Submaterial

Meet Carmelo, the first bunny in our Calendar and our June pet!

Carmelo, also known as “Carmelito Papacito” is no longer with us 💕

But he loved running around in the snow and getting treats. He was so spoiled with treats that anytime someone walked past him, he would assume he was getting one, and if you didn’t have one, he’d turn his butt towards you.

He was best buds with his housemate, a Dober-dane, Ocean. They would always cuddle together. He was the best cuddle buddy. Carmelo also loved getting his hair braided.

While he only visited the studio once, he was such a sweetheart, and we all miss him!

Hi! We’re your friendly neighborhood design and manufacturer. 👋

We’re not some big luxury company; we’re everyday people working together to create unique wall art! Here’s a little introduction if you’re new here (or want to explain who we are to someone else!)

We’ve been around for 20 years now, and we’re so grateful to our founder, David, for creating the company and design principles, and to all of you for sticking with us!

Was getting home from NY smooth? No. Are we ready to tell you all about ICFF? Yes!

Despite it taking over 34 hours for Owen to travel home with delays, Submaterial had a great time at ICFF.

We displayed 3 never-before-seen designs: Echo, Ripple, and Confluence Screen (more on those two soon!) Featured fresh designs, Cork | Planar, the Habitat collection, and of course, some crowd favorites, our mirrors!

The Wander | Pill Mirror was especially a hit for selfies, which we loved to see! 📷

Damian and Owen enjoyed meeting and talking to so many people and had really great conversations. Sometimes it feels like we’re a little isolated here in New Mexico, so being able to connect with other brands and designers was a real treat.

If you took a photo of our booth or any cute selfies, we’d love to see them!

Meet ECHO.

This is our newest modular tile design, featuring a brand new material.... CACTUS LEATHER. You read that right, it's a biomaterial with no animal byproducts, no plastic, just cactus. 🌵 (Nopal cactus to be specific). We backed it with recycled acoustic substrate, so it still packs a noise-dampening punch.

Did the cactus leather prick your interest? Find out about this unique Mexican-made material from .pelle. We love working with dessert-dwellers.



[Image ID 1: A leather-looking wall tile with indents creating shadows; there are shadows of plants on the right side.]