Ari Jónsson uses algae to create biodegradable water bottles
DesignMarch 2016: product design student Ari Jónsson has combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable bottle. More
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Seaweed and paper combine to create furniture
Designers Jonas Edvard and Nikolaj Steenfatt have used a new material made from seaweed and paper to create a chair and a collection of pendant lamps. More
Blond and Bieber's dyes made from algae "don't harm nature at all"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this movie filmed at Dutch Design Week, Essi Johanna Glomb and Rasa Weber of Berlin studio Blond and Bieber explain how algae can be used to create completely non-toxic textile dyes. More
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet uses algae yarn to create Sea Me rug
Dutch Design Week 2014: this rug by Dutch designer Nienke Hoogvliet is woven using yarn made from algae harvested from the sea (+ slideshow). More
Blond and Bieber's Algaemy coloured dyes win Lodz Design Festival prize
News: Berlin design studio Blond and Bieber's project that uses algae to create colourful dyes for textile printing has won a competition for young designers organised by Lodz Design Festival (+ movie). More
Edible water bottle replaces plastic with algae
A group of London-based industrial designers have created an edible water bottle using algae and a technique popularised by El Bulli chef Ferran Adria. More
Arup unveils world's first algae-powered building
News: the world's first building to be powered entirely by algae is being piloted in Hamburg, Germany, by engineering firm Arup. More
Researchers develop "biological concrete" for moss-covered walls
News: Scientists at a Spanish university are developing a new type of concrete that captures rainwater to create living walls of moss and fungi. More
Dezeen archive: algae
Dezeen archive: this week we featured a skyscraper with an algae skin, so we thought we'd bring you all the projects involving algae we've published on Dezeen. See all the stories »
FSMA Tower by Dave Edwards
Algae would produce energy and clean water for a conceptual skyscraper proposed for London by British architect Dave Edwards. More
Semi-Rigid Car by Emergent
This concept car by Los Angeles architects Emergent is made of cartilage and makes its own fuel from algae. More
Algae lamp by Christian Vivanco
Industrial designer Christian Vivanco has created this pendant lamp inspired by seaweed. More
The Tower of Droplets by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham
This algae-producing tower designed by Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham of London studio CRAB came second in the recent Taiwan Tower Conceptual International Competition. More
Hydrogenase by Vincent Callebaut
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a conceptual transport system that would involve airships powered by seaweed. More
Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architectureand Squared Design Lab
Boston architects Howeler + Yoon and Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab have designed a conceptual structure for Boston, where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel. More
Flower Street BioReactor by Emergent
Los Angeles architects Emergent have designed an installation filled with green algae that produce oil by photosynthesis. More
Hydro-Net by IwamotoScott
San Francisco architects IwamotoScott have won a competition to propose a futuristic vision of their city, organised by the History Channel. More