Future Materials Bank

Future Materials Bank

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

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Cellulose

Plant

Japanese knotweed

Tomato

Pineapple

Plantroot

Banana fiber

Fish bone

Dandelion

Lithoplast

Tear

Chicken waste

Raw Jute

Bacteria

Carnauba palm

Milk

River Coin

Biobitumen

Human hair

Egg

Scoby leather

Bark

Rain

Blood, fat, bone

Camellia

Cow Stomach

Walnut

Hide

Bearberry

Recycled Polystyrene

Cow bone

Clay

Pine tree

Beeswax

Calcium Carbonate

Linseed

Bacteria

Metal waste

Indigo

Composite

Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover

Mycelium

Linseed

Poppy Seed

Cow intestine

Pig waste

Milk

Coconut husk

Bone, Antler

Soil

Black Walnut

Mineral residue

Soybean, Coconut

Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite

Banana fibre

Bioplastic

Rabbit Skin

Alum

Cow blood

Hempcrete

Eelgrass

Human hair

Citrus

Avocado seed

Cellulose Medium

Pine tree bark

Chicken feather

Soil

Linseed

Seawater

Terra-merita

The Future Materials Bank is an initiative of the Nature Research department at the Jan van Eyck Academie and supported by the Bank Giro Loterij Fonds.

futurematerialsbank@janvaneyck.nl

@futurematerialsbank

You are invited to submit your non-patented and ‘future-proof’ material to the bank.

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We publish materials and projects with permission of the maker and/or author and try to be as precise and thoughtful as possible with the information provided. However, if you do spot any mistakes or missing information, please be so kind to let us know so we can continue to improve.

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