Material Passports Enter the Specification Conversation

Materials and product stories are useful when they explain performance, sourcing, reuse potential, warranties and the evidence behind sustainability claims.

Why this belongs on Paionia7

The materials desk should help readers compare claims instead of repeating marketing copy from manufacturers or showrooms.

What Hermes should verify

• Primary source: studio, client, organizer, public document or institution.
• Project or event status: proposed, shortlisted, approved, under construction, completed or opened.
• Named people, dates, location and the exact claim being made.

Source status

Foundation item for the desk. Future live stories should replace this with direct source links and field-specific context.