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Photo of Mussel — Mussel

Licia Desideri

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Nina Flaitz

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Wool waste — Wool waste

Nina Havermans

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Long Pan

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste

Design An Mor

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste

BY THE END OF MAY

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 Olivine, Oyster shell — Olivine, Oyster shell

Santa Ramaherison

Photo of Shell, Kelp — Shell, Kelp

Valparaíso Makerspace

Photo of Sucrose — Sucrose

Silke Weißbach

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Sheila Oconnor

Photo of Chewing gum — Chewing gum

Bianca Streich

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

Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Calcite grain — Calcite grain

Studio Esmee Geerken

Photo of Bone, Trash — Bone, Trash

Marie Caye

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Fishing rope, Rubber grain — Fishing rope, Rubber grain

Talin Hazbar

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Saumya Singh

Photo of Body fluid — Body fluid

Cristina Dezi

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste

Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Wool — Wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic

Brodie Neill

Photo of Corn husk — Corn husk

Taina Campos

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Laura Messing

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

Fredrick James Owen

Photo of Bacteria, Food waste — Bacteria, Food waste

Bianca Streich

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Aléa

Photo of Human hair — Human hair

Oksana Bondar

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

bioDigital Matter

Photo of Repurposed fibreglass resin — Repurposed fibreglass resin

An atelier of other

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil

Aurore Piette

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste

Hanneke de Leeuw

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

Kikkis

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp

Pulp it!

Photo of Oyster shell, Seaweed — Oyster shell, Seaweed

Markos Georgiou

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed

Atelier Schaft

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Chitosan — Chitosan

Paula Camiña Eiras

Photo of Paper pulp — Paper pulp

Anna Hester

Photo of Flax — Flax

CQ Studio

Photo of Coconut — Coconut

Narayani Mahesh

Photo of Natural cork, Cement, Sand — Natural cork, Cement, Sand

Design Studio Niruk

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Mud — Mud

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Rabbit faeces, Starch — Rabbit faeces, Starch

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Algae — Algae

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Fulden Gencel

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

Atelier Barb

Photo of Grass — Grass

Ottan Studio

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 Flax fibre — Flax fibre

Studio RYTE

Photo of Algae — Algae

Margarita Talep

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Mogu

Photo of Onion peel — Onion peel

MUDRA

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Mogu

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Officina Corpuscoli

Photo of Seashell — Seashell

Newtab-22

Photo of Copper slag — Copper slag

Studio ThusThat

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre

Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Marina Belintani

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Loop Biotech

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

Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

YLEM

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell

Rania Mazen Elkalla

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

Caracara Collective

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle

Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic

Soowon Chae

Photo of Recycled leather — Recycled leather

Jorge Penadés

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Maria Pita Guerreiro

Photo of Mussel shell — Mussel shell

Carolina Pacheco

Photo of Human hair — Human hair

Romy Kaiser

Photo of Pine resin — Pine resin

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

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

HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Cow intestine — Cow intestine

Studio KBB

Photo of Plastic — Plastic

Shahar Livne

Photo of Scoby — Scoby

Riina O

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk

Pola Salicka

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

GROWN bio

Photo of Composite — Composite

Martina Taranto

Photo of Blood, Fat, Bone — Blood, Fat, Bone

Shahar Livne

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