The Materials Library is a collection of some of the most wondrous materials on earth, gathered from sheds, labs, grottoes and repositories around the world. It is a resource, laboratory, studio, workshop, and playpen for the material-minded. It is a place for truly interdisciplinary inquiry and innovation, in which makers from all disciplines can see, touch, research and discuss, so that they can apply the knowledge and experience gained to their own practice.

Established in 2005 by a multidisciplinary team of passionate material addicts (Martin Conreen, Zoe Laughlin, and Mark Miodownik), the archive of the Materials Library project can be found here: www.materialslibrary.org.uk. In 2011, the Materials Library collection became the central resource of the Institute of Making and in 2012, the project moved from King’s College London to University College London (UCL).

In its new home at UCL, the Materials Library will grow, develop and remain at the heart of the Institute of Making, located next to the MakeSpace workshop, providing inspiration and wonder for all.

We are currently in the process of building the new facility at UCL and hope to open our doors at the end of 2012. Until then, join our mailing list, to make sure you are notified as information becomes available.