Pigments, Glazes, Dyes

Photo of Ott tree sap, Porcelain — Ott tree sap, Porcelain

Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

OurCarbon®

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina

Aastha Poddar

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton

Luis Undritz

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon

Marie Melcore

Photo of Slime mold — Slime mold

Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Vienna Textile Lab

Photo of Blue Elf cup — Blue Elf cup

Liene Kazaka

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 Seaweed — Seaweed

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Seashell — Seashell

Studio Mixtura

Photo of Shrimp shells — Shrimp shells

Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Volcanic ash — Volcanic ash

Dzek, Formafantasma

Photo of Milk — Milk

Ekaterina Semenova

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Soil — Soil

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Rain — Rain

Aliki van der Kruijs

Photo of Terra-merita — Terra-merita

Kala Chaupal

Photo of Black Walnut — Black Walnut

de Onkruidenier

Photo of Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite — Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Metal waste — Metal waste

Agne Kucerenkaite

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Lucila Kenny

Photo of Industrial Ash — Industrial Ash

Studio Mixtura

Photo of Calcium Carbonate — Calcium Carbonate

Unknown

Photo of Alum Mordant — Alum Mordant

Dictum®

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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