Ony Yan | (It’s a) Cultivating Something

Algae are emerging resources for the production of bioplastics, biostimulants, and textiles. Algae farming at sea tries to meet the global demand but uses disposable plastic lines as cultivation material for growing algae. (It‘s a) Cultivating Something is an alternative cultivation system for green algae, made from a single sheet of stainless steel. It can be easily installed on the floats of an algae farm, is reusable and recyclable thanks to the mono-material, and offers a larger cultivation area compared to lines. Thus, algae farming becomes more efficient and environmentally friendly, contributing to the blue bioeconomy.