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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 Kombucha paper — Kombucha paper

Asli Hatipoglu

Photo of Urine — Urine

Arthur Guilleminot

Photo of Tinder fungus — Tinder fungus

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Sugar — Sugar

Yassine Ben Abdallah

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed

Gwenllian Spink

Photo of Avocado seed — Avocado seed

Fragmentario

Photo of Lignin, Cellulose — Lignin, Cellulose

Basse Stittgen

Photo of Red cabbage waste — Red cabbage waste

Slow Painting Studio

Photo of Castor oil — Castor oil

Estúdio Rain

Photo of Peapod Peel — Peapod Peel

Mari Koppanen

Photo of Rambutan — Rambutan

Studio Hole

Photo of Cardboard — Cardboard

EveryOtherDay

Photo of Soy Hull — Soy Hull

Ena Naito, Taísa Ferreira Ribeiro

Photo of Wheatgrass — Wheatgrass

Pauline Barbier

Photo of Agar Agar — Agar Agar

Fleshquake Studio

Photo of Hemp, microgreens — Hemp, microgreens

Yi-Jing Chen

Photo of Food Waste — Food Waste

Hutsama Juntaratana

Photo of Potato starch — Potato starch

Laura Messing

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

Biohm

Photo of Organic waste — Organic waste

ComposTerra

Photo of Hemp Residue — Hemp Residue

LOVR

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 Mango — Mango

Àmber van de Ven

Photo of Eurasian watermilfoil — Eurasian watermilfoil

Benedikt Trojer

Photo of Aqua Faba — Aqua Faba

Paula Nerlich

Photo of Sugar beet, Molasses — Sugar beet, Molasses

Lara Weller

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

Teodoro Rava

Photo of Japanese Knotweed — Japanese Knotweed

Trajna Collective

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 Posidonia — Posidonia

Studiograma

Photo of Kombucha — Kombucha

Anna Ting Möller

Photo of Pine tree — Pine tree

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Pine tree bark — Pine tree bark

Studio Sarmite

Photo of Banana fibre — Banana fibre

Green Banana Paper

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 Soil — Soil

Natural Earth Paint

Photo of Scoby leather — Scoby leather

Riina O

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®

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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