Jessie French is an artist and experimental designer based in naarm/Melbourne. Jessie is a leader and innovator in experimentation with new materials; her practice explores the possibilities of a world without petrochemicals – in particular, plastics. Alongside her artistic practice, Jessie founded Other Matter in 2020, an experimental design studio working with algae-based bioplastics.
“If you want to have new materials, you have to build them from the ground up. It doesn't come from nowhere and it certainly doesn't come for free."
The applications and possibilities for Jessie’s new materials are endless, and Craft has been proud to support Jessie and offer a platform to experiment, as she forges a new direction in contemporary craft and design.
"Craft fills a really unique gap in the ecosystem of practice, and there is a lot of support for people who are just starting out in their practice. And I had a lot of support from Craft at that stage in my practice as well."
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Video created by James Westland, supported by Hotglue.
