Our mission, when we launched Ecolect was simple, yet ambitious: to help designers find sustainable materials, to provide makers of new materials a space to showcase their innovations and create a forum for environmentally-minded designers to share their inspiration, occasional frustration, new information and everything in between

It was an honor to hold last week’s Materials Petting Zoo at Continuum’s studio in West Newton, Massachusetts. We connected with their large community of in-house designers, engineers and business professionals who were eager to learn about the latest and greatest in alternative eco-materials. It was a chance to speak with designers, developers and the business owners one-on-one about material needs, options and ideas.

The atmosphere was fun, lively, and inspirational, with designers, engineers and other eager staff actively engaged in discussion about emerging material design alternatives.

To take advantage our free database of green materials, visit http://www.ecolect.net.