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Bioplastic

Photo of Coffee grounds — Coffee grounds

Coffeefrom®

Photo of Sheep wool — Sheep wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of PLA — PLA

Laura Messing

Photo of Human hair — Human hair

Oksana Bondar

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Rabbit feces, Starch — Rabbit feces, Starch

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Flax Fibre — Flax Fibre

Studio RYTE

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Tomato — Tomato

Canapuglia®

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.

Contact us at futurematerialsbank@janvaneyck.nl.

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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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