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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 Banana Leaf — Banana Leaf

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 waste — Red cabbage waste

Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Virgile Durando

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil

Estúdio Rain

Photo of Soil, seed — Soil, seed

Adi 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 Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

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 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 Sheep wool — Sheep wool

Eline ten Busschen

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

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 Timber veneer offcuts — Timber veneer offcuts

Brodie Neill

Photo of Corn Husk — Corn Husk

Taina Campos

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Laura Messing

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

Biohm

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal

Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Nettle, Willow fibre — Nettle, Willow fibre

Koubo Studios

Photo of Hemp Residue — Hemp Residue

LOVR

Photo of Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf — Medlar Seeds, Tree leaf

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 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 leaf — Orange peel, tea leaf

Kikkis

Photo of Ott tree sap, Porcelain — Ott tree sap, Porcelain

Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon

Photo of Giant hogweed — Giant hogweed

Atelier Schaft

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

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

Peelsphere®

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard

Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Phytoplankton — Phytoplankton

Luis Undritz

Photo of Olive woodchips — Olive woodchips

Francesca Daloiso

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil

Benedikt Trojer

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 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 Stinging nettle — Stinging 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 Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover — Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover

HONEXT®

Photo of Lupine fibers — Lupine fibers

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

Rania Mazen Elkalla

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

Caracara Collective

Photo of Pine Needle — Pine Needle

Gaurav MK Wali

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 Salsify — Salsify

Marco Federico Cagnoni

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

HIGHSOCIETY

Photo of Raw Jute — Raw Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Plantroot — Plantroot

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 Terra-merita — Terra-merita

Kala Chaupal

Photo of Walnut — Walnut

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Black Walnut — Black Walnut

de Onkruidenier

Photo of Poppy Seed — Poppy Seed

Dictum®

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

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Carnauba palm — Carnauba palm

Dictum®

Photo of Composite — Composite

Martina Taranto

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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