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Photo of Olivine, Oyster shell — Olivine, Oyster shell

Santa Ramaherison

Photo of Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose

Silke Weißbach

Photo of Gin waste — Gin waste

Zhongyue Mei

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber — Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber

Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Laura Benetton

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower

Jess Redgrave

Photo of Waste plasterboard — Waste plasterboard

Byron Clark

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Saumya Singh

Photo of Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine — Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine

Valeria Pulici

Photo of Recycled Plastic — Recycled Plastic

Coline Le Quenven

Photo of Textile, Clothes Moths — Textile, Clothes Moths

Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia

Photo of Salt fixer — Salt fixer

The Sustainable Darkroom

Photo of Ocean Terrazzo — Ocean Terrazzo

Brodie Neill

Photo of Orange Peel or Coffee Chaff — Orange Peel or Coffee Chaff

Biohm

Photo of Paper pulp, Egg white — Paper pulp, Egg white

Fredrick James Owen

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre

Koubo Studios

Photo of Human hair — Human hair

Oksana Bondar

Photo of Cardboard Pulp — Cardboard Pulp

Maddie Rose Hills

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria

Cinzia Ferrari

Photo of Street Posters — Street Posters

Rita Osipova

Photo of Oyster Shell, Seaweed — Oyster Shell, Seaweed

Markos Georgiou

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina

Aastha Poddar

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Cheng Cheng

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp

Anna Hester

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton

Luis Undritz

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon

Marie Melcore

Photo of Slime mold — Slime mold

Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Ceramic waste, Bacteria — Ceramic waste, Bacteria

Nicole Chrysikou

Photo of Fish Leather — Fish Leather

Paula Martin

Photo of Blue Elf cup — Blue Elf cup

Liene Kazaka

Photo of Carpet waste — Carpet waste

Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Cassava starch, Cardboard waste — Cassava starch, Cardboard waste

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Officina Corpuscoli, OurOwnsKIN

Photo of Bauxite Residue — Bauxite Residue

Studio ThusThat

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black

Tino Seubert

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Marina Belintani

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Elissa Brunato

Photo of Recycled Polystyrene — Recycled Polystyrene

Katie May Boyd

Photo of Soil — Soil

Maria Roy Deulofeu

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste

Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion

Daisy Newdick

Photo of Scoby leather — Scoby leather

Riina O

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves

Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste

Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Composite — Composite

Martina Taranto

The Future Materials Bank is an archive of materials that supports and promotes the transition towards ecologically conscious art and design practices. It is part of Future Materials, an initiative of the Nature Research department at the Jan van Eyck Academie.

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Supported by Innovationlabs. The Innovationlabs programme gives an impulse to the cultural and creative sector to develop useful knowledge and new working methods that will help this sector become more agile and resilient in the longer term. On behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Creative Industries Fund NL, and CLICKNL.

Previously supported by the DOEN Foundation. The DOEN Foundation supports pioneers who are committed to a green, socially-inclusive and creative society.

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