Material girl: One woman’s quest to eradicate plastics with algae (opens original article in a new tab)

Jessie French develops an algae-based material for furniture in Melbourne, aiming for it to become common.

• Jessie French creates a material from algae in her Melbourne workshop
• The algae-based material has a unique texture and is used for furniture upholstery
• French hopes the algae material becomes commonplace in the future