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

Photo of Slime mould — Slime mould
Felix Harr

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan
Benjamin Kaltenbach, Felix Harr, Julia Ihls, Lilith Stumpf

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

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

Photo of Chicken feet — Chicken feet
Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Demolition waste — Demolition waste
Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Leaf Pulp — Leaf Pulp
Gina Bouza

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

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

Photo of Glass dust — Glass dust
Wilfried Becret

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

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

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

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Studio Burntshell

Photo of Horse Chestnut — Horse Chestnut
Franklin St. Studio

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

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

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Lotek

Photo of Paper hemp composite — Paper hemp composite
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

Photo of Clay soil — Clay soil
Iben Ramvad

Photo of Fish skin — Fish skin
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha
Gloria Dorliguzzo

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium
Emma Fukuwatari Huffman

Photo of Olive pomace — Olive pomace
Anna Perugini

Photo of Orange peel — Orange peel
EnyoungBio®

Photo of Manna — Manna
Domenico Mangano, Marieke van Rooy

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

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

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

Photo of Scoby — Scoby
Francesca Zeccara

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

Photo of Mycelium, Clay — Mycelium, Clay
Lorenzo Silvestri

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Müge Yildiz

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

Photo of Wool, Earth — Wool, Earth
Liliana Carvalho

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

Photo of Menstrual blood — Menstrual blood
Laia Tort Solsona

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Lena Ringel

Photo of Nettle, Ramie — Nettle, Ramie
Xue Chen

Photo of Fruit — Fruit
Enola Gil La Rocca

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

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

Photo of Sodium alginate — Sodium alginate
Lucrezia Alessandroni

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

Photo of Urine — Urine
Arthur Guilleminot

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus
Mari Koppanen

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

Photo of Sugar — Sugar
Yassine Ben Abdallah

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Wool waste — Wool waste
Nina Havermans

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed
María-Elena Pombo

Photo of Banana leaves — Banana leaves
Paula Cermeño León

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

Photo of Collagen — Collagen
Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

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

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Virgile Durando

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil
Estúdio Rain

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria
Alejandra Orjuela

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

Photo of Peapod peel — Peapod peel
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan
Studio HOLE

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

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard
EveryOtherDay

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

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

Photo of Ceramic, Coffee ground — Ceramic, Coffee ground
Sara Baptista da Silva

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

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

Photo of Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

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

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper
LEESUN

Photo of Coffee sacks — Coffee sacks
Kate Studley

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste
Lucie Ponard

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

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine
Carolina Puppe

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

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree
Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Body fluid — Body fluid
Cristina Dezi

Photo of Human hair — Human hair
Amna Ilyas

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

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Ocloya Studio

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper
Bits to Atoms

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste
Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Katherine Lopez

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

Photo of Fish scale — Fish scale
HADDOCK

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

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

Photo of Salt — Salt
The Sustainable Darkroom

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

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

Photo of Biopolymer gel — Biopolymer gel
Sutherlin Santo

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

Photo of Corn husk — Corn husk
Taina Campos

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch
Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Gelatine powder — Gelatine powder
Sanskriti Gupta

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

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
ComposTerra

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

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue
revoltech

Photo of Mother milk — Mother milk
Ine Poppe

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

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope
Katya Bryskina

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Maddie Rose Hills

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Evelina Kudabaitė

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil
Aurore Piette Studio

Photo of Wheat flour — Wheat flour
Sachi Tungare

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch
Laure Vigna

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot
Katrijn Westland

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

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

Photo of Mycelium composite — Mycelium composite
Johanne Hestvold

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

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

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

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina
Aastha Poddar

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

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard
Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Zena Holloway

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp
Anna Hester

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria
Vienna Textile Lab

Photo of Aqua faba — Aqua faba
Paula Nerlich

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

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

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

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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

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