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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 Seeds — Seeds

Antonia Ablass

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

Fragmentario

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Banana leaves — Banana leaves

Paula Cermeño Leon

Photo of Hay, Hemp — Hay, Hemp

Paula Cermeño Leon

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

Adi Segal, Danny Freedman, Elisheva Gillis, Gitit Linker, Noa Zermati, Nof Nathansohn, Or Naim, Rivka Partook

Photo of Grass — Grass

Sara Martinsen

Photo of Peapod peel — Peapod peel

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Scoby — Scoby

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Lichen, Wool, Cotton — Lichen, Wool, Cotton

Mirte Luijmes

Photo of Bark — Bark

Lewis Duckworth

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 Rice husk — Rice husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Kelp — Kelp

Jing-cai Liu

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

Raphaël Nahmias

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass

Rex Skov Arkitekter

Photo of Coffee sacks — Coffee sacks

Kate Studley

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Maxwell Fertik

Photo of Clay — Clay

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

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 Wool — Wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

Hutsama Juntaratana

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 Timber — Timber

Brodie Neill

Photo of Corn husk — Corn husk

Taina Campos

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Laura Messing

Photo of PLA — PLA

Laura Messing

Photo of Orange peel, Coffee chaff — Orange peel, Coffee chaff

Biohm

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal

Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Wood — Wood

Buro Belén

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Iona Turner

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre

Koubo Studios

Photo of Hemp residue — Hemp residue

LOVR

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

Agostina Laurenzano

Photo of Mycelium, Rope — Mycelium, Rope

Katya Bryskina

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Biobased Creations

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 Amacizo — Amacizo

Color Amazonia

Photo of Llorón — Llorón

Color Amazonia

Photo of Huito — Huito

Color Amazonia

Photo of Chontaduro — Chontaduro

Color Amazonia

Photo of Bure — Bure

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 Algae — Algae

Daniel Elkayam

Photo of Agar agar — Agar agar

Ploy Thongchamnan

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Kuo Duo

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 Fique — Fique

Rosana Escobar

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed

Atelier Schaft

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Every Island

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Sibei Chen

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Cheng Cheng

Photo of Flower — Flower

Elena Pereira

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

Peelsphere®

Photo of Wood — Wood

Full Grown

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 Flax — Flax

CQ Studio

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil

Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Citrus — Citrus

Orange Fiber®

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 Grass — Grass

Ottan Studio

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 Flax fibre — Flax fibre

Studio RYTE

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Mogu

Photo of Nettle — Nettle

Studio laVina, Varvara Lazareva

Photo of Recycled denim — Recycled denim

Studio Tim van der Loo

Photo of Sugar beet pulp — Sugar beet pulp

Sonia Jaśkiewicz

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Mogu

Photo of Cardboard waste, Paper waste — Cardboard waste, Paper waste

HONEXT®

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 Lupine fibre — Lupine fibre

Efnasmiðjan

Photo of Banana peel — Banana peel

Sarah Harbarth

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Marina Belintani

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

Rania Mazen Elkalla

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

Caracara Collective

Photo of Pine needle — Pine needle

Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Hops — Hops

Eduarda Bastian

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Pine resin — Pine resin

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Biobitumen — Biobitumen

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Raewyn Martyn

Photo of Tomato — Tomato

Canapuglia®

Photo of Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

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

HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Cellulose — Cellulose

Elissa Brunato

Photo of Jute — Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Alaa Abu Asad

Photo of Plant root — Plant root

Diana Scherer

Photo of Dandelion — Dandelion

Daisy Newdick

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves

Nathalie Spencer

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk

Pola Salicka

Photo of Indigo — Indigo

Kala Chaupal

Photo of Turmeric — Turmeric

Kala Chaupal

Photo of Walnut — Walnut

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Black walnut — Black walnut

de Onkruidenier

Photo of Linseed — Linseed

Dictum®

Photo of Poppy seeds — Poppy seeds

Dictum®

Photo of Bearberry — Bearberry

Kirjes®

Photo of Linseed — Linseed

Dictum®

Photo of Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite — Linseed, Calcite, Bentonite

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm

Dictum®

Photo of Plant — Plant

Lucila Kenny

Photo of Tree bark — Tree bark

Lucila Kenny

Photo of Avocado seeds — Avocado seeds

Lucila Kenny

Photo of Composite — Composite

Martina Taranto

Photo of Camellia — Camellia

Dictum®

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