# Adam I. Sandow

> Adam I. Sandow is an American entrepreneur, founder of SANDOW Companies and founder, chairman and CEO of Material Bank. His career connects design publishing with product discovery and physical sampling, using industry relationships built through magazines and events to develop technology and logistics businesses. He returned as Material Bank CEO in summer 2025 and expanded SANDOW’s international portfolio with Azure in December 2025 and Architonic in January 2026.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at Material Bank; Founder and CEO at SANDOW Companies
- **Organizations:** Material Bank, SANDOW Companies, SANDOW Design Group, The Knot, Material ConneXion
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Miami, Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts in Interior Design, New York School of Interior Design
- **Known for:** Founded Material Bank, linking digital material discovery with overnight physical sampling., Built SANDOW’s portfolio across publishing, design services, product information and logistics., Material Bank’s May 2022 financing brought reported cumulative funding above $325 million.

## Career timeline

- **High school** — Started a graphic design business, later scaling it while attending the University of Miami.
- **1994** — Started a publishing business and launched Honeymoon magazine.
- **1999** — Sold Honeymoon; subsequently worked with The Knot.
- **2003** — Founded SANDOW, according to the company’s current history.
- **2005** — Launched NewBeauty and Luxe Interiors + Design.
- **2006** — Launched TestTube, a beauty-product sampling subscription.
- **2010** — SANDOW acquired Interior Design and the Furniture Today Group.
- **2011** — SANDOW acquired Material ConneXion and Culture + Commerce.
- **2019** — Material Bank launched publicly; its Material Bank Lab opened at theMART in June.
- **2021** — Material Bank raised $100 million in Series C financing; NYSID announced Sandow as an honorary doctorate recipient.
- **2022** — Material Bank raised $175 million in a Brookfield Growth-led round at a reported approximately $1.9 billion valuation.
- **2023** — Material Bank expanded into Europe and Japan; Sandow stepped back from day-to-day leadership in November, remaining chairman.
- **2024** — DesignShop, a consumer sampling platform, debuted in December.
- **2025** — Returned as Material Bank CEO in summer; SANDOW acquired Azure in December.
- **2026** — SANDOW acquired Architonic in January; Material Bank introduced MTag at NeoCon in June.

## Achievements

- Founded Material Bank, linking digital material discovery with overnight physical sampling.
- Built SANDOW’s portfolio across publishing, design services, product information and logistics.
- Material Bank’s May 2022 financing brought reported cumulative funding above $325 million.
- Selected for an honorary doctorate by the New York School of Interior Design in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Material Bank introduced MTag, an NFC-enabled connection from physical samples to digital product information, at NeoCon 2026.
- **2026-01** — SANDOW acquired Architonic from DAAily Platforms; January 7 reporting confirmed Sandow had returned as Material Bank CEO in summer 2025.
- **2025-12** — SANDOW acquired Canadian architecture and design publication Azure.
- **2025-01** — DesignShop’s late-2024 debut was reported publicly, extending the sampling infrastructure to consumers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sandow.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandow
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sandowCEO
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandow/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23