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WALL ART

Perhaps more than any other offering, our wall art collection demonstrates the precise hand-work and vibrant interplay of color, texture, and form that has become the Submaterial standard.

For our wall panels, natural materials such as wool felt, cork, leather, metal, and wood are worked with skill and craftsmanship to produce durable wall art that often features an additional and highly beneficial layer of acoustic dampening. The deeply textured surfaces and engaging patterns can add a warm, rich visual focus to any residential space. Custom panels can be created in a single color or a varied colorway; the look is up to you!​

For our wall hangings, it is all about connections. Modular pattern elements are fashioned individually and then connected creating a detailed and dimensional whole. Fabricated in soft, tactile materials such as leather and Ultrasuede, or colorfully variegated cork, the wall hangings almost beg to be touched.

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A long rectangular wall art piece hangs on a chartreuse wall. The piece has repeating diamond shapes in gray and the background felt is a bight orange.

WALL ART

Perhaps more than any other offering, our wall art collection demonstrates the precise hand-work and vibrant interplay of color, texture, and form that has become the Submaterial standard.

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Design Trade Service

Are you a residential interior designer looking for ready-to-ship and custom products?

Signing up for a designer membership is free and easy. As a member, you will receive access to products only available to designers, a trade discount, and early notifications of new and pre-order pieces. Our Trade Service is an exciting opportunity for design professionals to source pieces designed and manufactured in the U.S. by craftspeople paid a living wage.

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Are you a residential interior designer looking for ready-to-ship and custom products?

Signing up for a designer membership is free and easy. As a member, you will receive access to products only available to designers, a trade discount, and early notifications of new and pre-order pieces. The Submaterial Trade Service is an exciting opportunity for design professionals to source pieces designed and manufactured in the United States by craftspeople paid a living wage.

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MIRRORS

After years of designing wall coverings and panels, it was a natural progression for Submaterial to devise a series of mirrors for the home. The perfect marriage of form and function, our Wander Mirror collection has simple, clean lines and a modern feel. The ribbed effect of the wool felt strips turned on edge creates a deep texture that frames the contours of the mirror glass inserts. Each Wander mirror invites you to picture yourself surrounded by its stylish geometry.
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MIRRORS
After years of designing wall coverings and panels, it was a natural progression for Submaterial to devise a series of mirrors for the home. The perfect marriage of form and function, our Wander Mirror collection has simple, clean lines and a modern feel. The ribbed effect of the wool felt strips turned on edge creates a deep texture that frames the contours of the mirror glass inserts. Each Wander mirror invites you to picture yourself surrounded by its stylish geometry.
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Screens

Our homes have become multifunctional over the last few years. What was once merely a guest room is now an office for two. The kitchen table is a 3rd-grade classroom. With these increased and varied activities, our homes require new furnishings. Flexible space-organizing options that are practical and aesthetically pleasing are key. Submaterial’s new collection of elegant screens works to define your personal space without confining it.
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OBJECTS

Since the early days of Submaterial, we have played with creating small sculptural objects that referenced natural forms, from pinecones to trees. We have also tested the waters with functional home items that double as beautiful decor. These works explore the territory between objects of art and objects of design.
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A hanging room divider made of red cork cut into petal shapes opened in the middle. The screen hangs between a desk area and a living room area.
Screens
Our homes have become multifunctional over the last few years. What was once merely a guest room is now an office for two. The kitchen table is a 3rd-grade classroom. With these increased and varied activities, our homes require new furnishings. Flexible space-organizing options that are practical and aesthetically pleasing are key. Submaterial’s new collection of elegant screens works to define your personal space without confining it.
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Closeup of trio of tree-shaped design pieces with wood bases, metal stems, and white leather leaves.
OBJECTS

Since the early days of Submaterial, we have played with creating small sculptural objects that referenced natural forms, from pinecones to trees. We have also tested the waters with functional home items that double as beautiful decor. These works explore the territory between objects of art and objects of design.

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Wood wall covering in white oak and smoked cork with varying concentrations of vertical lines at random intervals. A tan dog sleeps on a gray couch in front of the wall

Submaterial is Now Composting!

If you have gotten to know Submaterial at all, you know that we have a very firm mission. "Submaterial creates thoughtful and enduring design products by hand. We transform places and spaces by bringing function and beauty to the world through the conscientious use of materials and responsible...

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Wood wall covering in white oak and smoked cork with varying concentrations of vertical lines at random intervals. A tan dog sleeps on a gray couch in front of the wall

Submaterial is Now Composting!

If you have gotten to know Submaterial at all, you know that we have a very firm mission. "Submaterial creates thoughtful and enduring design products by hand. We transform places and spaces by bringing function and beauty to the world through the conscientious use of...

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Commercial Wall Covering

One of our greatest strengths is creating innovative designs for commercial interiors. For more than a decade, Submaterial has been creating large-scale dimensional wool-felt wall coverings for commercial clients. We have added meticulously crafted, colorful, and natural sound softening to lobbies, offices, banks, and public commercial spaces all over the country. In 2022, we are also adding wood wall coverings to our offerings.
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Full size wall next to a staircase at PBS headquarters. The felt wall is covered in a custom design of rectangle and half circle shapes in blue and gray with yellow accents

Custom Projects

We love doing custom work and having the chance to stretch and grow our design and fabrication skills through these projects. We also appreciate the opportunities to collaborate with designers and clients. Each custom project presents unique opportunities to look at our work through a new and different lens.
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a white desk with a modern folk ware desk set and lamp. Behind the desk is submaterial index dimensional wallcovering
Commercial
One of our greatest strengths is creating innovative designs for commercial interiors. For more than a decade, Submaterial has been creating large-scale dimensional wool-felt wall coverings for commercial clients. We have added meticulously crafted, colorful, and natural sound softening to lobbies, offices, banks, and public commercial spaces all over the country. In 2022, we are also adding wood wall coverings to our offerings.
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Full size wall next to a staircase at PBS headquarters. The felt wall is covered in a custom design of rectangle and half circle shapes in blue and gray with yellow accents
Custom Projects
We love doing custom work and having the chance to stretch and grow our design and fabrication skills through these projects. We also appreciate the opportunities to collaborate with designers and clients. Each custom project presents unique opportunities to look at our work through a new and different lens.
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Submaterial Lobby Instllation with couches, felt wallcovering, and felt words on the wall. A figure bikes through the lobby.
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About Us

From its start in 2006 in the rain-drenched Pacific Northwest to our current sun-soaked New Mexico studio, Submaterial has always focused on natural and sustainable materials such as wool felt, cork, wood, and leather. These materials are fashioned by hand into beautifully textured wall art, wallcoverings, panels, screens, and more by our skilled fabricators using environmentally conscious and lean manufacturing processes. We create beautiful and responsibly produced designs for human spaces while supporting the humans who made them.
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Meet the Team

Our studio staff is committed to the exploration of handwork, craftsmanship, and natural materials. We come from backgrounds in architecture, design, art, and science but it is the expansive creativity of our team that is our greatest strength. Together we produce original, thoughtful, and enduring works of design that connect in meaningful ways with our customers and community.
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Clients

For more than a decade, Submaterial has created dimensional wall surfaces for commercial and residential clients adding meticulously crafted, colorful, and natural sound softening to lobbies, offices, banks, homes, and public spaces all over the country.
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Headshot of David Hamlin
Meet the Team

Our studio staff is committed to the exploration of handwork, craftsmanship, and natural materials. We come from backgrounds in architecture, design, art, and science but it is the expansive creativity of our team that is our greatest strength. Together we produce original, thoughtful, and enduring works of design that connect in meaningful ways with our customers and community.

Interview
ALL OF US
Heathered white felt wall covering in a lobby area with large chairs.
Clients
For more than a decade, Submaterial has created dimensional wall surfaces for commercial and residential clients adding meticulously crafted, colorful, and natural sound softening to lobbies, offices, banks, homes, and public spaces all over the country.
FULL LIST