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Submaterial

Submaterial is a design and manufacturing studio based in ABQ, NM. We have always focused on natural and sustainable materials which are fashioned by hand into wallcoverings, panels, screens, and more by our skilled fabricators using environmentally conscious and lean manufacturing processes.
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"Through the work we make by hand, we want to make a world worth handing down.”

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Sustainable

  • Our products are fabricated using natural and sustainable materials, including wool felt, cork, leather, and wood
  • We donate post-production material offcuts to schools, museums, artists, and others who can give them a second life
  • We send wool and cork scraps to an industrial composting facility that creates compost for our local community

    • Modular

  • Our products use a modern graphic design language and play with shapes, forms, and repetition
  • All Submaterial products are designed with individual elements that are turned, reflected, repeated, scaled in size, or subtly altered, often in seemingly random patterns
  • This modularity allows for easy customization by size, shape, and color

    • Sound Dampening

  • Wool felt and cork, both absorb sound, providing acoustic dampening to rooms in homes, offices, or hospitality spaces
  • The sound dampening of our wall panels can be boosted by fabricating the piece with an acoustic board substrate
  • Submaterial products marry form and function with sound dampening that is also aesthetically attractive

    • Handmade

  • We deliberately create by hand, preserving time-honored techniques and valuing the expertise of the craftsperson
  • We don’t eschew machinery entirely, but we use them when doing so supports and relieves the body of the makers
  • Working by hand allows the studio to be agile, creative, and responsive

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    Submaterial

    3831 Midway Place North East
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109
    505.891.8356
    submaterial.com