Bioresin

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil

Estúdio Rain

Photo of Nutshell, Pine resin — Nutshell, Pine resin

Sara Baptista da Silva

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree

Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Orange Peel or Coffee Chaff — Orange Peel or Coffee Chaff

Biohm

Photo of Posidonia Oceanica — Posidonia Oceanica

Francesco Cantini

Photo of Orange peel, tea leaf — Orange peel, tea leaf

Kikkis

Photo of Ott tree sap, Porcelain — Ott tree sap, Porcelain

Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Sawdust, Natural adhesive — Sawdust, Natural adhesive

Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste

Austėja Platūkytė

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

Atelier Barb

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Stinging nettle — Stinging nettle

Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Pine tree — Pine tree

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste

Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

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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