Material Matters with Grant Gibson

Bonus episode: Algae, sustainability and systems design with Rebecca Lawson of Aesop and Jessie French of Other Matter

July 31, 2026·46 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Can algae reshape a global beauty brand's material future? In this special summer bonus episode — recorded live at Aesop's Copenhagen store during 3daysofdesign — Grant Gibson is joined by Rebecca Lawson, Aesop's head of sustainability, and multi-award-winning artist and designer Jessie French, founder of Melbourne-based studio Other Matter. In this episode, we dive into the collaboration between a heritage skincare brand and a pioneer of algae-derived polymers. We discuss: The Philosophy of ...

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