Glycerine

Photo of Pine sawdust, Sodium alginate — Pine sawdust, Sodium alginate

David Cabra

Photo of Charcoal, Sodium alginate — Charcoal, Sodium alginate

David Cabra

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Denim waste, mycelium — Denim waste, mycelium

Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain

Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine

Carolina Puppe

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Saumya Singh

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

Valeria Pulici

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

Ocloya

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Katherine Lopez

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground

Johnson Tan

Photo of Corn Husk — Corn Husk

Taina Campos

Photo of Potato Starch — Potato Starch

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Gelatin Powder — Gelatin Powder

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf — Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf

Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Ploy Thongchamnan

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard

Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Gelatin, Glycerine — Gelatin, Glycerine

Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Marina Belintani

Photo of Seashell — Seashell

Hors-Studio

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Ochre, gelatine, glycerine — Ochre, gelatine, glycerine

Soowon Chae

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic

Soowon Chae

Photo of Carrageenan — Carrageenan

Carolina Pacheco, Lugae

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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