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Photo of Natural Indigo, Buckthorn seed — Natural Indigo, Buckthorn seed

Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado — Avocado

Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE

Elian Beeker

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp

Paula Cermeño Leon

Photo of Collagen — Collagen

Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste

BY THE END OF MAY

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather

Gereon Wahle

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell

LABVA

Photo of Denim waste, mycelium — Denim waste, mycelium

Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Red cabbage waste — Red cabbage waste

Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Virgile Durando

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste

Cooper Wray Siegel

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 Cardboard — Cardboard

EveryOtherDay

Photo of Excavated soil — Excavated soil

Lucie Ponard

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 Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic

Space Available

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 Coffee grounds — Coffee grounds

Coffeefrom®

Photo of Chewing Gum — Chewing Gum

Bianca Streich

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass

Rex Skov Arkitekter

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Laura Benetton

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 Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine

Carolina Puppe

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass

Pauline Barbier

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

Valeria Pulici

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

Ocloya

Photo of E-Waste glass — E-Waste glass

Fornace Brioni, Snøhetta®, Studio Plastique

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper

Bits to Atoms

Photo of Recycled Clay, Recycled Plastic — Recycled Clay, Recycled Plastic

Claire Ellis Ceramics

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste

Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Sheep wool — Sheep wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of Textile, Clothes Moths — Textile, Clothes Moths

Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia

Photo of Recycled HDPE, recycled PP plastic — Recycled HDPE, recycled PP plastic

Linda Wrong

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Hemp, microgreens — Hemp, microgreens

Yi-Jing Chen

Photo of Common Reed — Common Reed

Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos

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

Laura Messing

Photo of Gelatin Powder — Gelatin Powder

Sanskriti Gupta

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

Biohm

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 Bacteria, Food waste — Bacteria, Food waste

Bianca Streich

Photo of Posidonia Oceanica — Posidonia Oceanica

Francesco Cantini

Photo of Cardboard Pulp — Cardboard Pulp

Maddie Rose Hills

Photo of Repurposed fibreglass resin — Repurposed fibreglass resin

An atelier of other

Photo of Human Hair — Human Hair

Human Material Loop

Photo of Salt — Salt

Atelier LUMA, Karlijn Sibbel

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria

Cinzia Ferrari

Photo of Oyster Shell, Seaweed — Oyster Shell, Seaweed

Markos Georgiou

Photo of Ash, clamshells, quartz sand — Ash, clamshells, quartz sand

Studio Peipei

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

Peelsphere®

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton

Luis Undritz

Photo of Olive woodchips — Olive woodchips

Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Slime mold — Slime mold

Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil

Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Ceramic waste, Bacteria — Ceramic waste, Bacteria

Nicole Chrysikou

Photo of Aqua Faba — Aqua Faba

Paula Nerlich

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste

Austėja Platūkytė

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 Tea waste — Tea waste

Fulden Gencel

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 Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses

Lara Weller

Photo of Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste — Plantain, Coffee, Aluminium waste

Ana Cristina Quiñones

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste

Ana Cristina Quiñones

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate

Clara Davis

Photo of Recycled Denim — Recycled Denim

Studio Tim van der Loo

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp

Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover — Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover

HONEXT®

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Carbon black — Carbon black

Tino Seubert

Photo of Lupine fibers — Lupine fibers

Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Cigarette butt — Cigarette butt

Sachi Tungare

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

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

Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Chicken Feather — Chicken Feather

YLEM

Photo of Pine Needle — Pine Needle

Gaurav MK Wali

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

Soowon Chae

Photo of Shrimp shells — Shrimp shells

Jade Ruijzenaars

Photo of Recycled Leather — Recycled Leather

Jorge Penadés

Photo of Carrageenan — Carrageenan

Carolina Pacheco, Lugae

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Pine tree — Pine tree

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Cellulose Medium — Cellulose Medium

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 Recycled Polystyrene — Recycled Polystyrene

Katie May Boyd

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion

Daisy Newdick

Photo of Lithoplast — Lithoplast

Shahar Livne

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 Metal waste — Metal waste

Agne Kucerenkaite

Photo of Composite — Composite

Martina Taranto

Photo of Blood, fat, bone — Blood, fat, bone

Shahar Livne

Photo of Industrial Ash — Industrial Ash

Studio Mixtura

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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