A New York City-based designer has created a carbon-negative raincoat made from algae-based plastic. Charlotte McCurdy's product, which is being exhibited at the city's Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, was produced by binding the algae with heat and then pouring the resulting material into custom-made moulds. All of the coat's snaps and threads are also made of algae, with only a thin coating of plant-based wax added to increase its water resistance.
A New York-based designer has created a carbon-negative raincoat made from algae-based plastic. Charlotte McCurdy's product, which is being exhibited at the city's Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, was produced by binding the algae with heat and then pouring the resulting material into custom-made moulds. All of the coat's snaps and threads are also made of algae, with only a thin coating of plant-based wax added to increase its water resistance.