Living in a Material World…Necessitates a Material Bank

A Match Made in Heaven: Traditionally, searching and sampling materials has been a time-consuming process—Material Bank was conceived to solve this industry challenge. The brainchild of Adam Sandow, CEO and Founder of SANDOW, Material Bank made its debut at NeoCon in June 2019. Boasting a database of more than 150 material manufacturers, the unprecedented Material Bank platform is engineered with 160 distinctive filters that efficiently narrow down searches, quickly pinpointing samples that match designer/project-specific criteria from a bank of thousands of materials.

Features Galore: With an easy-to-use dashboard purposely built with design professionals in mind, the Material Bank enables designers to work faster, smarter and more collaboratively. To order, simply add the desired items to your cart by selecting the “Material Bank tray icon”; then, open your cart, hit “Send Sample”, and you’re done! There are many innovative tools on the platform as well, including the interactive Material Desk™ and Smart Swatches™. Additional functionality includes an “Ask an Expert” option, the ability to save favorites to boards, a Rep Directory that stores all your vendor information in a single, easy-to-access location, a trackable Order History feature, and more.

Lean & Green: Speeding up the search and sample process further, items ordered by midnight eastern time are delivered the next day, packaged in one eco-friendly shipping box, eliminating the need for unnecessary packaging materials like cardboard, popcorn and bubble wrap. And returning samples has never been easier or greener—via prepaid return packs that are available upon request, designers send any unwanted samples with the returnable trays back to the company’s Memphis, TN logistics hub, where they are reused rather than recycled.

Simplifying Sampling: Uncomplicating the time-intensive and ofttimes wasteful activities involved in conventional search and sample methods while facilitating the physical experience of sampling still essential in design, the Material Bank is a next-generation material sampling platform, empowering the fastest, most convenient and environmentally-conscious way to search, ship, sample and return materials. Best of all, design professionals can use the Material Bank service at no cost!

Walker Zanger: A Material Bank Partner to the Design Community

Synonymous with exquisite luxury tile and premier design, Walker Zanger has forged relationships with some of the best, most avant-garde designers in the world. We remain committed to integrity and advancement in our products, and as a result, we’ve been able to work on many illustrious and ambitious design projects. Further, we value our stature in the design community and seek ways to promote and streamline their craft. We welcome efficient, greener approaches to supporting our design partners, and as such, we’re proud to be a founding member of the Material Bank service, and excited to announce that all Walker Zanger products are now available for sample via this innovative solution.

Walker Zanger: A Design Trendsetter

At Walker Zanger, we never settle for the status quo. Inspired by architecture, art, fashion and nature—we push boundaries to redefine what design means, creating truly exceptional products that have been setting the industry standard since 1952. Our stone and tile can be found in luxury homes, trendy boutiques, lavish spas and resorts, famed museums, and fine restaurants around the globe.

Available through 13 well-appointed showrooms and exclusive dealers nationwide, find your nearest Walker Zanger location here, or to learn more about how the Material Bank works, click here.

At Walker Zanger, we never settle for the status quo. Inspired by architecture, art, fashion and nature—we push boundaries to redefine what design means, creating truly exceptional products that have been setting the industry standard since 1952. Our stone and tile can be found in luxury homes, trendy boutiques, lavish spas and resorts, famed museums, and fine restaurants around the globe.

Available through 13 well-appointed showrooms and exclusive dealers nationwide, find your nearest Walker Zanger location here, or to learn more about how the Material Bank works, click here.