Future Materials Bank

Future Materials Bank

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Materials that support and promote the transition towards a more sustainable artistic practice.

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Animal material 50
Bacteria 15
Biodegradable 175
Bioplastic 58
Bioresin 18
Board material 24
Circular 160
Cleaning 5
Composite 79
Dye 36
Fair Trade 7
Fibre 43
Glaze 12
Glue 7
Human material 12
Ink 16
Oil 7
Paint 14
Paper 16
Pigment 36
Plant-based 130
Polymer 25
Recyclable 83
Recycled 92
Regenerative 34
Textile 63
Vegan 66

Recent additions

Photo of Chasing the Invisible

Photo of GOMMA

Photo of Harvesting Footwear

Photo of BioSack

Photo of Consumption of Heritage

Photo of Bio-Moon Lab

Photo of Once used, once taken

Photo of Indeterminate Structures of Repair

Photo of No traces left

Photo of Contemporary Hairwork (L'Artisanat d'art du cheveu coupé)

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The Future Materials Bank is part of Future Materials, an initiative of the Nature Research department at the Jan van Eyck Academie. Logo by Oliver Klimpel.

Dit project wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door het programma Innovatielabs, dat een impuls geeft aan nieuwe veerkracht in de culturele en creatieve sector. Dit programma wordt uitgevoerd door het Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie en CLICKNL in opdracht van het ministerie van OCW.

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