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  • Materials 341

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  • Animal material 51

  • Bacteria 17

  • Biodegradable 196

  • Bioplastic 66

  • Bioresin 20

  • Board material 26

  • Ceramics 2

  • Circular 183

  • Cleaning 6

  • Coffee 1

  • Colour 1

  • Composite 84

  • Dye 40

  • Fair Trade 7

  • Fibre 54

  • Glaze 14

  • Glue 9

  • Human material 14

  • Ink 18

  • leather 3

  • Metal 1

  • Oil 8

  • Paint 15

  • Paper 20

  • Pigment 41

  • Plant-based 145

  • Polymer 32

  • Print 1

  • Recyclable 97

  • Recycled 103

  • Regenerative 39

  • Smart Material 3

  • Textile 72

  • Vegan 73

  • Wax 4

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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