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Biodegradable

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Banana Leaf — Banana Leaf

Paula Cermeño Leon

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp

Paula Cermeño Leon

Photo of Collagen — Collagen

Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell

LABVA

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose

Basse Stittgen

Photo of Red cabbage waste — Red cabbage waste

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, seed — Soil, seed

Adi Segal, Danny Freedman, Elisheva Gillis, Gitit Linker, Noa Zermati, Nof Nathansohn, Or Naim, Rivka Partook

Photo of Wool — Wool

Alma Lomholt Breun

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

Photo of Prickly Pear — Prickly Pear

Martina Taranto

Photo of Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber — Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber

Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass

Rex Skov Arkitekter

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper

Lee Sun

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

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 Moths — Textile, Clothes Moths

Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Hemp, microgreens — Hemp, microgreens

Yi-Jing Chen

Photo of Salt fixer — Salt fixer

The Sustainable Darkroom

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground

Johnson Tan

Photo of Drenthe Heath Wool, Botanical Dyes — Drenthe Heath Wool, Botanical Dyes

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 Gelatin Powder — Gelatin Powder

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Orange Peel or Coffee Chaff — Orange Peel or 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

Koubo Studios

Photo of Hemp Residue — Hemp Residue

LOVR

Photo of Mother’s Milk — Mother’s Milk

Ine Poppe

Photo of Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf — Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf

Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope

Katya Bryskina

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree

Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir, Björn Steinar, Emilía Sigurðardóttir, Johanna Seelemann, Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Theodóra Mjöll Skúladóttir Jack, Védís Pálsdóttir

Photo of Cardboard Pulp — Cardboard Pulp

Maddie Rose Hills

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark

Evelina Kudabaite

Photo of Ocean Soil — Ocean Soil

Aurore Piette

Photo of Salt — Salt

Atelier LUMA, Karlijn Sibbel

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 leaf — Orange peel, tea leaf

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, clamshells, quartz sand — Ash, clamshells, quartz sand

Studio Peipei

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Spirulina — Spirulina

Aastha Poddar

Photo of Mango — Mango

Àmber van de Ven

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana Peel — Fruit waste, Banana Peel

Peelsphere®

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard

Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp

Anna Hester

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton

Luis Undritz

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil

Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Fish Leather — Fish Leather

Paula Martin

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Vienna Textile Lab

Photo of Aqua Faba — Aqua Faba

Paula Nerlich

Photo of Mud brick — Mud brick

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit feces, Starch — Rabbit feces, Starch

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Algae, Human Hair — Algae, Human Hair

Bela Rofe

Photo of Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp — Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp

Atelier Barb

Photo of Gelatin, Glycerine — Gelatin, Glycerine

Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses

Lara Weller

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate

Clara Davis

Photo of Flax Fibre — Flax Fibre

Studio RYTE

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Stinging nettle — Stinging nettle

Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp

Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Lupine fibers — Lupine fibers

Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Seashell — Seashell

Hors-Studio

Photo of Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal — Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal

Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Honeybee resin — Honeybee resin

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell

Rania Mazen Elkalla

Photo of Pine Needle — Pine Needle

Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Ochre, gelatin, glycerine — Ochre, gelatin, glycerine

Soowon Chae

Photo of Carrageenan — Carrageenan

Carolina Pacheco, Lugae

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha

Anna Ting Möller

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre

Green Banana Paper

Photo of Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

Photo of Hempcrete — Hempcrete

Hannah Segerkrantz

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

HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Raw Jute — Raw Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine

Studio KBB

Photo of Soil — Soil

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Plantroot — Plantroot

Diana Scherer

Photo of Scoby leather — Scoby leather

Riina O

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves

Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste

Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk

Pola Salicka

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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