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Photo of Orange peel, tea leaf — Orange peel, tea leaf

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

Pulp it!

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, clamshells, quartz sand — Ash, clamshells, quartz sand

Studio Peipei

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Sibei Chen

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Cheng Cheng

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana Peel — Fruit waste, Banana Peel

Peelsphere®

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp

Anna Hester

Photo of Olive woodchips — Olive woodchips

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 Mud brick — Mud brick

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit feces, Starch — Rabbit feces, Starch

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp — Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp

Atelier Barb

Photo of Gelatin, Glycerine — Gelatin, Glycerine

Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses

Lara Weller

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

Ana Cristina Quiñones

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste

Ana Cristina Quiñones

Photo of Flax Fibre — Flax Fibre

Studio RYTE

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Stinging nettle — Stinging 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, Cellulose leftover — Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover

HONEXT®

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Lupine fibers — Lupine fibers

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

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell

Rania Mazen Elkalla

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, Lugae

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell

Carolina Pacheco

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon

Marlene 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 Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre

Green Banana Paper

Photo of Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

Photo of Hempcrete — Hempcrete

Hannah Segerkrantz

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

HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine

Studio KBB

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste

Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion

Daisy Newdick

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass

Kathryn Larsen

Photo of Scoby leather — Scoby leather

Riina O

Photo of Cow bone — Cow bone

Martens & Visser

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

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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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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