Sustainable futures, the role of material library in fashion & design education

The relationships between fashion, design, and materials promote important reflections on sustainable development, social, environmental, and cultural responsibility. In this sense, biodiversity can be understood as a cultural heritage of intangible value, capable of being added to different productions and in the training of new professionals. Thus, this research presents connections on sustainability through the actions, over 13 years, of the Materioteca of the University of Pará, a collection of materials focused on Amazonian biodiversity. The research is classified as exploratory and the method employed is the case study. As results, analyses of the collection samples, curation process, research & development initiatives, and organization of exhibitions are presented. In addition, the article presents associations of the actions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. The main result identified is the contribution of the space to educational initiatives, with participatory approaches, and the synergy with SDG 4 – Quality Education and SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.