Chair

Photo of Seashell — Seashell
Studio Lotek

Photo of Morning glory, Bindweed — Morning glory, Bindweed
Franklin St. Studio

Photo of Recycled plastic — Recycled plastic
Space Available©

Photo of Waste plasterboard — Waste plasterboard
Byron Clark

Photo of Recycled paper — Recycled paper
Bits to Atoms

Photo of Mycelium — Mycelium
Miriam Josi, Stella Lee Prowse

Photo of Ocean soil — Ocean soil
Aurore Piette Studio

Photo of Cattle intestine, Pig bladder — Cattle intestine, Pig bladder
Tobias Trübenbacher

Photo of Cardboard pulp — Cardboard pulp
Vincent Dassi

Photo of Palm Oil — Palm Oil
KYOTO Design Lab, Nataša Perković

Photo of Wood — Wood
Alice Munro, Gavin Munro

Photo of Seaweed — Seaweed
Jonas Edvard Studio

Photo of Copper slag — Copper slag
Studio ThusThat

Photo of Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine — Ochre, Gelatine, Glycerine
Soowon Chae

Future Materials Bank

The Future Materials Bank is an online archive of sustainable materials and material knowledge that supports the transition towards ecologically conscious art and design practices. The archive is free, open for submissions, and not-for-profit.

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Future Materials

Future Materials is a hybrid programme of lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and fellowships that expands the scope and activates the knowledge of the Future Materials Bank. The programme is coordinated by the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (NL), which also hosts the Future Materials Lab.

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