![🔳 Blackout sheet 🔳
This thiiiic sheet of bioplastic is made from 20L+ of high gel strength algal polymer derived from Gellidium microalgae and some gelatin for added large-scale material strength and elasticity. I use a vegetable humectant to act as plasticiser on the hydrophilic polymers. This makes the final material flexible, so it’s not rigid and brittle.
Pigments are Athrospira platensis microalgae and charcoal 🌊🌑🔥 Carbon capture!
This sheet is opaque and blocks out light completely. There’s no seeing through those tightly packed particles of microalgae and charcoal. It is approximately 2.4m x 1.2m.
This is a prototype for a client in Sydney with the aim of replacing curtains that are made from petrochemical fibers.
This piece is infinitely recyclable as part of a closed loop system. It can be returned to @other_matter for remaking into other things at any time.
Thanks to @jrc.builders for building this frame for this one.
#bioplastic #bioplastics #algaebioplastic #closedloopsystem #zerowaste #recyclable #algae #seaweed #materialresearch #materialdesign]()
🔳 Blackout sheet 🔳 This thiiiic sheet of bioplastic is made from 20L+ of high gel strength algal polymer derived from Gellidium microalgae and some gelatin for added large-scale material strength and elasticity. I use a vegetable humectant to act as plasticiser on the hydrophilic polymers. This makes the final material flexible, so it’s not rigid and brittle. Pigments are Athrospira platensis microalgae and charcoal 🌊🌑🔥 Carbon capture! This sheet is opaque and blocks out light completely. There’s no seeing through those tightly packed particles of microalgae and charcoal. It is approximately 2.4m x 1.2m. This is a prototype for a client in Sydney with the aim of replacing curtains that are made from petrochemical fibers. This piece is infinitely recyclable as part of a closed loop system. It can be returned to @other_matter for remaking into other things at any time. Thanks to @jrc.builders for building this frame for this one. #bioplastic #bioplastics #algaebioplastic #closedloopsystem #zerowaste #recyclable #algae #seaweed #materialresearch #materialdesign ![‘In, From & With: Exploring Collaborative Survival’ is a book exploring Anna Tsing’s notion of collaborative survival through a series of invitations by twenty four contributors. It includes a preface by Anna Tsing and a section I wrote on on bioplastic with accompanying images by @_nic_hamilton_ of an imagined speculative bioplastic future. Thank you Nic for bringing this idea to life 🍋🍉🍊🍎
Grace Denis @dracegenis is the book’s editor, who I met in Morocco via @lapauseresidency and spent time exploring gardens and shared references, drinking pomegranate juice, meeting farmers, cooking, talking and forming a fast friendship. Back in different parts of the world, we shared a global book club via zoom which grounded a small group of artists and curators through the pandemic with deep texts and ideas. Thank you for inviting me to contribute to this real-life book Grace 🧡
‘In, From & With: Exploring Collaborative Survival’ is available for purchase via the #linkinbio.
Gal Sherizly @gal.eri_sh is the designer.
Contributors include:
Adwoa Addae @adwoa.addae
Agustine Zegers
Angela Chan @worm.art.ecology
Asha Mines @ashamines
Catriona Sandilands
David Horvitz @davidhorvitz
Eden Batki @edenbatki
Fernando Garcia Dory @fer_dory @inland_campoadentro
Gal Sherizly @gal.eri_sh
Grace Denis @dracegenis
Jessie French @frenchjessie
Jo Vavra @jojo_detox91
Justine Parkin @justine.parkin
In Co Lab @incolab.in
Institute for Interspecies Arts and Relations @ifiaar
Lichen Kelp @lichenkelp
Loren Kronemyer @loren_rubicana
Nic Hamilton @_nic_hamilton_
Noon Tran @homeopathicfuqboi
Nora Slade @waggy_baby
Oola
Sanctuary Slimane @sanctuaryslimane
Sara Graorac @saragraorac
Sarita Dougherty @saritadoe
Sean Roy Parker @fermental_health
Sophia Winitsky @sophia.winitsky
Susanna Battin @sus_batt
Tarangini Saxena
Terrapolis Collective @terrapoliscollective
Terrell Villiers @terrell.villiers]()
‘In, From & With: Exploring Collaborative Survival’ is a book exploring Anna Tsing’s notion of collaborative survival through a series of invitations by twenty four contributors. It includes a preface by Anna Tsing and a section I wrote on on bioplastic with accompanying images by @_nic_hamilton_ of an imagined speculative bioplastic future. Thank you Nic for bringing this idea to life 🍋🍉🍊🍎 Grace Denis @dracegenis is the book’s editor, who I met in Morocco via @lapauseresidency and spent time exploring gardens and shared references, drinking pomegranate juice, meeting farmers, cooking, talking and forming a fast friendship. Back in different parts of the world, we shared a global book club via zoom which grounded a small group of artists and curators through the pandemic with deep texts and ideas. Thank you for inviting me to contribute to this real-life book Grace 🧡 ‘In, From & With: Exploring Collaborative Survival’ is available for purchase via the #linkinbio. Gal Sherizly @gal.eri_sh is the designer. Contributors include: Adwoa Addae @adwoa.addae Agustine Zegers Angela Chan @worm.art.ecology Asha Mines @ashamines Catriona Sandilands David Horvitz @davidhorvitz Eden Batki @edenbatki Fernando Garcia Dory @fer_dory @inland_campoadentro Gal Sherizly @gal.eri_sh Grace Denis @dracegenis Jessie French @frenchjessie Jo Vavra @jojo_detox91 Justine Parkin @justine.parkin In Co Lab @incolab.in Institute for Interspecies Arts and Relations @ifiaar Lichen Kelp @lichenkelp Loren Kronemyer @loren_rubicana Nic Hamilton @_nic_hamilton_ Noon Tran @homeopathicfuqboi Nora Slade @waggy_baby Oola Sanctuary Slimane @sanctuaryslimane Sara Graorac @saragraorac Sarita Dougherty @saritadoe Sean Roy Parker @fermental_health Sophia Winitsky @sophia.winitsky Susanna Battin @sus_batt Tarangini Saxena Terrapolis Collective @terrapoliscollective Terrell Villiers @terrell.villiers ![GIANT ATHROSPIRA PLATENSIS ALGAE LEATHER SHEET!
This is a custom order for a very special private event coming up later this week. Pictured here is one of two large sheets that will be cut to size and fitted to cover a table.
I’ve been working from home this past few weeks while @roolcunnings is recovering post-🫀-op. Back working in the @other_matter studio from tomorrow. DM if you’d like to make a time to come by and take a look or chat about a project 🏙🥣🧪]()
GIANT ATHROSPIRA PLATENSIS ALGAE LEATHER SHEET! This is a custom order for a very special private event coming up later this week. Pictured here is one of two large sheets that will be cut to size and fitted to cover a table. I’ve been working from home this past few weeks while @roolcunnings is recovering post-🫀-op. Back working in the @other_matter studio from tomorrow. DM if you’d like to make a time to come by and take a look or chat about a project 🏙🥣🧪 ![This week @thedesignfiles published their studio visit to @other_matter and interview with me. @ameliastanwix photographed the studio while our recent exhibition ‘A Sea at the Table’ was installed and Sasha Gattermayr chatted to me about all things bioplastic. Have a read through the link in bio 👀
Huge thanks to @sallytabs, Lucy Feagins and the whole TDF team for the support 🧡]()
This week @thedesignfiles published their studio visit to @other_matter and interview with me. @ameliastanwix photographed the studio while our recent exhibition ‘A Sea at the Table’ was installed and Sasha Gattermayr chatted to me about all things bioplastic. Have a read through the link in bio 👀 Huge thanks to @sallytabs, Lucy Feagins and the whole TDF team for the support 🧡 ![Algae bioplastic bowls, 2021. Algal polymer extracted from Gellidium sesquipedale, terrestrial plant-based plasticiser, algal pigments: Athrospira platensis and algal carotene extracted from Dunaliella salina
Photo by Pier Carthew / @piercarthew
AD by Thalia Economo / @peaceis
Exhibited at @other_matter as part of A Sea at the Table for @ngvmelbourne #melbournedesignweek 2021 at @other_matter.
The exhibition is open by appointment this week. DM to make a time.
OTHER MATTER is a space managed by @creativespaces a @cityofmelbourne and program.
Algal carotene extract provided by @basf_global who grow it in open-air ocean lagoons in South Australia and Western Australia.
#bioplastic #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #closedloop #closedloopsystem #organicmaterial #materialresearch #materialdesign #newmaterial #zerowaste #compostable #biodegradable #bioplastia #microalgae]()
Algae bioplastic bowls, 2021. Algal polymer extracted from Gellidium sesquipedale, terrestrial plant-based plasticiser, algal pigments: Athrospira platensis and algal carotene extracted from Dunaliella salina Photo by Pier Carthew / @piercarthew AD by Thalia Economo / @peaceis Exhibited at @other_matter as part of A Sea at the Table for @ngvmelbourne #melbournedesignweek 2021 at @other_matter. The exhibition is open by appointment this week. DM to make a time. OTHER MATTER is a space managed by @creativespaces a @cityofmelbourne and program. Algal carotene extract provided by @basf_global who grow it in open-air ocean lagoons in South Australia and Western Australia. #bioplastic #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #closedloop #closedloopsystem #organicmaterial #materialresearch #materialdesign #newmaterial #zerowaste #compostable #biodegradable #bioplastia #microalgae ![Cyril transport update:
He’s a big boy and 20kgs in my hiking backpack on the bike was always a temporary measure...
In other news, if you’d like to come see the show, DM me or @other_matter and make a time. We’ll roll in and open up for you to have a look whenever you want this weekend and next week.]()
Cyril transport update: He’s a big boy and 20kgs in my hiking backpack on the bike was always a temporary measure... In other news, if you’d like to come see the show, DM me or @other_matter and make a time. We’ll roll in and open up for you to have a look whenever you want this weekend and next week. ![The exhibition is open @other_matter from 11am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 3pm on Sunday and Easter public holidays.
We are extending the exhibition, A Sea at the Table, until the end of #melbournedesignweek2021 on Monday 5 April.
The @other_matter space is located at Shop 5, 218-242 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (corner Royal Lane). Shop 5 is a space managed by @creativespaces a @cityofmelbourne program.
@ngvmelbourne @fluffcorp #bioplastic #bioplastics #algaeseaweed #sustainabledesign #circularsystem #closedloopsystem #algae #seaweed #ceramic #bioceramic #materialresearch #materialdesign #futurematerial]()
The exhibition is open @other_matter from 11am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 3pm on Sunday and Easter public holidays. We are extending the exhibition, A Sea at the Table, until the end of #melbournedesignweek2021 on Monday 5 April. The @other_matter space is located at Shop 5, 218-242 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (corner Royal Lane). Shop 5 is a space managed by @creativespaces a @cityofmelbourne program. @ngvmelbourne @fluffcorp #bioplastic #bioplastics #algaeseaweed #sustainabledesign #circularsystem #closedloopsystem #algae #seaweed #ceramic #bioceramic #materialresearch #materialdesign #futurematerial ![Cyril and I had a nice time sitting the exhibition at @other_matter studio yesterday.
Two exhibitions I’ve been working on for a good while are now open in the city for #melbournedesignweek2021 – ‘A Sea at the Table’ is on at Other Matter, Shop 5, 218-242 Little Collins Street (corner of Royal Lane) and ‘From Form: Alternative Materials from Fungi / Algae / Dirt’ is a short walk away at the Brickworks Design Studio, 367 Collins Street.
They are both open for the next few days only – short shows! Get in there and check it out if you can 💚]()
Cyril and I had a nice time sitting the exhibition at @other_matter studio yesterday. Two exhibitions I’ve been working on for a good while are now open in the city for #melbournedesignweek2021 – ‘A Sea at the Table’ is on at Other Matter, Shop 5, 218-242 Little Collins Street (corner of Royal Lane) and ‘From Form: Alternative Materials from Fungi / Algae / Dirt’ is a short walk away at the Brickworks Design Studio, 367 Collins Street. They are both open for the next few days only – short shows! Get in there and check it out if you can 💚 ![Algae-based bioplastic tableware vessels, 2021, algal polymer extracted from Gellidium and Gracilaria red macroalgae, plant-based glycerin plasticiser, algal pigments from Dunaliella salina and Athrospira platensis microalgae.
All items are biodegradable, compostable in a home system in a few months and able to be regeneratively recycled as part of a closed loop system. These objects can be recycled into new ones in a home kitchen in about an hour - no need for transport and processing at a commercial facility.
If discarded, they can be a food source for critters including microbes living in the soil and water. They act as fertiliser for plants as they break down and because they are biodegradable in good time, they will not become permanently caught around the body of any living thing.
They are part of material research investigating the potential of this medium for designing a post-petrochemical world that does not harm the planet.
These objects will be exhibited as part of A Sea at the Table from Friday afternoon at the @other_matter city studio. No booking required. Link in bio.
Photo by Pier Carthew / @piercarthew. Art direction by Thalia Economo / @peaceis.
#bioplastic #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #zerowaste #closedloopsystem #materialresearch #materialscience #materialdesign #plasticfreeoceans #sustainabledesign #microalgae #compostable #seaweeddesign #algaematerial]()
Algae-based bioplastic tableware vessels, 2021, algal polymer extracted from Gellidium and Gracilaria red macroalgae, plant-based glycerin plasticiser, algal pigments from Dunaliella salina and Athrospira platensis microalgae. All items are biodegradable, compostable in a home system in a few months and able to be regeneratively recycled as part of a closed loop system. These objects can be recycled into new ones in a home kitchen in about an hour - no need for transport and processing at a commercial facility. If discarded, they can be a food source for critters including microbes living in the soil and water. They act as fertiliser for plants as they break down and because they are biodegradable in good time, they will not become permanently caught around the body of any living thing. They are part of material research investigating the potential of this medium for designing a post-petrochemical world that does not harm the planet. These objects will be exhibited as part of A Sea at the Table from Friday afternoon at the @other_matter city studio. No booking required. Link in bio. Photo by Pier Carthew / @piercarthew. Art direction by Thalia Economo / @peaceis. #bioplastic #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #zerowaste #closedloopsystem #materialresearch #materialscience #materialdesign #plasticfreeoceans #sustainabledesign #microalgae #compostable #seaweeddesign #algaematerial ![I’m pleased to be exhibiting work in two exhibitions for Melbourne Design Week open from this Friday(links in bio).
These are both located in the CBD within a five minute walk, including one at the new @other_matter space – our first happening in the newly opened city studio.
Across these exhibitions in exhibiting with @fluffcorp, @studioflek and @grounded.practice. All organic materials.]()
I’m pleased to be exhibiting work in two exhibitions for Melbourne Design Week open from this Friday(links in bio). These are both located in the CBD within a five minute walk, including one at the new @other_matter space – our first happening in the newly opened city studio. Across these exhibitions in exhibiting with @fluffcorp, @studioflek and @grounded.practice. All organic materials. ![A Sea at the Table opens on Friday next week as part of @ngvmelbourne Design Week. It is an exhibition of algae bioplastic tableware showcasing the potential of this medium for designing for a post-petrochemical world.
All pieces are organic, compostable, able to be remade in a generative closed-loop system.
@other_matter and ceramic studio @fluffcorps (@jiajiajichen and @_studiolehmann ) have also collaborated to make a number objects comprising of ceramic ‘body’ and algae ‘glaze’.
There will be a live bioplastic studio operating at various times throughout the show. To catch some of this action, stay posted to the Facebook event for live updates. #linkinbio
#bioplastic #bioplastics #circularsystem #materialdesign #algae #seaweed #materialresearch #closedloop #zerowaste #noplastic]()
A Sea at the Table opens on Friday next week as part of @ngvmelbourne Design Week. It is an exhibition of algae bioplastic tableware showcasing the potential of this medium for designing for a post-petrochemical world. All pieces are organic, compostable, able to be remade in a generative closed-loop system. @other_matter and ceramic studio @fluffcorps (@jiajiajichen and @_studiolehmann ) have also collaborated to make a number objects comprising of ceramic ‘body’ and algae ‘glaze’. There will be a live bioplastic studio operating at various times throughout the show. To catch some of this action, stay posted to the Facebook event for live updates. #linkinbio #bioplastic #bioplastics #circularsystem #materialdesign #algae #seaweed #materialresearch #closedloop #zerowaste #noplastic ![This post is dedicated to my number one studio companion Cyril 🖤 Along for the ride for everything.
Thank you also to @chunkymove and @atlantaeke whose flooring we have inherited via @creativespaces 🙏]()
This post is dedicated to my number one studio companion Cyril 🖤 Along for the ride for everything. Thank you also to @chunkymove and @atlantaeke whose flooring we have inherited via @creativespaces 🙏 ![This week I picked up the keys for this space which will be the home for @other_matter and a project space for bioceramic glazing I’ve been developing with @fluffcorps – @jiajiajichen and @_studiolehmann 💚
Over the next week or two, we will be moving in and setting up, but stay tuned for some public outcomes we will invite you all in for coming soon.
HUGE thanks to @creativespaces and @cityofmelbourne for making this dream situation possible, to my personal major supporters @roolcunnings and my three mums, @mickeygay @linokeydoke @fitzroy_flasher as well as my graphic hero @rosspaxman and first studio assistant @jaannicox 🙏🌈✨👀]()
This week I picked up the keys for this space which will be the home for @other_matter and a project space for bioceramic glazing I’ve been developing with @fluffcorps – @jiajiajichen and @_studiolehmann 💚 Over the next week or two, we will be moving in and setting up, but stay tuned for some public outcomes we will invite you all in for coming soon. HUGE thanks to @creativespaces and @cityofmelbourne for making this dream situation possible, to my personal major supporters @roolcunnings and my three mums, @mickeygay @linokeydoke @fitzroy_flasher as well as my graphic hero @rosspaxman and first studio assistant @jaannicox 🙏🌈✨👀 ![I’m excited to introduce OTHER MATTER, an experimental studio working with algae-based bioplastic that will be the home for projects like exhibition design, specific material development, creative collaborations, events, education and objects.
Stay updated by following @other_matter and subscribing to the mailing list via the website.
Thank you @rosspaxman for the incredible graphic identity.]()
I’m excited to introduce OTHER MATTER, an experimental studio working with algae-based bioplastic that will be the home for projects like exhibition design, specific material development, creative collaborations, events, education and objects. Stay updated by following @other_matter and subscribing to the mailing list via the website. Thank you @rosspaxman for the incredible graphic identity. ![HUGE week of public and private showings. Some extraordinarily good news for the bioplastic studio this week 〰️TBA 🔜
An extra special thanks to everyone at @testinggrounds for all the support, space, incredibly strong magnets, well-placed power cords, extra muscles, plinths, tables and so much more – @belibomb @arie_rain_glorie and @wardens_world_tour 🙏
#bioplastic #bioplastia #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #circulareconomy #zerowaste #experimentaldesign #materialdesign #spirulina #microalgae #noplastic #newplastic #carbonnegative]()
HUGE week of public and private showings. Some extraordinarily good news for the bioplastic studio this week 〰️TBA 🔜 An extra special thanks to everyone at @testinggrounds for all the support, space, incredibly strong magnets, well-placed power cords, extra muscles, plinths, tables and so much more – @belibomb @arie_rain_glorie and @wardens_world_tour 🙏 #bioplastic #bioplastia #bioplastics #algae #seaweed #circulareconomy #zerowaste #experimentaldesign #materialdesign #spirulina #microalgae #noplastic #newplastic #carbonnegative ![Come by @testinggrounds this evening from 6-9pm to see some of the work I’ve been making recently.
I’m going to do a live bioplastic cook of studio off-cuts from this week to show how the closed-loop regerative recycling process for my materials works too 🔄♾♻️✳️👀]()
Come by @testinggrounds this evening from 6-9pm to see some of the work I’ve been making recently. I’m going to do a live bioplastic cook of studio off-cuts from this week to show how the closed-loop regerative recycling process for my materials works too 🔄♾♻️✳️👀
