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Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Lotek

Photo of Plant fibre — Plant fibre
Sujin Moon

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Sand, Soil — Sand, Soil
Delia Rößer, Giovanni Amerio, Hamutal Hayun, Vincenzo Lapiccirella

Photo of Reclaimed Copper — Reclaimed Copper
Marlo Lyda

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Studio Savine

Photo of Found objects — Found objects
Walter Mingledorff

Photo of Rubber — Rubber
Eline van Dijkman

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

Photo of Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate — Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate
Giulia Principe

Photo of Asbestos, River clay — Asbestos, River clay
Benedetta Pompili

Photo of Clay, Iron sludge — Clay, Iron sludge
Kirstie van Noort, Lotte de Raadt

Photo of Iron oxide, Biopolymer — Iron oxide, Biopolymer
Dorieke Schreurs

Photo of Urine — Urine
Arthur Guilleminot

Photo of Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds — Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado — Avocado
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE
Elian Beeker

Photo of Garment labels — Garment labels
Lena Winterink

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather
Gereon Wahle

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Virgile Durando

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain
Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Maritime waste — Maritime waste
Joana Schneider

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash
Marie Caye

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar
Greta Desirèe Facchinato, Raquel Sánchez Gálvez

Photo of Hemp, Microgreens — Hemp, Microgreens
Yi-Jing Chen

Photo of Wool, Natural dye — Wool, Natural dye
Studio Claudy Jongstra

Photo of Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers
Pascale Theron Studio

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
ComposTerra

Photo of Air pollution — Air pollution
Smogware

Photo of Mother milk — Mother milk
Ine Poppe

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Jessica den Hartog

Photo of Clay, Organic matter — Clay, Organic matter
Urban Reef

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste
Hanneke de Leeuw

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot
Katrijn Westland

Photo of Ott tree, Porcelain — Ott tree, Porcelain
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Sawdust, Natural adhesive — Sawdust, Natural adhesive
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Street posters — Street posters
Rita Osipova

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Vincent Dassi

Photo of Mycelium composite — Mycelium composite
Johanne Hestvold

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard
Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Recycled fishing net — Recycled fishing net
Gundega Strauberga

Photo of Algae, Human hair — Algae, Human hair
Bela Rofe

Photo of Nettle — Nettle
Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Atelier LVDW

Photo of Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine — Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine
Soowon Chae

Photo of Shrimp shell — Shrimp shell
Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Living Colour

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmite

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Salsify — Salsify
Atelier Cagnoni

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Diana Scherer

Photo of Rain — Rain
Aliki van der Kruijs

Photo of Cow bone — Cow bone
Jetske Visser, Michiel Martens

Photo of Black walnut — Black walnut
De Onkruidenier

Photo of Cow blood — Cow blood
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Metal waste — Metal waste
Studio Agne

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Avocado seeds — Avocado seeds
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Blood, Fat, Bone — Blood, Fat, Bone
Shahar Livne

Photo of Cow stomach — Cow stomach
Studio Billie van Katwijk

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