Water

Photo of Iron Oxide pigment, Biopolymer — Iron Oxide pigment, Biopolymer

Dorieke Schreurs

Photo of Denim waste, mycelium — Denim waste, mycelium

Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Red cabbage waste — Red cabbage waste

Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria

Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Ceramic, Coffee ground — Ceramic, Coffee ground

Sara Baptista da Silva

Photo of Human Hair — Human Hair

Adrian Pepe, Pimprae Hiranprueck

Photo of Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine

Carolina Puppe

Photo of Waste plasterboard — Waste plasterboard

Byron Clark

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Saumya Singh

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass

Pauline Barbier

Photo of Body Fluid — Body Fluid

Cristina Dezi

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

Valeria Pulici

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

Ocloya

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper

Bits to Atoms

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Katherine Lopez

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Salt fixer — Salt fixer

The Sustainable Darkroom

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground

Johnson Tan

Photo of Hempcrete — Hempcrete

Hannah Segerkrantz

Photo of Bone, Antler — Bone, Antler

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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