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Other Matter

What should a material do once its job is done?

Other Matter® makes algae-derived bioplastic sheet materials for signage, interior surfaces and upholstery. Our patented formulations are non-toxic, closed-loop, and made to be taken back and remade.




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What are you working on?

OM Signage Film OM Signage Film Retail, exhibition and event signage Explore material → Other Matter Leather Other Matter Leather A sheet material with the tactility of leather Explore material → OM Surface Film OM Surface Film Large-scale film for glazing and curtains Explore material →

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Hand-poured surfaces, patterned sheets and site-specific commissions continue at Jessie French Studio.
 

Other Matter Surface Film applied to a retail window
PARTNERSHIPS

Most clients aren’t buying a material. They’re buying what the material lets them say.

From the brief to what happens after the campaign ends, we help brands turn a material choice into a story worth repeating.

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Other Matter installation
RECOGNITION

Recognised by CSIRO, D&AD and Dezeen for eliminating plastic waste at scale.

5,500 m² of PVC displaced and 188 kg of phthalates eliminated since 2024, by one person, by hand.

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STUDIO

Founded on a simple question.

What do you do when the material you need for your own work is toxic? Other Matter is a research-led design studio working across material innovation and whole-system circularity.

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Contact

Enquire about OM Signage Film, OM Surface Film, Other Matter Leather, brand partnerships or press. Melbourne studio, shipping Australia-wide.

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Other Matter® is a research-led design studio working across material innovation and whole-system circular design. The studio explores the aesthetic and ecological potential of non-petrochemical polymers, developing them into applications across signage, surfaces and materials for interior architecture, furniture and objects.

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Other Matter acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded.

© OTHER MATTER 2026. Other Matter’s material process is protected by granted Australian patent No. 2025203367. Website and identity by Primary Works.