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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 Kombucha paper — Kombucha paper

Asli Hatipoglu

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Collagen — Collagen

Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose

Basse Stittgen

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil

Estúdio Rain

Photo of Peapod Peel — Peapod Peel

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Sheila Oconnor

Photo of Coffee grounds — Coffee grounds

Coffeefrom®

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain

Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

HeliceHadal

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine

Carolina Puppe

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree

Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Body Fluid — Body Fluid

Cristina Dezi

Photo of Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine — Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine

Valeria Pulici

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste

Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Katherine Lopez

Photo of Sheep wool — Sheep wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of Biopolymer gel — Biopolymer gel

Sutherlin Santo

Photo of Potato Starch — Potato Starch

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Gelatin Powder — Gelatin Powder

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Paper pulp, Egg white — Paper pulp, Egg white

Fredrick James Owen

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

Agro Biomaterials

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

Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark

Evelina Kudabaite

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Ploy Thongchamnan

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch

Laure Vigna

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot

Katrijn Westland

Photo of Sawdust, Natural adhesive — Sawdust, Natural adhesive

Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste

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 Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate

Clara Davis

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Marina Belintani

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell

Rania Mazen Elkalla

Photo of Ochre, gelatine, glycerine — Ochre, gelatine, glycerine

Soowon Chae

Photo of Pine tree — Pine tree

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Cellulose Medium — Cellulose Medium

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

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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