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Photo of Plants, Insects, Silk — Plants, Insects, Silk
Margot Malpote

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Annelise Payne

Photo of Grape leaves — Grape leaves
Parmeet Kaur Tesson

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Antonin Mongin

Photo of Wood — Wood
Buro Belén

Photo of Algae — Algae
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Silk — Silk
Linda Nurk

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 Foundation
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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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