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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 Garment labels — Garment labels

Lena Winterink

Photo of Collagen — Collagen

Mimotype Technologies, WINT Design Lab

Photo of Denim waste, mycelium — Denim waste, mycelium

Annah-Ololade Sangosanya

Photo of Cyanobacteria — Cyanobacteria

Alejandra Orjuela

Photo of Wool — Wool

Alma Lomholt Breun

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Lichen, wool, cotton — Lichen, wool, cotton

Mirte Luijmes

Photo of Human Hair — Human Hair

Adrian Pepe, Pimprae Hiranprueck

Photo of Chewing Gum — Chewing Gum

Bianca Streich

Photo of Hanji paper — Hanji paper

Lee Sun

Photo of Coffee Sacks — Coffee Sacks

Kate Studley

Photo of Bacteria — Bacteria

Charlotte Werth

Photo of Sunflower — Sunflower

Jess Redgrave

Photo of Food waste — Food waste

HeliceHadal

Photo of Maritime waste — Maritime waste

Joana Schneider

Photo of Eggshell — Eggshell

Saumya Singh

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 Hemp, microgreens — Hemp, microgreens

Yi-Jing Chen

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 Ostrich feathers — Ostrich feathers

Pascale Theron Studio

Photo of Potato Starch — Potato Starch

Sanskriti Gupta

Photo of Hemp Residue — Hemp Residue

LOVR

Photo of Cattle intestin, Pig bladder — Cattle intestin, Pig bladder

Tobias Trübenbacher

Photo of Beetroot — Beetroot

Katrijn Westland

Photo of Tea waste — Tea waste

Cheng Cheng

Photo of Mango — Mango

Àmber van de Ven

Photo of Celery, Chard — Celery, Chard

Chiel Lubbers

Photo of Slime mold — Slime mold

Tahiya Hossain

Photo of Fish Leather — Fish Leather

Paula Martin

Photo of Blue Elf cup — Blue Elf cup

Liene Kazaka

Photo of Algae, Human Hair — Algae, Human Hair

Bela Rofe

Photo of Calcium alginate — Calcium alginate

Clara Davis

Photo of Recycled Denim — Recycled Denim

Studio Tim van der Loo

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium

Officina Corpuscoli, OurOwnsKIN

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Marina Belintani

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

Soowon Chae

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic

Soowon Chae

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet

Photo of Silkworm cocoon — Silkworm cocoon

Marlene Huissoud

Photo of Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Raw Jute — Raw Jute

Alexander Marinus

Photo of Plantroot — Plantroot

Diana Scherer

Photo of Rain — Rain

Aliki van der Kruijs

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre

Roberta Lebed Llopart

Photo of Chicken waste — Chicken waste

Giuseppe Abate

Photo of Scoby leather — Scoby leather

Riina O

Photo of Pineapple leaves — Pineapple leaves

Nathalie Spencer

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

Shahar Livne

Photo of Cow Stomach — Cow Stomach

Studio Billie van Katwijk

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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