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All the materials that can be found in projects of Biobased Creations and Company New Heroes
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The Exploded View Beyond Building
The Growing Pavilion
The Exploded View Materials & Methods
Design by Nature
TNO fieldlab
Nature Building Project
Possible Landscapes
Building with Nature
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156 Materials found
A flexible built environment
The New Makers
a circular, digitally produced building system
Acoustic mycelium Tiles
Mogu Srl / Acoustic tile
Mogu Acoustic tiles are certified products created by fermenting selected mycelium (the vegetative
Adhesive free tiles
Forbo / Allura Ease
It does not require the use of glue - making it ideal for reuse and recycling.
Agepan DWD Protect NF
Warmteplan
AGEPAN® DWD boards are permeable wall and roof boards manufactured in dry process with and without
Algae textile
Carolyn Raff Studio / Algae based Biopolymer
This fully compostable biopolymer consists of agar, glycerol and natural dyes.
ALGAE TEXTILE
Carolyn Raff Studio / Algae based Biopolymer
This fully compostable biopolymer consists of agar, glycerol and natural dyes. Agar is an algae-bas
Anything Goes – Touch of Nature®
NowaKitchen/onbetaalbaar/Orineo
Kitchen top made of bio-based resin with cranberry seeds and eggshell
Aquatecture Compact Water Harvesting System
Studio Sway
Aquatecture is a compact and modular water harvesting system designed to collect falling rainwater
Bacteria grown colored shower curtain
Living Colour by Kukka & Studio Ilfa Siebenhaar
Living Colour is an innovative dyeing method with living organisms. The bacteria grow on the textil
Bacteria Lamp
Jan Klinger
Bacteria are everywhere. There are actually ten times more bacteria than human cells on and in our
Balancing landscapes
Klarenbeek & Dros
Klarenbeek & Dros made this landscape of modular elements, 3D printed with Algae Biopolymers fr
Bank planting
HelkantPlant
The Netherlands is a water country. Swamp, banks, streams and creeks, it belongs to this country.In
Bas Froon
Studio Bas Froon
Craftsmanship, digital production and circular design meet in this acoustic interior panel. Designe
Bio Home natuurbed
Bio Home
Bed frame made of fallen poplar wood, 100% natural latex from seagrass
Biofold
Studio Samira Boon
Recycled jutte acoustic walls
Biolaminate
HuisVeendam
HuisVeendam develops products based on natural local fibers and starch. A main ingredient is cattai
Biolaminate based on cattail
HuisVeendam
Biolaminate based on cattail
BioLaminate from coarsely grounded mussels
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / BioLaminaat
The mussels are selected, coarsely ground, mixed with potato starch, glued and pressed.
BioLaminate with roadside grass
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / Bio Laminaat
HuisVeendam preserves the aesthetic qualities of natural products that surround us in an ecological
BioLaminate with roadside grass
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / Bio Laminaat
HuisVeendam preserves the aesthetic qualities of natural products that surround us in an ecological
Biolith
Biomason
Biomason produces Biolith precast concrete tile with bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate in
BioM
VanHier
VanHier converts natural residual flows and fast growing crops into a thin, thermoformable & be
Blessed Glaze
Morphramics
Ceramics based on seafood shells
Blue denim mat
NPSP B.V. + Coebbe
Contains recycled Dutch jeans, combined with biobased plastic PLA fibers
Building blocks from the Weerribben
BioBblocks B.V. / BioBlocks
Sustainable building blocks in which the assimilated CO2 is stored.
CaNaDry
Exie
CaNaDry is an insulation material consisting of hemp shives, lime and a natural binder. Roofs, floo
CIRCULAR MATTERS BLACK REED & CIRCULAR MATTERS RED REED
Circular Matters
The Circular Matters Panel is 100% bio-circular. This means that the material can be made entirely
Circular tiles attached with releasable adhesive clay
Mosa (Core collection solids red rust)
Tiles (ceramics) are made from natural raw materials such as clay, feldspar, sand and inorganic pig
Clockback & NO7
Esmé Hofman
Braided Willow
Combind Paprika
Rik Makes
Due to the enormous amount of residual flows from the greenhouses, it is possible to convert a larg
Common Sands Forite Tiles
Studio Plastique / Snøhetta / Fornace Brioni
Glass tiles made of repurposed glass from (microwave) ovens
Concrete with bacteria that heal cracks
Basilisk / TU/Delft
Self-healing concrete is normal concrete to which bacteria and nutrients have been added. Cracks in
Cork green roof
Earth Kweek/ Dakdorpen
The Green Roof developed for 'The Exploded View' is built of 100% natural modules based on expanded
Cork wall
PuurKurk / Muratto
The material can be pigmented and sculpted into smooth, coarse or geometric designs.
CorkTess and CorkNature
Gencork
In the Exploded View Beyond Building two applications of Gencork are used: Corktess explo
Decorative tray
Materia Madera
Plantain and coffee are two major staples of the Puerto Rican diet. They are produced and consumed
Denim tent fabric
TenCate Outdoor Fabrics / Blueloop
This canvas contains 5 to 8 pairs of jeans.
Detachability
Buro Kade
By building and designing detachably, it is possible to keep the materials in the cycle
Dobbertuin
Dobberweelde
The floating gardens of DobberWeelde look relaxed; all kinds of plants that sway on the water in a
Eco-boards ®
Ecoboard international BV
ECOBoards Standard panels made of natural fibers represent a sustainable and green solution, which
ECO-BOARDS ®
Ecoboard International BV
Rice straw panels
EcoCocon
Strotec B.V.
Strotec is the organisation behind the EcoCocon prefab rapid construction system, which is in princ
Ecolinde Natural Latex mattress
Ecolinde
Ecolinde natural latex mattresses, the handmade cotton duvets, pillows and the bed are all 100%
Ecolve
Scape Agency
Ecolve is a bioreceptive alternative to concrete. Ecolve consists of recycled materials from the tr
Eelgrass thatched panel
Kathryn Larsen
This design is inspired by the traditional application of the seaweed on roofs on island Læsø
Eggshell ceramic
ATELIER LVDW
The Netherlands is the biggest egg producer in the world, at 10 billion a year. An egg provides val
Eggshell tiles
Basse Stittgen
The eggshells fuse as the albumin in the eggwhite binds when subjected to heat and pressure.
ESB Lite
Legit Forum Group
ESB (eco strandboard) is an environmentally friendly alternative to OSB (Oriented Strandboard).
Espresso cup and Cappuccino cup
KAFFEEFORM (DESIGN JULIAN LECHNER)
Product designer Julian Lechner was intrigued by the idea of making something new and sustainable f
Eurabo
Distributor of Ecological wood construction and insulation materials, expert advice for professional
Examples of 3D Printing
Project MilestoneIn the city of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) five 3D-printed concrete houses wil
Flaxboard
Linex
Linex Pro Grass in Koewacht, the Netherlands, is the only factory in the world that produces 100% s
Forest of the future
Pro Suber
Pro Suber (freely translated from Latin; for cork) informs about the use of 100% biobased expanded
Forest Wool
Tamara Orjola
Pine trees are the world’s main source of wood. In the European Union alone, 600 million pines ar
Fruitleather
Fruitleather Rotterdam
This leather-like material is made out of the pulp of discarded mangoes
Fungal coating
Xyhlo Biofinish
A coating that can repair itself.
Galvanized steel as supporting construction
Jansen AG
Sustainability by Architecture
Gent Waste Brick
BC Materials
Lime and local construction waste from the Ghent Region
Geocell cellular glass gravel
Eurabo
Floor insulation from 100 percent recycled glass foam granulate and polypropylene geotextile
Gramitherm®
Gramitherm Europe sa
Gramitherm® are insulation boards based on grass fiber. In the process, grass is used as raw mater
Hemp Blocks
IsoHemp
Insulation material made from hemp shives and hydraulic lime
Hemp combind
Rik Makes / Compostboard
When the boards are not usable anymore they can be put back into the earth.
Hemp panel
J. Swart Design
By applying a wave structure to the panel, the material gains stiffness.
Hemp panels
Jory Swart
Hemp is a fast-growing crop that is grown in the Netherlands and processed into various raw materia
Hemp tent fabric
TenCate Outdoor Fabrics / Hennepdoek
TenCate Outdoor Fabrics is getting closer and closer to a solution to make tent fabrics from enviro
How do you like your eggs?
Basse Stittgen
Every year the world’s 6.4 billion chickens lay around 1.1 trillion eggs. A third of all those eg
Indigo Jacket
Buro Belén
Cotton dyed with Indigo
Japanese knotweed material
Why Knot Design
The Japanese Knotweed is an invasive species that causes a major problem in theNetherlands. It spre
Jeans panel
ECOR Panels
The ECOR jeans panel consists of 25% jeans fabric from different suppliers of the textile industry.
Jute Walls of BioFold
Samira Boon, NPSP B.V., Dofactory en Wolck / BioFold
The biocomposite BioFold is made of textile waste and biobased plastics.
Jute Walls of BioFold
SAMIRA BOON, NPSP B.V., DOFACTORY EN WOLCK / BIOFOLD
The biocomposite BioFold is made of textile waste and biobased plastics. The combination of origami
Kaffa
Marijke Jans - Buro Kade
De Kaffa interior objects are made from spent coffee grounds, a well known waste stream from our da
Kastar
Kastar is a mixture of earth that contains a lot of gravel to be able to carry out rammed earth. Th
Kaumera Kimono
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet
Seventy per cent of China’s rivers are polluted with chemicals from textile factory effluent. Tho
KERLOC FACADE TILES
Martens keramiek B.V. / Kerloc
Kerloc is a cold ceramic material that is produced without any additional heating. The material is
KlickBrick Pure
Wienerberger
Demountable and 100 percent reusable clay facing brick
Knotweed panel
The knotweed panels are made from the exotic usury plant Japanese knotweed. By means of heat and pr
Kombucha
Studio Lionne van Deursen
‘Biotic’ is an ongoing material research on the possibilities of a biologically grown material.
Kombucha leather
Diana Penciu / SCOBY ‘Leather’
A mixture of water, tea, sugar, yeast and a bacterial culture.
l’Ecoucheur flax stool
Pauline Esparon
Stool made of scutched flax fibers
Lemix / Claytec
Ekoplus
Lemix clay construction board is a good replacement for the plasterboard.Some advantages of
Linen Lab
Studio Plastique
Linen Lab is an investigation into the heritage of flax in the coastal areas of western Europe.
Loam plaster
BC architects materials
This earth material is infinitely re-usable.
Luma Algae Plaster
BC materials / Atelier Luma
This plaster is based on a unique mix of excavated earth and a small amount of biobased materials.
Marmoleum, Boring collection
Forbo Flooring Systems
Marmoleum is sustainable flooring and is made from 97% natural materials, 72% of which is quickly r
Merdacotta
Museo della merda
This tableware resembles terracotta in appearance, but it is not. This ceramic is made of cow dung
Milk Protein Tiles
New Lignum - Nils Ahrenberg & Sebastian Guzman Olmos
a compostable casein bio fiberboard.
Mudernism
Studio Billie van Katwijk
The most important residual material that remains after the purification of our waste water is sewa
Muurtuin
Muurtuin
This page is under development, we will be able to give you more information soon.
Mycelium and timber lightshade
SEBASTIAN COX STUDIO / SEBASTIAN COX AND NINELA IVANOVA
Design studio Sebastian Cox designs and makes furniture and home accessories from a natural perspec
Mycelium and timber Lightshade
Sebastian Cox
Mycelium and timber Lightshade
Mycelium Composites
Grown.Bio
Grown.bio makes products from agricultural waste and mycelium. Also known as mycocomposites, these
MYCOTEX
NEFFA | New Fashion Factory
NEFFA is the ground breaking automated manufacturing method allowing for custom-made textile produc
Nabasco® 8010
NPSP BV
This hard material consists of various residual flows: reed fibers from nature reserves and from th
NABASCO® 8010
NPSP
Biocomposite tiles of Reed and Blue algue
No Waste Floor
Herso circular woodworkers
The floor is made from 100% waste wood, which is why Herso is the first to obtain the FSC 100% recy
NOWA Kitchen
The New Makers
Jaarlijks worden er in Nederland zo’n 200.000 keukens weggegooid. De No WAste kitchen wilt dit te
Oesterplat
D' werkplaats Marjolein Stappers
It takes five to eight years for an oyster to grow into an edible product. Once it has reached that
OMIYAMA / SAKAIDE
Zwarthout I Shou Sugi Ban
Each plank stores CO2, and thus contributes to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere. The wood com
Organoid Kornbluama
Organoid / Campo interior & advice
Natural design is becoming increasingly important. Organoid brings nature into a building in an eas
Overgrown Wall
Holcim Bouw & Infra
Concrete is a versatile building material, but it has a significant carbon footprint. Holcim aims t
Pan-terre
Acoustixs
Acoustic panel material made of cellulose from paper waste and flax
Paper and cardboard waste insulation
EverUse circulaire isolatie
This insulation material is made out of paper and cardboard waste
Paper waste panel
ECOR Panels
The panels are 100% recycled paper and cardboard.
Philips MyCreation
Signify
3D printed lamp made of recycled fishing nets
Pineskin basket
Sarmite
This website is growing. We will inform you soon about this material
Platowood
Platowood
Fast-growing wood species from sustainably managed, certified forests go through a patented process
Popcorn panels
Rik Makes
The popcorn panels are fully compostable.
Poplar multiplex
Ecoplex
The wood can be harvested every 10 to 15 years without affecting the forests.
Poplar multiplex
ECOPLEX
The poplar is a relatively fast-growing tree that grows close to home. By growing these trees along
Pressed seaweed tiles
BlueBlocks, Blue City / Sea-Wood Materials
Seaweed is a fast growing crop that does not require fresh water, land, fertilizers or pest
Printed building elements from the water treatment plant
Omlab
In The Netherlands, 180.000 tons of toilet paper is flushed on a yearly basis and burned as waste.
Pro Clima Solitex Fronta Quattro: Wall lining membrane
Eurabo
Wall protection film against wind, rain and UV light
Prototype RietGoed
Iris Veentjer
Woven Cattail fibers
Rammed Earth Wall
Het Leemniscaat
Loam is excavated on construction projects and can be used in making clay plasters, walls and walls
Rattan table
Studio RYTE
Woven rattan & solid ash
RAW-Bench
Buurman Antwerpen
Garden benches made from recycled quay beams
Regional Building Method
Bouwtuin
Bouwtuin is committed to radically improving the sustainability of the (self) construction chain an
ReLife
EXIE / EARTH KWEEK
ReLife was founded with the aim of combating CO2 emissions, combating pesticides and soil pollution
Research of Ukrainian ceramics
Anumo x Stijn van Aardenne
3D Printend Miscanthus
Resilient mycelium flooring
Mogu Srl
bio-based resilient tiles for interior design and architecture.
Respace
Respace
Respace is a circular wood construction system that quickly, easily, cheaply and sustainably transf
Rice husk composite
Fiberplast / NoWood Resysta
This material is just as widely applicable as wood
RietGoed
Studio i Focus
Rietsigaar plant (lisdodde)
Rug Juno / Ignorance Is Bliss collection
Agne Kucerenkiate
Rug 'Juno' is part of the 'Ignorance is Bliss' brand by Agne Kucerenkaite. The rug is coloured usin
Seaweed Cycle / Replica Jolma Vennola Kaveri
Klarenbeek en Dros, designers of the unusual
3D Printed seaweed
Seaweed Matters
Jing-Cai Liu
Seaweed Leather
Seaweed tiles
Studio Klarenbeek & Dros
The plastics of the future are grown local in the sea.
Silent reed
Het Stille Verzet
Silent Reed is a natural reed that is cut and selected with perfect acoustic performances.
Smartply OSB3 FSC
Eurabo
Construction panel made from wood chips and bonded formaldehyde-free
Smartty Air Clean
Smartty
Thanks to the invention of Eduard van Vliet, the Smartty Air Clean is smarter than a standard plant
Smartty Aqua Green Panel
Smartty
The Aqua Green Panel is an invention of Eduard van Vliet and offers a slim water-buffering green-sl
Soof
FABRIKOOS / ANNE SOPHIE WOUTERS
Design agency Fabrikoos makes circular furniture for healthy and attractive working environments. T
Søuld Acoustic Mats
Søuld
Søuld’s acoustic products are made from eelgrass—a natural, non-toxic, COâ‚‚-storing materialâ
Spent brewer’s grain panel
ECOR Global / ‘limited edition’ custom-made R&D panel
Made of 25% beer grains and 75% recycled paper.
Structurez en CWP’s
Woodinc
Timber frame construction
TERRA_STORY 2021 / 2019
Fabrikaat
Each type of earth has its own colour. Fabrikaat explore typical regional materials for innovative
Textile board blue cotton
Kvadrat / Really Solid Textile Boards
The core exists for 70% of white cotton from industrial laundries.
Textile board natural wool
Kvadrat / Really Solid Textile Boards
this product is completely circular
Textile insulation
VRK Isolatie
Metisse uses the cotton from discarded jeans for the production of high-quality insulation material.
Textile of kombucha with moss
Studio Samira Boon in collaboration with Biophysics of Photosynthesis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
For this new substance, named KOMBUTEX, only very universal ingredients are needed: tea, sugar, sco
Thermally modified reclaimed roof decking
gebruiktebouwmaterialen.com
The products and building materials have had a previous life and have been carefully disassembled,
Thermo Hanf Combi Jute
Hempflax
Thermo Hanf Combi Jute is a high-quality insulation material made from the industrial fiber hemp pl
Tomatoleather
Treekind- Biophilica
BIOPHILICA TRANSFORMS GREEN WASTE INTO A PLANT-BASED LEATHER ALTERNATIVE THAT IS COMPOSTABLE,
Totomoxtle
Fernando Laposse
Totomoxtle is a new veneer material made with husks of heirloom Mexican corn , Totomoxtle focuses o
Tree Table / Endless Vase
Blast studio
Blast Studio makes art and architecture using urban waste, living organisms and current technology.
TROBOLO® tiny dry toilet
Ecosave
This TINY dry toilet from Trobolo is made of wood in round shapes. As the word 'dry toilet' says, i
Typhaboard
Typha Technik, co-developer is Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik
Typhaboard is made from typha (cattail), a plant that grows quickly and easily in all kinds o
UN/Fold
The Fabrick Lab
Indigo Batik on wood and textile
Unilit
Arte Constructo
Façade finish made of pure hydraulic lime
Urban Mining
Buro Kade
The materials define the direction of the design
VELUX roof windows
Velux
The VELUX roof windows made of reclaimed wood are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified as 100
Water permeable tiles
Waterweg / Baggerbestrating
Every seven years, each waterway in the Netherlands is dredged. By extracting, drying and sieving t
Western Red shingles roof and wall + Inland Larch decking with Staatsbosbeheer
Gras Wood Wide
Wood is the only renewable raw material that is not only cheap to process, but also stores and reta
Wonderstone
Claylime
Wonderstone is a new ClayLime natural coating for walls and floors, based on clay and silica. Thank
ZOAK
Tilesystems
The abbreviation ZOAK (in Dutch) stands for Very Open Waste Ceramics, or Very Open Waste Ceramics p