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Photo of Coffee ground, Recycled polyethylene — Coffee ground, Recycled polyethylene
SŌNSŌN

Photo of Plants, Insects, Silk — Plants, Insects, Silk
Margot Malpote

Photo of Whisky waste — Whisky waste
Michela Puglia

Photo of Leaf Pulp — Leaf Pulp
Gina Bouza

Photo of Narrowleaf cattail — Narrowleaf cattail
Tereza Dvořáková

Photo of Beetroot, Sugarcane, Paper — Beetroot, Sugarcane, Paper
Elena Redaelli

Photo of Wool, Silk, Linen — Wool, Silk, Linen
Sabrina Stadlober

Photo of Ramie, Wool — Ramie, Wool
Sabrina Stadlober

Photo of Hops, Agricultural waste — Hops, Agricultural waste
Susana Cámara Leret

Photo of Food waste, Mineral waste — Food waste, Mineral waste
Yilin Han

Photo of Horse Chestnut — Horse Chestnut
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Horsetail, Nettle, Rhododendron — Horsetail, Nettle, Rhododendron
Laure Vigna

Photo of Paper hemp composite — Paper hemp composite
Teodoro Rava

Photo of Plant fibre — Plant fibre
Sujin Moon

Photo of Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall — Gaude, Indigo, Garance, Oak gall
Violaine Barrois

Photo of Tinder fungus composite — Tinder fungus composite
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Onion epidermis — Onion epidermis
Lulu González Osnaya

Photo of Citrus peel — Citrus peel
Tanaya Akolkar

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass
Luna Wirtz-Ortvald

Photo of Flavonoids — Flavonoids
Jehnna Yang

Photo of Olive pomace — Olive pomace
Anna Perugini

Photo of Manna — Manna
Domenico Mangano, Marieke van Rooy

Photo of Agar agar, Vegetable glycerine — Agar agar, Vegetable glycerine
Lotta Bauer

Photo of Himalayan balsam — Himalayan balsam
Sophie Ferrier

Photo of Natural Dye — Natural Dye
Addoley Dzegede

Photo of Microalgae, Wood powder — Microalgae, Wood powder
Laura Bordini

Photo of Grape leaves — Grape leaves
Parmeet Kaur Tesson

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose
Müge Yildiz

Photo of Fique fibre, Charcoal — Fique fibre, Charcoal
Fango

Photo of Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate — Phenol, Sodium Ascorbate
Giulia Principe

Photo of Biochar — Biochar
Carla Alcalà Badias

Photo of Microgreens, Agar — Microgreens, Agar
Raquel Ruiz-Fernández

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle
Lena Ringel

Photo of Latex — Latex
Magdalena Sophie Orland

Photo of Nettle, Ramie — Nettle, Ramie
Xue Chen

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 Mycelium — Mycelium
Nina Flaitz

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Morning glory, Bindweed — Morning glory, Bindweed
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds — Natural indigo, Buckthorn seeds
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado — Avocado
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed
María-Elena Pombo

Photo of Banana leaves — Banana leaves
Paula Cermeño León

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp
Paula Cermeño León

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell
Cynthia Nudel

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose
Basse Stittgen

Photo of Red cabbage — Red cabbage
Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed
Virgile Durando

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil
Estúdio Rain

Photo of Soil, Seeds — Soil, Seeds
Asi Segal, Danny Freedman, Elisheva Gillis, Gitit Linker, Noa Zermati, Nof Nathansohn, Or Naim, Rivka Partook

Photo of Peapod peel — Peapod peel
Mari Koppanen

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan
Studio HOLE

Photo of Lichen, Wool, Cotton — Lichen, Wool, Cotton
Mirte Luijmes

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 Prickly pear — Prickly pear
Martina Taranto

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber — Lignin, Cellulose, Rubber
Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Coffee sacks — Coffee sacks
Kate Studley

Photo of Soy hull — Soy hull
Ena Naito, Taísa Ferreira Ribeiro

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower
Jess Redgrave

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste
Sakeb

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass
Pauline Barbier

Photo of Ott tree — Ott tree
Studio Seungbin Yang

Photo of Body fluid — Body fluid
Cristina Dezi

Photo of Food waste — Food waste
Ocloya Studio

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper
Bits to Atoms

Photo of Pineapple waste — Pineapple waste
Andrea De la Peña

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste
Katherine Lopez

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar
Greta Desirèe Facchinato, Raquel Sánchez Gálvez

Photo of Wool, Natural dye — Wool, Natural dye
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 Orange peel, Coffee chaff — Orange peel, Coffee chaff
Biohm

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal
Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre
Katarzyna Suzuki

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue
revoltech

Photo of Medlar seeds, Tree leaves — Medlar seeds, Tree leaves
Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope
Katya Bryskina

Photo of Willow tree — Willow tree
Johanna Seelemann

Photo of Amacizo — Amacizo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro
Color Amazonia

Photo of Huitillo — Huitillo
Color Amazonia

Photo of Chokanary — Chokanary
Color Amazonia

Photo of Palo brasil — Palo brasil
Color Amazonia

Photo of Achiote — Achiote
Color Amazonia

Photo of Wheat starch — Wheat starch
Laure Vigna

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

Photo of Ott tree, Porcelain — Ott tree, Porcelain
Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed
Atelier Schaft

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil
KYOTO Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Flower — Flower
Elena Renée Pereira

Photo of Fruit waste, Banana peel — Fruit waste, Banana peel
PEELSPHERE®

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard
Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Plant root — Plant root
Zena Holloway

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton
Luis Undritz

Photo of Olive woodchip — Olive woodchip
Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil
Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Rabbit faeces, Starch — Rabbit faeces, Starch
Austėja Platūkytė

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses
Lara Weller

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

Photo of Plantain, Coffee waste — Plantain, Coffee waste
Materia Madura

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate
Clara Davis

Photo of Flax fibre — Flax fibre
Studio RYTE

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

Photo of Nettle — Nettle
Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Recycled denim — Recycled denim
Tim van der Loo

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp
Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Cardboard waste, Paper waste — Cardboard waste, Paper waste
HONEXT®

Photo of Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre
Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel
Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal — Coconut, Banana, Hemp, Sisal
Malai Biomaterials Design

Photo of Rockweed — Rockweed
Jeannet Leendertse

Photo of Eggshell, Nutshell — Eggshell, Nutshell
Shell Homage

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste
Caracara Collective

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia
Andrés Ramírez

Photo of Pine resin — Pine resin
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark
Studio Sarmīte

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen
Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Salsify — Salsify
Atelier Cagnoni

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

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion
Daisy Newdick

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves
Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk
Pola Salicka

Photo of Turmeric — Turmeric
Kala Chaupal

Photo of Walnut — Walnut
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Black walnut — Black walnut
De Onkruidenier

Photo of Poppy seeds — Poppy seeds
Dictum

Photo of Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite — Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite
Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm
Dictum

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Avocado seeds — Avocado seeds
Lucila Kenny

Photo of Composite — Composite
Martina Taranto

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The Future Materials Bank is an online archive of sustainable materials and material knowledge that supports the transition towards ecologically conscious art and design practices. The archive is free to access, open for submissions, and owned by a nonprofit foundation.

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