The exhibition at Melbourne's NGV promotes the use of sustainable materials such as fungi fire jackets, algae building blocks, and oyster-shell materials as viable alternatives to conventional materials.

Plant Life at Melbourne's NGV: an exhibition imagining a future where fungi fire jackets, algae building blocks and oyster-shell materials replace conventional materials https://www.dezeen.com/2026/10/05/plat-life-nature-of-design-ngv-melbourne/ From a fire jacket grown from fungi to building blocks made from algae and oyster shells, the latest exhibition at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) explores humanity's relationship with… #lifestyle #design #sustainability

Plant Life at Melbourne's NGV: an exhibition imagining a future where fungi fire jackets, algae building blocks and oyster-shell materials replace conventional materials https://www.dezeen.com/2026/10/05/plat-life-nature-of-design-ngv-melbourne/ #lifestyle #design #sustainability