Jessie French holding her artwork in store

A material endeavour

Aesop & OTHER MATTER

This Melbourne Design Week, Aesop and pioneering materials studio OTHER MATTER have created four installations throughout the city centre that explore the possibilities of a post-petrochemical world, imagining a better, more sustainable future for retail.

A hand placing an algae artwork material in a pot of water
Jessie French placing her artwork on an Aesop store window.
Jessie French pouring algae liquid
Jessie French placing her artwork on a window

‘Your best and wisest refuge from all troubles is in your science.’ 

Ada Lovelace