Xiloteca

What it is

Xiloteca Trevigiana is a digital wood museum that documents timber species and materials from around the world. The archive organizes a collection of woods and related information as an online cultural and educational resource.

Structure & content

The project functions as a digital museum and specialist reference for woods from around the world. Its online collection is connected to a heritage and educational purpose rather than a commercial product checkout. Some collection content is presented through visual entries and access-controlled areas.

Why study it

An example of making a specialist physical collection accessible through a digital catalog, with potential lessons for research-oriented library navigation. The important design challenge is turning material samples into browsable information. The site is relevant to designers of archives, scientific catalogs and museums, where naming, classification and imagery must work together to support comparison and further research.