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Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed
María-Elena Pombo

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Katherine Lopez

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black
Tino Seubert

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Plasticiet

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Romy Kaiser

Photo of Milk — Milk
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Discarded glass, Discarded copper — Discarded glass, Discarded copper
Juli Bolaños-Durman

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste
Design An Mor

Photo of Cúrcuma — Cúrcuma
Color Amazonia

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell
Carolina Pacheco

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Claire Ellis Ceramics

Photo of Black walnut — Black walnut
De Onkruidenier

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium
The Growing Pavilion

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

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

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch
Laure Vigna

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Vivianne von Arx

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

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Evelina Kudabaitė

Photo of Nutshell, Pine resin — Nutshell, Pine resin
Sara Baptista da Silva

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia
Andrés Ramírez

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Volcanic ash — Volcanic ash
Dzek, Formafantasma

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Chicken bone — Chicken bone
Candyce Dryburgh

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Zena Holloway

Photo of Salt — Salt
The Sustainable Darkroom

Photo of Recycled leather — Recycled leather
Jorge Penadés

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Recycled polystyrene — Recycled polystyrene
Katie May Boyd

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Shrimp shell — Shrimp shell
Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Palo brasil — Palo brasil
Color Amazonia

Photo of Corn husk — Corn husk
Taina Campos

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

Photo of Gelatine powder — Gelatine powder
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Fish scale — Fish scale
HADDOCK

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

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

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm
Dictum

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree
Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Chewing gum — Chewing gum
Bianca Streich

Photo of Banana leaves — Banana leaves
Paula Cermeño Leon

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

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Oyster shell — Oyster shell
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Trainers — Trainers
Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Shoes — Shoes
Vincent (Sniper) Frimpong

Photo of Coconut — Coconut
Narayani Mahesh

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses
Lara Weller

Photo of Building waste — Building waste
Mayra Deberg Alencar

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

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

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Sorawut Kittibanthorn

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk
Pola Salicka

Photo of Latex — Latex
Magdalena Sophie Orland

Photo of Peapod peel — Peapod peel
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Sanskriti Gupta

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

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

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste
Cooper Siegel

Photo of Styrofoam waste — Styrofoam waste
we+

Photo of Common reed — Common reed
Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos

Photo of Rain — Rain
Aliki van der Kruijs

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana peel — Fruit waste, Banana peel
Youyang Song

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

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

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Onion epidermis — Onion epidermis
Lulu González Osnaya

Photo of Mycelium composite — Mycelium composite
Johanne Hestvold

Photo of Urine — Urine
Arthur Guilleminot

Photo of Achiote — Achiote
Color Amazonia

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmite

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon
Studio Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine — Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine
Soowon Chae

Photo of Copper slag — Copper slag
Studio ThusThat

Photo of Coffee sacks — Coffee sacks
Kate Studley

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper
Bits to Atoms

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain
Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Laura Benetton

Photo of Cassava starch, Cardboard waste — Cassava starch, Cardboard waste
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

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

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

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

Photo of Body fluid — Body fluid
Cristina Dezi

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Horse Chestnut — Horse Chestnut
Franklin St. Studio

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

Photo of Chicken feet — Chicken feet
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

Photo of Bioplastic — Bioplastic
Fara Peluso, Katharina Halusa

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves
Nathalie Spencer

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

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose
Silke Weißbach

Photo of Street posters — Street posters
Rita Osipova

Photo of Repurposed fibreglass resin — Repurposed fibreglass resin
an atelier of other

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Elodie Michaud, Rebecca Fezard

Photo of Stone dust — Stone dust
Studio Peipei

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard
EveryOtherDay

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon
Marie Melcore

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

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

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Amacizo — Amacizo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash
Marie Caye

Photo of Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

Photo of Sugar — Sugar
Yassine Ben Abdallah

Photo of Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate
Unknown

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil
KYOTO Design Lab, Nataša Perković

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

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

Photo of Poppy seeds — Poppy seeds
Dictum

Photo of Reclaimed Copper — Reclaimed Copper
Marlo Lyda

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

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
Agro Biomaterials

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

Photo of Plant fibre — Plant fibre
Sujin Moon

Photo of Alum mordant — Alum mordant
Dictum

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

Photo of Bone, Antler — Bone, Antler
Dictum

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan
Studio HOLE

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

Photo of Bauxite Residue — Bauxite Residue
Studio ThusThat

Photo of Rockweed — Rockweed
Jeannet Leendertse

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

Photo of Walnut — Walnut
Natural Earth Paint

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

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

Photo of Fishing rope, Rubber grain — Fishing rope, Rubber grain
Talin Hazbar

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

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue
revoltech

Photo of Medlar seeds, Tree leaves — Medlar seeds, Tree leaves
Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel
Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Ramie, Wool — Ramie, Wool
Sabrina Stadlober

Photo of Shell, Kelp — Shell, Kelp
Valparaíso Makerspace

Photo of Clay, Organic matter — Clay, Organic matter
Urban Reef

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

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

Photo of Wheat flour — Wheat flour
Sachi Tungare

Photo of Carpet waste — Carpet waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Mycelium, Clay — Mycelium, Clay
Lorenzo Silvestri

Photo of Blue elf cup — Blue elf cup
Liene Kazaka

Photo of Avocado — Avocado
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE
Elian Beeker

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

Photo of Collagen — Collagen
Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Maritime waste — Maritime waste
Joana Schneider

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste
Austėja Platūkytė

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

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

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

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

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

Photo of Garment labels — Garment labels
Lena Winterink

Photo of Paper hemp composite — Paper hemp composite
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper
Lee Sun

Photo of Coffee ground — Coffee ground
Coffeefrom

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

Photo of Composite — Composite
Martina Taranto

Photo of Posidonia oceanica — Posidonia oceanica
Francesco Cantini

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard
Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Cow stomach — Cow stomach
Studio Billie van Katwijk

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Cow blood — Cow blood
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Sodium alginate — Sodium alginate
Lucrezia Alessandroni

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre
Green Banana Paper

Photo of Pollution — Pollution
Gaia D’Arrigo

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

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil
Aurore Piette Studio

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Gloria Dorliguzzo

Photo of Recycled clay, Recycled plastic — Recycled clay, Recycled plastic
Claire Ellis Ceramics

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

Photo of Demolition waste — Demolition waste
Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot
Katrijn Westland

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground
Johnson Tan

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

Photo of Deadstock textiles, Second hand textiles — Deadstock textiles, Second hand textiles
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Demolished concrete — Demolished concrete
Georgia Stevenson

Photo of Chokanary — Chokanary
Color Amazonia

Photo of Turmeric — Turmeric
Kala Chaupal

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

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather
Gereon Wahle

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