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

Photo of Bone, Antler — Bone, Antler
Dictum

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm
Dictum

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate
Clara Davis

Photo of Soil, Seeds — Soil, Seeds
Asi Segal, Danny Freedman, Elisheva Gillis, Gitit Linker, Noa Zermati, Nof Nathansohn, Or Naim, Rivka Partook

Photo of Building waste — Building waste
Mayra Deberg Alencar

Photo of Menstrual blood — Menstrual blood
Laia Tort Solsona

Photo of Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate
Unknown

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Charlotte Werth

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Katesi Jacqueline Kalange

Photo of Street posters — Street posters
Rita Osipova

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard
EveryOtherDay

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste
Materia Madura

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Paula Martin

Photo of Orange peel, Tea leaves — Orange peel, Tea leaves
Kikkis

Photo of Olivine, Oyster shell — Olivine, Oyster shell
Santa Ramaherison

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Kathryn Larsen

Photo of Recycled denim — Recycled denim
Tim van der Loo

Photo of Sand, Soil — Sand, Soil
Delia Rößer, Giovanni Amerio, Hamutal Hayun, Vincenzo Lapiccirella

Photo of Cardboard waste, Paper waste — Cardboard waste, Paper waste
HONEXT®

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard
Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Limestone, Bacteria — Limestone, Bacteria
Adi ioshpe

Photo of Orange peel — Orange peel
EnyoungBio®

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Every Island

Photo of Mycelium, Clay — Mycelium, Clay
Lorenzo Silvestri

Photo of Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

Photo of Chewing gum — Chewing gum
Bianca Streich

Photo of Textile waste, Plastic waste — Textile waste, Plastic waste
RK Collective

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Meat and bone meal — Meat and bone meal
Lilith Stumpf

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

Photo of Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate — Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate
Giulia Principe

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium
Miriam Josi, Stella Lee Prowse

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Agar agar, Gelatine, Glycerine — Agar agar, Gelatine, Glycerine
Valeria Pulici

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope
Katya Bryskina

Photo of Pine resin — Pine resin
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp — Eggshell, Bean peel, Coffee pulp
Atelier Barb

Photo of Paper pulp, Egg white — Paper pulp, Egg white
Fredrick James Owen

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste
Sakeb

Photo of Manna — Manna
Domenico Mangano, Marieke van Rooy

Photo of Cow bone — Cow bone
Jetske Visser, Michiel Martens

Photo of Fique fibre, Charcoal — Fique fibre, Charcoal
Fango

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk
Pola Salicka

Photo of Found objects — Found objects
Walter Mingledorff

Photo of Fruit — Fruit
Enola Gil La Rocca

Photo of Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste — Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste
Materia Madura

Photo of Orange peel, Coffee chaff — Orange peel, Coffee chaff
Biohm

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover — Hemp, Tobacco, Grape leftover
HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black
Tino Seubert

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Studio Savine

Photo of Huitillo — Huitillo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Wool, Earth — Wool, Earth
Liliana Carvalho

Photo of Chicken eggs — Chicken eggs
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Anna Ting Möller

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper
Bits to Atoms

Photo of Achiote — Achiote
Color Amazonia

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree
Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit faeces, Starch — Rabbit faeces, Starch
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Wool waste — Wool waste
Nina Havermans

Photo of Bacteria, Food waste — Bacteria, Food waste
Bianca Streich

Photo of Wheat flour — Wheat flour
Sachi Tungare

Photo of Wool, Silk, Linen — Wool, Silk, Linen
Sabrina Stadlober

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar
Greta Desirèe Facchinato, Raquel Sánchez Gálvez

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Marina Belintani

Photo of Leaf Pulp — Leaf Pulp
Gina Bouza

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia
Andrés Ramírez

Photo of Onion epidermis — Onion epidermis
Lulu González Osnaya

Photo of Bauxite Residue — Bauxite Residue
Studio ThusThat

Photo of Marble Slurry — Marble Slurry
Divyansh Jain, Prakriti, Raghav Modi, Vedangi Rane

Photo of Whisky waste — Whisky waste
Michela Puglia

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Plant fibre — Plant fibre
Sujin Moon

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Morning glory, Bindweed — Morning glory, Bindweed
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp
Paula Cermeño León

Photo of Rabbit skin — Rabbit skin
Dictum

Photo of Coffee ground, Recycled polyethylene — Coffee ground, Recycled polyethylene
SŌNSŌN

Photo of Stone dust — Stone dust
Studio Peipei

Photo of Cattle intestine, Pig bladder — Cattle intestine, Pig bladder
Tobias Trübenbacher

Photo of Cow stomach — Cow stomach
Studio Billie van Katwijk

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue
revoltech

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Zena Holloway

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Carolina Puppe

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste
Design An Mor

Photo of Textile fibre, Soil — Textile fibre, Soil
Davide Balda

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite — Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil
Aurore Piette Studio

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

Photo of Dog fur — Dog fur
Alessandra Tuseo

Photo of Recycled HDPE, Recycled PP — Recycled HDPE, Recycled PP
Linda Wrong

Photo of Flax fibre — Flax fibre
Studio RYTE

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Mother milk — Mother milk
Ine Poppe

Photo of Hops, Agricultural waste — Hops, Agricultural waste
Susana Cámara Leret

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Ylem Lab

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Katherine Lopez

Photo of Honeybee resin — Honeybee resin
Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste
Cooper Siegel

Photo of Candle soot — Candle soot
Bianca Streich

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber — Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber
Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves
Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Iron oxide, Biopolymer — Iron oxide, Biopolymer
Dorieke Schreurs

Photo of Demolished concrete — Demolished concrete
Georgia Stevenson

Photo of Food waste, Mineral waste — Food waste, Mineral waste
Yilin Han

Photo of Air pollution — Air pollution
Smogware

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Food waste, Agricultural waste — Food waste, Agricultural waste
Sirope Lab

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Felix Harr

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain
Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Microalgae, Wood powder — Microalgae, Wood powder
Laura Bordini

Photo of Coffee waste — Coffee waste
Zhekai Zhang

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash
Marie Caye

Photo of Gelatine powder — Gelatine powder
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Chicken feet — Chicken feet
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Textile, Clothes moth — Textile, Clothes moth
Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
OurCarbon

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre
Green Banana Paper

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Wool, Natural dye — Wool, Natural dye
Claudy Jongstra

Photo of Corn husk, Corn cob — Corn husk, Corn cob
Apilada Vorachart

Photo of Bioplastic, Bacterial cellulose — Bioplastic, Bacterial cellulose
Lolo Ostia

Photo of Lichen, Wool, Cotton — Lichen, Wool, Cotton
Mirte Luijmes

Photo of Grape leaves — Grape leaves
Parmeet Kaur Tesson

Photo of Biopolymer gel — Biopolymer gel
Sutherlin Santo

Photo of Bicycle parts — Bicycle parts
Owusu Ross Junior

Photo of Salsify — Salsify
Atelier Cagnoni

Photo of Amacizo — Amacizo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Oyster shell, Porcelain — Oyster shell, Porcelain
Studio Noff

Photo of Bioplastic — Bioplastic
Fara Peluso, Katharina Halusa

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Vincent Dassi

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro
Color Amazonia

Photo of Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds — Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Shell, Kelp — Shell, Kelp
Valparaíso Makerspace PUCV

Photo of Alum mordant — Alum mordant
Dictum

Photo of Ceramic, Coffee ground — Ceramic, Coffee ground
Sara Baptista da Silva

Photo of Blue elf cup — Blue elf cup
Liene Kazaka

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE
Elian Beeker

Photo of Crisp packet — Crisp packet
Alara Sipahioglu

Photo of Charcoal, Sodium alginate — Charcoal, Sodium alginate
David Cabra

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed
María-Elena Pombo

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper
LEESUN

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell
Carolina Pacheco

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel
Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Styrofoam waste — Styrofoam waste
we+

Photo of E-Waste glass — E-Waste glass
Fornace Brioni, Snøhetta, Studio Plastique

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre
Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Paper hemp composite — Paper hemp composite
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Agar agar, Vegetable glycerine — Agar agar, Vegetable glycerine
Lotta Bauer

Photo of Microgreens, Agar — Microgreens, Agar
Raquel Ruiz-Fernández

Photo of Coffee ground — Coffee ground
Coffeefrom

Photo of Rockweed — Rockweed
Jeannet Leendertse

Photo of Nettle, Ramie — Nettle, Ramie
Xue Chen

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell
Shell Homage

Photo of Shoes — Shoes
Vincent (Sniper) Frimpong

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste
Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Ceramic waste, Bacteria — Ceramic waste, Bacteria
Nicole Chrysikou

Photo of Denim waste, Mycelium — Denim waste, Mycelium
Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Sugar — Sugar
Yassine Ben Abdallah

Photo of Natural cork, Cement, Sand — Natural cork, Cement, Sand
DESIGN STUDIO NIRUK

Photo of Mussel shell, Sodium alginate — Mussel shell, Sodium alginate
IM-A Studio

Photo of Asbestos, River clay — Asbestos, River clay
Benedetta Pompili

Photo of Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers
Pascale Theron Studio

Photo of Glass dust — Glass dust
Wilfried Becret

Photo of Carrageenan — Carrageenan
Carolina Pacheco, Fernanda Vio, Tomás Vivanco, Valentina Márquez

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot
Katrijn Westland

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

Photo of Recycled glass — Recycled glass
Kelly Kim

Photo of Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall — Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall
Violaine Barrois

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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

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.

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