diff --git a/src/loaders/material/gltf_mat_loader.rs b/src/loaders/material/gltf_mat_loader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61ed187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loaders/material/gltf_mat_loader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+use crate::loaders::material::mat_loader::{MaterialFileLoader, MaterialInfo};
+
+pub struct GltfMaterialLoader;
+
+impl MaterialFileLoader for GltfMaterialLoader {
+    fn load_material(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<MaterialInfo> {
+        let (document, buffers, images) = gltf::import(path)?;
+
+        // We just want to read through the information to see what kinds of materials are available.
+        // I'm not sure how gltf defines materials, especially if they're applied to specific sets
+        // of vertices.
+
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/loaders/material/mat_loader.rs b/src/loaders/material/mat_loader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37228af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loaders/material/mat_loader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::Path;
+use thiserror::Error;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use crate::loaders::material::gltf_mat_loader::GltfMaterialLoader;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum MaterialLoaderError {
+    #[error("file extension is missing")]
+    MissingExtension,
+    #[error("extension {0} is not supported")]
+    ExtensionNotSupported(String)
+}
+
+/// A material loader struct that handles multiple different file types.
+/// List of supported and planned file formats:
+///  - `.gltf`
+///  - `.mtl` (planned, not implemented)
+pub struct MaterialLoader {
+    loaders: HashMap<String, Box<dyn MaterialFileLoader>>,
+}
+
+impl MaterialLoader {
+    /// Creates a new `MaterialLoader` struct.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut loaders = HashMap::new();
+        loaders.insert("gltf".into(), Box::new(GltfMaterialLoader) as Box<dyn MaterialFileLoader>);
+
+        Self { loaders }
+    }
+
+    /// Loads a material from the given path. Note that some materials are loaded through their
+    /// mesh's file (GLTF embeds materials, however OBJ files have a separate .mtl file). These
+    /// quirks must be handled differently. Refer to the [`MaterialLoader`] for more information
+    /// on supported material files and which files to target.
+    pub fn load_material<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, path: P) -> Result<MaterialInfo> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let file_ext = path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str())
+            .ok_or(MaterialLoaderError::MissingExtension)?;
+
+        self.loaders.get(file_ext)
+            .ok_or(MaterialLoaderError::ExtensionNotSupported(file_ext.to_string()))?
+            .load_material(path)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Contains all information required for the application to load a new material.
+pub struct MaterialInfo {
+    /// The ID of this material
+    pub name: String,
+    /// The material uniforms. These should be defined on every imported material.
+    pub uniforms: MaterialUniforms,
+    /// The ID of the base color map, if any.
+    pub base_color_map: Option<String>,
+    /// The ID of the roughness map, if any. This is ignored for now.
+    pub roughness_map: Option<String>,
+    /// The ID of the normal map, if any. This is ignored for now.
+    pub normal_map: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// A struct composed of the material uniforms. These uniforms will typically scale the material
+/// texture maps if there are any. Refer to [`MaterialInfo`] for more information.
+pub struct MaterialUniforms {
+    /// The base color of the material. This scales the base color texture, if any.
+    /// This value must be specified in normalized RGBA format (all values between 0 and 1).
+    pub base_color: [f32; 4],
+    /// The metalness of the material. This scales the metalness texture, if any. This value should
+    /// be specified as a normalized float between 0 and 1, based on an 8-bit number space.
+    ///
+    /// This is ignored until the shaders are updated.
+    pub metalness_factor: f32,
+    /// The roughness of the material. This scales the roughness texture, if any. This value should
+    /// be specified as a normalized float between 0 and 1, based on an 8-bit number space.
+    ///
+    /// This is ignored until the shaders are updated.
+    pub roughness_factor: f32,
+}
+
+/// A trait that must be implemented on all material loaders. Ensures consistent material
+/// import/load information.
+pub trait MaterialFileLoader {
+    fn load_material(&self, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<MaterialInfo>;
+}
diff --git a/src/loaders/material/mod.rs b/src/loaders/material/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d88479d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loaders/material/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod mat_loader;
+pub mod gltf_mat_loader;
diff --git a/src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs b/src/loaders/mesh/gltf_loader.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loaders/gltf_loader.rs
rename to src/loaders/mesh/gltf_loader.rs
diff --git a/src/loaders/mesh_loader.rs b/src/loaders/mesh/mesh_loader.rs
similarity index 80%
rename from src/loaders/mesh_loader.rs
rename to src/loaders/mesh/mesh_loader.rs
index 9d015a9..f8fb12b 100644
--- a/src/loaders/mesh_loader.rs
+++ b/src/loaders/mesh/mesh_loader.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::gltf_loader::*;
-use crate::loaders::obj_loader::ObjLoader;
+use crate::loaders::mesh::obj_loader::ObjLoader;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ pub trait MeshFileLoader {
     fn load_mesh(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<MeshInfo>;
 }
 
-pub struct MeshLoader {
-    loaders: HashMap<String, Box<dyn MeshFileLoader>>,
-}
-
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum MeshLoaderError {
     #[error("file extension is missing")]
@@ -32,6 +28,14 @@ pub enum MeshLoaderError {
     ExtensionNotSupported(String),
 }
 
+/// A mesh loader struct that handles multiple different file types. The list of supported and
+/// planned file formats follows:
+///  - `.gltf`
+///  - `.obj`
+pub struct MeshLoader {
+    loaders: HashMap<String, Box<dyn MeshFileLoader>>,
+}
+
 impl MeshLoader {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let mut loaders = HashMap::new();
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ impl MeshLoader {
         Self { loaders }
     }
 
-    /// Loads a mesh and returns a `Result` containing the information.
+    /// Loads a mesh from the given path. Note that materials are not automatically loaded through
+    /// this function, and must be manually loaded. Refer to the [`MeshLoader`] for more information
+    /// on what file types are supported.
     pub fn load_mesh<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: &P) -> Result<MeshInfo> {
         let ext = path
             .as_ref()
@@ -70,11 +76,11 @@ pub mod test_load_meshes {
     use super::*;
 
     fn load_gltf(loader: &MeshLoader) -> Result<MeshInfo> {
-        loader.load_mesh(&Path::new("meshes/laat_gltf/scene.gltf"))
+        loader.load_mesh(&Path::new("../../../meshes/laat_gltf/scene.gltf"))
     }
 
     fn load_obj(loader: &MeshLoader) -> Result<MeshInfo> {
-        loader.load_mesh(&Path::new("meshes/laat_gunship/scene.obj"))
+        loader.load_mesh(&Path::new("../../../meshes/laat_gunship/scene.obj"))
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/loaders/mesh/mod.rs b/src/loaders/mesh/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a29e1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loaders/mesh/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod gltf_loader;
+pub mod mesh_loader;
+mod obj_loader;
diff --git a/src/loaders/obj_loader.rs b/src/loaders/mesh/obj_loader.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/loaders/obj_loader.rs
rename to src/loaders/mesh/obj_loader.rs
diff --git a/src/loaders/mod.rs b/src/loaders/mod.rs
index a29e1a2..266a8cb 100644
--- a/src/loaders/mod.rs
+++ b/src/loaders/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-pub mod gltf_loader;
-pub mod mesh_loader;
-mod obj_loader;
+pub mod mesh;
+pub mod material;
+
+pub use mesh::*;
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