Grow Your Own Algae Clothes

Designer Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in growing a kombucha-based material that can be used like fabric or vegetable leather to make clothing. The process is fascinating, the results are beautiful (though there's still one minor drawback ...) and the potential is simply stunning.

This Designer Turns Algae into Plastic Apparel

This designer and researcher found a way to transform algae into plastic to create apparel that actually helps combat the climate crisis.

Flip-Flops Made From Plants And Algae Can Help Reduce Plastic Pollution

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren't enough algae farms to support the startup's supply chain.