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

Photo of Chicken eggs — Chicken eggs
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Chicken feet — Chicken feet
Giuseppe Abate

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

Photo of Ramie, Wool — Ramie, Wool
Sabrina Stadlober

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

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

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Chicken bone — Chicken bone
Candyce Dryburgh

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

Photo of Collagen — Collagen
Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather
Gereon Wahle

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

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Carolina Puppe

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash
Marie Caye

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

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

Photo of Dog fur — Dog fur
Alessandra Tuseo

Photo of Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers
Pascale Theron Studio

Photo of Gelatine powder — Gelatine powder
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Evelina Kudabaitė

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

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

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

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

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Paula Camiña Eiras

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

Photo of Honeybee resin — Honeybee resin
Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Chicken feather — Chicken feather
Ylem Lab

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell
Shell Homage

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

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Soowon Chae

Photo of Shrimp shell — Shrimp shell
Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Recycled leather — Recycled leather
Jorge Penadés

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon
Marlène Huissoud

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen

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

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste
Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Rabbit skin — Rabbit skin
Dictum

Photo of Cow blood — Cow blood
Basse Stittgen

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

Photo of Cow stomach — Cow stomach
Studio Billie van Katwijk

Photo of Bone, Antler — Bone, Antler
Dictum

Future Materials Bank

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