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Yes, Material Bank is free to use and place orders for approved design community members.

Design Professionals. Use your company-affiliated email address and an approval process will follow to verify your status as a qualifying architect, designer, or industry professional. To note: Registering with a public domain email address (such as Gmail, Yahoo, etc.), or a shared company email address (such as info@, designer@, etc.) will delay the approval process.

Manufacturers and Brand Reps. If you are a current brand partner or represent one or more brand partners, use your company-affiliated email address. To note: If you're not a current brand partner and want to become one, you can learn more here.

Students and Faculty. Use your university-affiliated email address.

Millions of packages saved and counting. By consolidating sample deliveries into a single box from one source, Material Bank saves excess packaging, eliminating waste and drastically reducing shipping emissions.

Climate Pledge Signatory. Material Bank has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement's goal of 2050.

Highly visual and unbiased search experience. Unlike other search tools, Material Bank's search is unbiased. Brand partners do not pay for ranking or placement, and materials displayed are the most relevant match to your search.

10M+ Creative Assets. With the launch of Inspiration, Material Bank's proprietary discovery engine, there's never been more searchable design images gathered and organized in a single A&D resource. Users can access 10M+ creative assets and sample what they see, harnessing Inspiration as a turn-key creative tool and launchpad for design exploration.

Workspace is where you can access your saved items through a suite of tools: Bookmarks, Boards, and Desk. Unique imagery and material samples quickly translate into expressive concept boards and interactive palettes that can be easily shared for streamlined collaboration.

Boards provide organizational and collaboration tools for saving, tagging, and viewing materials for your projects. You can layer in Inspiration images as well as upload your own to enrich your board's story. Create custom tags, collaborate with colleagues for input and review, export product details, and once you're ready, you can quickly sample your entire board, all in one box, overnight. To note: Collaboration is limited to Material Bank members.

Desk is an intuitive tool that allows you to easily create interactive palettes. Search materials directly inside of Desk to add to your palette, pull in items saved to your boards including Inspiration images, and upload your own media, like photos and videos, to fully convey your design story. With the capability to live present, Desk is also a way for designers and reps to communicate, share, and export. For example, a rep can present their newest collection, or a designer can present their digital palette.

Try getting more specific with your search keywords. Be sure you're taking full advantage of all filter options to hone your search results even further. If you're still unable to find what you're looking for, our support team is here to help walk you through your request and assist in getting you what you need. If you're searching for a particular brand, product, or category that is not available on Material Bank, please contact us at support-eu@materialbank.com or send a message via the "Chat/Help?" button at the lower right-hand corner of your screen.

Please contact our support team by clicking on the "Chat/Help?" button at the lower right-hand corner of your screen. We will be happy to transfer your Material Bank account to be used for projects with your new firm.