Eco Materials Library
Team
Beth Ferguson, Emma Smith, Eldy Lazaro
Outreach
Pioneering Bio materials Exhibition, 2025
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Best Paper Award, 2024
International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Poster, 2023
Environmental Design Research Association
UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
The Eco Materials Library at the Cruess Hall Makerspace at the UC Davis Department of Design is a collaborative project created to increase awareness around sustainable materials and digital fabrication. The Library has a public wall display with a grid system of moveable dowels and shelves for students to feature materials and prototypes. The project has a custom label system that features categories such as fugal, animal-based, mineral, microbial, plant-based, and recycled materials. The labels have icons that inform students if the material can be composited, locally sourced, laser cut, or recycled. Makerspace, Department of Design, UC DavisMakerspace, Department of Design, UC DavisPioneering Bionmaterials ExhibitionPioneering Bionmaterials ExhibitionPioneering Bionmaterials ExhibitionHaystack Mountain School of Crafts