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Recyclable

Photo of Paper waste — Paper waste

Design An Mor

Photo of Avocado Seed — Avocado Seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Recycled HDPE — Recycled HDPE

Elian Beeker

Photo of Collagen — Collagen

Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Waste leather — Waste leather

Gereon Wahle

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose

Basse Stittgen

Photo of Japanese knotweed — Japanese knotweed

Virgile Durando

Photo of Ceramic waste — Ceramic waste

Cooper Wray Siegel

Photo of Soil, seed — Soil, seed

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

Photo of Wool — Wool

Alma Lomholt Breun

Photo of Peapod Peel — Peapod Peel

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard

EveryOtherDay

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

Apilada Vorachart

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 Olivine, Oyster shell — Olivine, Oyster shell

Santa Ramaherison

Photo of Rice Husk — Rice Husk

Jui Apte

Photo of Chewing Gum — Chewing Gum

Bianca Streich

Photo of Eelgrass — Eelgrass

Rex Skov Arkitekter

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper

Lee Sun

Photo of Industrial waste — Industrial waste

Lucie Ponard

Photo of Gelatine, Glycerine — Gelatine, Glycerine

Carolina Puppe

Photo of Sawdust, Limestone waste — Sawdust, Limestone waste

Sakeb

Photo of Recycled Fishing Rope, Recycled Rubber Grain — Recycled Fishing Rope, Recycled Rubber Grain

Talin Hazbar

Photo of Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine — Agar-agar, gelatine, glycerine

Valeria Pulici

Photo of E-Waste glass — E-Waste glass

Fornace Brioni, Snøhetta®, Studio Plastique

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper

Bits to Atoms

Photo of Recycled Clay, Recycled Plastic — Recycled Clay, Recycled Plastic

Claire Ellis Ceramics

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Claire Ellis Ceramics

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Eggshell, Coffee ground — Eggshell, Coffee ground

Johnson Tan

Photo of Dog fur — Dog fur

Alessandra Tuseo

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Laura Messing

Photo of Gelatin Powder — Gelatin Powder

Sanskriti Gupta

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

Biohm

Photo of Charcoal — Charcoal

Greta Desirèe Facchinato

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

Agro Biomaterials

Photo of Recycled Plastic — Recycled Plastic

Jessica den Hartog

Photo of Salt — Salt

Atelier LUMA, Karlijn Sibbel

Photo of Paperpulp — Paperpulp

Lasfibras Estudio

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp

Pulp it!

Photo of Oyster Shell, Seaweed — Oyster Shell, Seaweed

Markos Georgiou

Photo of Ash, clamshells, quartz sand — Ash, clamshells, quartz sand

Studio Peipei

Photo of Oil Palm — Oil Palm

Kyoto Design Lab, Nataša Perković

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

Peelsphere®

Photo of Cotton waste — Cotton waste

Austėja Platūkytė

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 Tea waste — Tea waste

Fulden Gencel

Photo of Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp — Egg Shell, Bean Peel, Coffee Pulp

Atelier Barb

Photo of Gelatin, Glycerine — Gelatin, Glycerine

Zümra Yağmur Çetinler

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 Cassava starch, Cardboard waste — Cassava starch, Cardboard waste

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Recycled Denim — Recycled Denim

Studio Tim van der Loo

Photo of Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover — Cardboard waste, Cellulose leftover

HONEXT®

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Jonas Edvard Studio

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 Honeybee resin — Honeybee resin

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Pine Needle — Pine Needle

Gaurav MK Wali

Photo of Ochre, gelatin, glycerine — Ochre, gelatin, glycerine

Soowon Chae

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Milk — Milk

Ekaterina Semenova

Photo of Human hair — Human hair

Romy Kaiser

Photo of Pine tree — Pine tree

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Raw Jute — Raw Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Recycled Polystyrene — Recycled Polystyrene

Katie May Boyd

Photo of Pig waste — Pig waste

Clemence Grouin-Rigaux

Photo of Coconut husk — Coconut husk

Pola Salicka

Photo of Metal waste — Metal waste

Agne Kucerenkaite

Photo of Blood, fat, bone — Blood, fat, bone

Shahar Livne

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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