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Photo of Orange peel, Tea leaves — Orange peel, Tea leaves
Kikkis

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 Oyster shell, Seaweed — Oyster shell, Seaweed
Markos Georgiou

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Every Island

Photo of Ash, Clamshell, Quartz sand — Ash, Clamshell, Quartz sand
Studio Peipei

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil
KYOTO Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Cheng Cheng

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana peel — Fruit waste, Banana peel
PEELSPHERE®

Photo of Wood — Wood
Alice Munro, Gavin Munro

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp
Anna Hester

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Ceramic waste, Bacteria — Ceramic waste, Bacteria
Nicole Chrysikou

Photo of Natural cork, Cement, Sand — Natural cork, Cement, Sand
DESIGN STUDIO NIRUK

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit faeces, Starch — Rabbit faeces, Starch
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp — Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp
Atelier Barb

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses
Lara Weller

Photo of Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste — Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste
Materia Madura

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste
Materia Madura

Photo of Flax fibre — Flax fibre
Studio RYTE

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

Photo of Nettle — Nettle
Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Trajna Collective

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp
Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Cardboard waste, Paper waste — Cardboard waste, Paper waste
HONEXT®

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre
Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel
Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal — Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal
Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Rockweed — Rockweed
Jeannet Leendertse

Photo of Honeybee resin — Honeybee resin
Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Ylem Lab

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell
Shell Homage

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
Caracara Collective

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Gaurav MK Wali

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

Photo of Recycled leather — Recycled leather
Jorge Penadés

Photo of Carrageenan — Carrageenan
Carolina Pacheco, Fernanda Vio, Tomás Vivanco, Valentina Márquez

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell
Carolina Pacheco

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon
Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Anna Ting Möller

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Romy Kaiser

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre
Green Banana Paper

Photo of Salsify — Salsify
Atelier Cagnoni

Photo of Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover — Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover
HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion
Daisy Newdick

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Kathryn Larsen

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

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves
Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste
Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk
Pola Salicka

Photo of Composite — Composite
Martina Taranto

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Rosie Broadhead

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

Future Materials Bank

The Future Materials Bank is an online archive of sustainable materials and material knowledge that supports the transition towards ecologically conscious art and design practices. The archive is free to access, open for submissions, and owned by a nonprofit foundation.

Future Materials

The Future Materials programme at the Jan van Eyck Academie expands the scope and activates the knowledge of the Future Materials Bank. It consists of a physical lab with material samples, a series of workshops and conversations called Encounters, and two 11-month research fellowships.

Jan van Eyck Academie
Academieplein 1, 6211 KM
Maastricht (NL)

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