Fire class is the first filter.
Pin B1, IFR, EN1021 or any combination from the curator-authored fire taxonomy. The catalog's compliance metadata is the source of truth — no vendor phone-tag.
Theatrical sourcing punishes anyone outside a tight vendor relationship. Materially is the alternative — a catalog already vouched for fire, with shipping built for the production calendar.
You're sourcing 200 m of black velour for a stage masking, and the rep at your usual supplier is on holiday. The sub at another vendor doesn't know what IFR means. You spend the morning on the phone before you've even seen a swatch — and tech week starts Monday.
Filter by fire class (B1, IFR, EN1021) and theatrical category in two clicks. Compare commando vs duvetyne vs velour side-by-side with Martindale and fire metadata visible. Sample bundle of the top four ships in 48 hours. No vendor relationship required — Shopify handles the order; the catalog already vouches for the fire spec.
Each layer in a theatrical scene has its own catalog identity — cyclorama, valance, leg, scrim, backdrop. The platform tracks the fire class of every one of them, mirrored on webhook to a single source of truth.
B1 / IFR / EN1021 / A1fl→Cfl-s1 selectable on the filter strip.
A1fl → EflStage masking, cyclorama, scenery — curator-vouched specs.
3-tier treeCommando vs duvetyne vs velour, Martindale + price visible.
Pick your shortlist, single order, single tracking number.
free at launchCurator-authored Shopify metafield mirrored on webhook.
Catalog is pre-stocked on theatrical bestsellers.
No vendor onboarding. Card or ACH; the platform handles fulfilment.
Stock vs made-to-order surfaced before you order.
"Heavy velour, blackout, low sheen" — natural-language queries.
Gemini · 768-dSend the spec to the production manager. Read-only, expiry-set.
Fire class displayed on shortlist, compare row, canvas card.
Multiple designers on one project; live cursors, threaded comments.
Materially reads the brief's required class once and enforces it at every drop. Below — the full ladder, with the project marker showing what "passes".
Flooring uses the EN 13501-1 ladder on the left. Stage drapery and theatrical fabric ride on a different code-set. The platform tracks all three; the filter strip exposes them.
Deep neutrals carry the masking and scenic work; the accent colors land on visible flats and decorative drape.
Theatrical timelines compress. Materially's job is to make each compressed step still reach the stage on time.
Filter by fire class, build the shortlist, order the bundle. The catalog is shipping today; the production calendar doesn't care that it's a Wednesday.