Peter Fain

President, DesignShop Material Bank

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Peter Fain is President of DesignShop, the consumer-facing platform Material Bank launched in January 2025 to let home renovators browse and sample materials from dozens of brands with next-day delivery. Material Bank, part of Adam Sandow’s SANDOW design media group, runs a marketplace where architects and designers search and sample materials. Fain has been with the business since its start: he was named as an executive officer of its operating company in its first SEC filing in 2018, and he has served as Material Bank’s Chief Operating Officer.

Career Highlights

• President of DesignShop, which lets renovators order samples from more than 50 brands across 15 categories, including paint, wallpaper, countertops, tile, flooring and hardware.
• Named as an executive officer of Material Technologies, LLC, Material Bank’s operating company, in its 2018 and 2019 Form D filings.
• Served as Chief Operating Officer of Material Bank, where he credited IM Digital’s rebuild of the company’s commerce platform with enabling its growth.

Professional Journey

Material Bank was founded by Adam I. Sandow, with its platform officially launched in January 2019 to take the friction out of how architects and designers search for and sample materials. Its operating company, Material Technologies, LLC, filed its first Form D with the SEC in May 2018 from Boca Raton, Florida, and that filing lists Peter Fain as an executive officer alongside Sandow. He appears in the same capacity on the company’s April 2019 filing. By April 2020 Material Bank had raised a $28 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures and reported more than 35,000 approved members.

As Chief Operating Officer, Fain was involved in the company’s commerce platform. In a project summary from IM Digital, which rebuilt Material Bank’s product selection experience and its integrations with the company’s robotics-driven warehouses, he is quoted saying that “the growth we are seeing now wouldn’t be possible without a partner like IM Digital”.

In January 2025 Material Bank launched DesignShop, taking its sampling model to homeowners. Fain, as president, described it as working like Kayak for materials: “No one wants to make a mistake when painting a wall, installing a new kitchen or replacing their floors. DesignShop brings clarity and builds confidence.” Samples ordered by midnight Monday to Thursday arrive the next day, and each carries a QR code linking renovators to answers and retailers.

Education

No education record was found in a primary or first-party source.