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

Photo of Recycled fishing net — Recycled fishing net
Gundega Strauberga

Photo of Glass dust — Glass dust
Wilfried Becret

Photo of Rain — Rain
Aliki van der Kruijs

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

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

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Diana Scherer

Photo of Walnut — Walnut
Natural Earth Paint

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

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil
Estúdio Rain

Photo of Cigarette butt — Cigarette butt
Sachi Tungare

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

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black
Tino Seubert

Photo of Fruit — Fruit
Enola Gil La Rocca

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

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Living Colour

Photo of Algae — Algae
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell
Shell Homage

Photo of Manna — Manna
Domenico Mangano, Marieke van Rooy

Photo of Ramie, Wool — Ramie, Wool
Sabrina Stadlober

Photo of Cow blood — Cow blood
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro
Color Amazonia

Photo of Clay, Iron sludge — Clay, Iron sludge
Kirstie van Noort, Lotte de Raadt

Photo of Gelatine powder — Gelatine powder
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Reclaimed Copper — Reclaimed Copper
Marlo Lyda

Photo of Trainers — Trainers
Gwenllian Spink

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

Photo of Poppy seeds — Poppy seeds
Dictum

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Raewyn Martyn

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

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

Photo of Bioplastic — Bioplastic
Fara Peluso, Katharina Halusa

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Oksana Bondar

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope
Katya Bryskina

Photo of Coffee ground — Coffee ground
Coffeefrom

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

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

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Katesi Jacqueline Kalange

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

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

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

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus
Mari Koppanen

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

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

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Ocloya Studio

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre
Roberta Lebed Llopart

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose
Silke Weißbach

Photo of Body fluid — Body fluid
Cristina Dezi

Photo of Crisp packet — Crisp packet
Alara Sipahioglu

Photo of Coconut — Coconut
Narayani Mahesh

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

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

Photo of Latex — Latex
Magdalena Sophie Orland

Photo of Orange peel — Orange peel
EnyoungBio®

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

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

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

Photo of Recycled denim — Recycled denim
Tim van der Loo

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste
Cooper Siegel

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

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Evelina Kudabaitė

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

Photo of Horsetail, Nettle, Rhododendron — Horsetail, Nettle, Rhododendron
Laure Vigna

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

Photo of Wool waste — Wool waste
Nina Havermans

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Mother milk — Mother milk
Ine Poppe

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Soil — Soil
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Corn husk — Corn husk
Taina Campos

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

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

Photo of Whisky waste — Whisky waste
Michela Puglia

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard
EveryOtherDay

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

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

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon
Marlène Huissoud

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

Photo of Garment labels — Garment labels
Lena Winterink

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

Photo of Leaf Pulp — Leaf Pulp
Gina Bouza

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Alaa Abu Asad

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Sorawut Kittibanthorn

Photo of Achiote — Achiote
Color Amazonia

Photo of Chicken bone — Chicken bone
Candyce Dryburgh

Photo of Horse Chestnut — Horse Chestnut
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Salt — Salt
Atelier LUMA, Karlijn Sibbel

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper
LEESUN

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste
Andrea De la Peña

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

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan
Studio HOLE

Photo of Plant fibre — Plant fibre
Sujin Moon

Photo of Carpet waste — Carpet waste
Riccardo Cenedella

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen

Photo of Chokanary — Chokanary
Color Amazonia

Photo of Posidonia oceanica — Posidonia oceanica
Francesco Cantini

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

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

Photo of Urine — Urine
Arthur Guilleminot

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Rock flour — Rock flour
Sara Martinsen

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste
Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Shoes — Shoes
Vincent (Sniper) Frimpong

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

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

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion
Daisy Newdick

Photo of Rubber — Rubber
Eline van Dijkman

Photo of Maritime waste — Maritime waste
Joana Schneider

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

Photo of Biopolymer gel — Biopolymer gel
Sutherlin Santo

Photo of Collagen — Collagen
Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Soy hull — Soy hull
Ena Naito, Taísa Ferreira Ribeiro

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Bauxite Residue — Bauxite Residue
Studio ThusThat

Photo of Demolished concrete — Demolished concrete
Georgia Stevenson

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

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

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

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Mixtura

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot
Katrijn Westland

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

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

Photo of Volcanic ash — Volcanic ash
Dzek, Formafantasma

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina
Aastha Poddar

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

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Gloria Dorliguzzo

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Vivianne von Arx

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia
Andrés Ramírez

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain
Studio Esmee Geerken

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

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Dog fur — Dog fur
Alessandra Tuseo

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

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

Photo of Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers
Pascale Theron Studio

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

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp
Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm
Dictum

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch
Laure Vigna

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

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

Photo of Sugar — Sugar
Yassine Ben Abdallah

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Tahiya Hossain

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

Photo of Paperpulp — Paperpulp
LF Estudio

Photo of Mycelium composite — Mycelium composite
Johanne Hestvold

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo of Sodium alginate — Sodium alginate
Lucrezia Alessandroni

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

Photo of Mycelium, Clay — Mycelium, Clay
Lorenzo Silvestri

Photo of Palo brasil — Palo brasil
Color Amazonia

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

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

Photo of Waste plasterboard — Waste plasterboard
Byron Clark

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen
Raewyn Martyn

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

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Maddie Rose Hills

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

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

Photo of Alum mordant — Alum mordant
Dictum

Photo of Huitillo — Huitillo
Color Amazonia

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

Photo of Avocado seeds — Avocado seeds
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Cow stomach — Cow stomach
Studio Billie van Katwijk

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana peel — Fruit waste, Banana peel
PEELSPHERE®

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

Photo of Chicken eggs — Chicken eggs
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Amacizo — Amacizo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Demolition waste — Demolition waste
Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Activated carbon — Activated carbon
Marie Melcore

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

Photo of Wool, Earth — Wool, Earth
Liliana Carvalho

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

Photo of Recycled polystyrene — Recycled polystyrene
Katie May Boyd

Photo of Menstrual blood — Menstrual blood
Laia Tort Solsona

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves
Nathalie Spencer

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

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

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre
Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Pollution — Pollution
Gaia D’Arrigo

Photo of Bicycle parts — Bicycle parts
Owusu Ross Junior

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