welcome CMTEL is the Color, Materials and Trends ExplorationLaboratory at Art Center College of Design. Our mission is to create a venue for students to visualize the future, giving them the tools and processes they need to turn their projects into reality. Find out more about the Lab, what’s the latest news,our network of partners, and the people who makeCMTEL happen. Finally, preview virtual cmtel, a digital space to visualize the latest intersections of color, materials, and trends.