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Photo of Rabbit skin — Rabbit skin
Dictum

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Crisp packet — Crisp packet
Alara Sipahioglu

Photo of Leaf Pulp — Leaf Pulp
Gina Bouza

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

Photo of Turmeric — Turmeric
Kala Chaupal

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

Photo of Coffee ground — Coffee ground
Coffeefrom

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Laura Messing

Photo of Palo brasil — Palo brasil
Color Amazonia

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

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

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

Photo of Beetroot, Sugarcane, Paper — Beetroot, Sugarcane, Paper
Elena Redaelli

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Maddie Rose Hills

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Zena Holloway

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion
Daisy Newdick

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

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
KUO DUO

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar
Ploy Thongchamnan

Photo of Chewing gum — Chewing gum
Bianca Streich

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Ott tree, Porcelain — Ott tree, Porcelain
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

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

Photo of Olive pomace — Olive pomace
Anna Perugini

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Oksana Bondar

Photo of Paperpulp — Paperpulp
LF Estudio

Photo of Hemp, Microgreens — Hemp, Microgreens
Yi-Jing Chen

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste
BY THE END OF MAY

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre
Roberta Lebed Llopart

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Charlotte Werth

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Ash, Clamshell, Quartz sand — Ash, Clamshell, Quartz sand
Studio Peipei

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Rex Skov Arkitekter

Photo of Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal — Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal
Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Ylem Lab

Photo of Recycled leather — Recycled leather
Jorge Penadés

Photo of Garment labels — Garment labels
Lena Winterink

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon
Marlène Huissoud

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

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

Photo of Oyster shell — Oyster shell
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue
revoltech

Photo of Recycled polystyrene — Recycled polystyrene
Katie May Boyd

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

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Mixtura

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Gwenllian Spink

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

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Nettle — Nettle
Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

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

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

Photo of Paper hemp composite — Paper hemp composite
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Salt — Salt
The Sustainable Darkroom

Photo of Oyster shell, Seaweed — Oyster shell, Seaweed
Markos Georgiou

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

Photo of Wool waste — Wool waste
Nina Havermans

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

Photo of Reclaimed Copper — Reclaimed Copper
Marlo Lyda

Photo of Trainers — Trainers
Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

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

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch
Laure Vigna

Photo of Demolition waste — Demolition waste
Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Mycelium, Clay — Mycelium, Clay
Lorenzo Silvestri

Photo of Metal waste — Metal waste
Agne Kucerenkaite

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

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed
María-Elena Pombo

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

Photo of Coconut — Coconut
Narayani Mahesh

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Cinzia Ferrari

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk
Pola Salicka

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Anna Ting Möller

Photo of Candle soot — Candle soot
Bianca Streich

Photo of Milk — Milk
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree
Studio Seungbin Yang

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

Photo of Horse Chestnut — Horse Chestnut
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Air pollution — Air pollution
Smogware

Photo of Building waste — Building waste
Mayra Deberg Alencar

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste
Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Collagen — Collagen
Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Posidonia oceanica — Posidonia oceanica
Francesco Cantini

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper
LEESUN

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil
Aurore Piette Studio

Photo of Flax fibre — Flax fibre
Studio RYTE

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro
Color Amazonia

Photo of Composite — Composite
Martina Taranto

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

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
ComposTerra

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Carolina Puppe

Photo of Rubber — Rubber
Eline van Dijkman

Photo of Wood — Wood
Alice Munro, Gavin Munro

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

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose
Silke Weißbach

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

Photo of Shrimp shell — Shrimp shell
Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Lena Ringel

Photo of Styrofoam waste — Styrofoam waste
we+

Photo of Sawdust, Natural adhesive — Sawdust, Natural adhesive
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Pollution — Pollution
Gaia D’Arrigo

Photo of Banana leaves — Banana leaves
Paula Cermeño León

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash
Marie Caye

Photo of Rockweed — Rockweed
Jeannet Leendertse

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

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

Photo of Menstrual blood — Menstrual blood
Laia Tort Solsona

Photo of Algae, Human hair — Algae, Human hair
Bela Rofe

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

Photo of Shoes — Shoes
Vincent (Sniper) Frimpong

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

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black
Tino Seubert

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate
Clara Davis

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather
Gereon Wahle

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

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

Photo of Cigarette butt — Cigarette butt
Sachi Tungare

Photo of Agricultural waste — Agricultural waste
Katya Bryskina, SPACE10, Tomás Clavijo

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Fulden Gencel

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre
Katarzyna Suzuki

Photo of Pine resin — Pine resin
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Orange peel — Orange peel
EnyoungBio®

Photo of Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers
Pascale Theron Studio

Photo of Recycled glass — Recycled glass
Kelly Kim

Photo of Salsify — Salsify
Atelier Cagnoni

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen

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

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

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

Photo of Coffee waste — Coffee waste
Zhekai Zhang

Photo of Chicken bone — Chicken bone
Candyce Dryburgh

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Gin waste — Gin waste
Zhongyue Mei

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

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

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

Photo of Limestone, Bacteria — Limestone, Bacteria
Adi ioshpe

Photo of Bicycle parts — Bicycle parts
Owusu Ross Junior

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Cúrcuma — Cúrcuma
Color Amazonia

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

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel
Sarah Harbarth

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

Photo of Walnut — Walnut
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Avocado — Avocado
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Black walnut — Black walnut
De Onkruidenier

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Vivianne von Arx

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

Photo of Street posters — Street posters
Rita Osipova

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon
Marie Melcore

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

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

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

Photo of Chokanary — Chokanary
Color Amazonia

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

Photo of Bioplastic — Bioplastic
Fara Peluso, Katharina Halusa

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell
Heidi Jalkh, LABVA, Nicolás Hernández

Photo of Wheat flour — Wheat flour
Sachi Tungare

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

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

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Bone, Antler — Bone, Antler
Dictum

Photo of Whisky waste — Whisky waste
Michela Puglia

Photo of Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate
Unknown

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

Photo of Blood, Fat, Bone — Blood, Fat, Bone
Shahar Livne

Photo of Recycled denim — Recycled denim
Tim van der Loo

Photo of Clay soil — Clay soil
Iben Ramvad

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

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Common reed — Common reed
Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos

Photo of Waste plasterboard — Waste plasterboard
Byron Clark

Photo of Rock flour — Rock flour
Sara Martinsen

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

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

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre
Efnasmiðjan

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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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