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Fibre

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE

Elian Beeker

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp

Paula Cermeño Leon

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose

Basse Stittgen

Photo of Denim waste, mycelium — Denim waste, mycelium

Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Virgile Durando

Photo of Wool — Wool

Alma Lomholt Breun

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard

EveryOtherDay

Photo of Corn husk, corn cob — Corn husk, corn cob

Apilada Vorachart

Photo of Prickly Pear — Prickly Pear

Martina Taranto

Photo of Human Hair — Human Hair

Adrian Pepe, Pimprae Hiranprueck

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper

Lee Sun

Photo of Coffee Sacks — Coffee Sacks

Kate Studley

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower

Jess Redgrave

Photo of Maritime waste — Maritime waste

Joana Schneider

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 Common Reed — Common Reed

Alejandra Ortiz de Zevallos

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

Claudy Jongstra

Photo of Dog fur — Dog fur

Alessandra Tuseo

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre

Koubo Studios

Photo of Hemp Residue — Hemp Residue

LOVR

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 Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard

Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Recycled fishing nets — Recycled fishing nets

Gundega Strauberga

Photo of Algae, Human Hair — Algae, Human Hair

Bela Rofe

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste

Ana Cristina Quiñones

Photo of Flax Fibre — Flax Fibre

Studio RYTE

Photo of Stinging nettle — Stinging nettle

Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Recycled Denim — Recycled Denim

Studio Tim van der Loo

Photo of Lupine fibers — Lupine fibers

Efnasmiðjan

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

Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Recycled Leather — Recycled Leather

Jorge Penadés

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Raw Jute — Raw Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre

Roberta Lebed Llopart

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves

Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Rosie Broadhead

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.

Contact us at futurematerialsbank@janvaneyck.nl.

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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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